Designing Handwashing Part 2: Diverse Nudges in a Hospital
A modular toolbelt cut down on the Nurses need to practice hand hygiene by making her tools more accessible but it nevertheless made her movement more restricted. Images and Article by Rachel Lehrer...
View ArticleLineposters: Urban Transit Line Art
If you travel a lot for work, you're bound to recognize the images presented here. If you don't, hit the jump.(more...)
View ArticleMust-See Video: "Alive Inside" Documentary Reveals the Profound Power of...
This is a truly heartwarming example of some unintended side effects of product design, and this is your must-see video of the week. In 2001, Apple designed an easy-to-use music player called the...
View ArticlePaper View: Sight Unseen's Printed Edition
Tuesday night in New York City, our friends over at Sight Unseen launched their first printed edition, Paper View, a collection of stories and personal reflections that document the inner lives and...
View ArticleChalktrail: Toy Design Concept Combining Cycling with Drawing
Maybe you'd like your child to show an interest in art, but you also want him or her running around outside, getting the fresh air and exercise that kids need. How do you combine these two things?...
View ArticleArmored Luxury SUV from Canada Probably Not Going to Win Green Vehicle of the...
We thought for sure this was a student concept rendering, and were shocked to learn it's an actual production car (albeit in limited run at just 100 units). A Canadian company called Conquest...
View ArticleGraffiti Zen: Abdul Rashade
We're really digging the graffiti and illustration work of Kuala Lumpur-based artist Abdul Rashade. The shapes that make up Rashade's work are eye-catching bits of shredded fabric or bits of debris...
View ArticleTeague is seeking a Senior Industrial Designer in Seattle, Washington
Senior Industrial Designer TeagueSeattle, Washington Teague is currently seeking a Senior Industrial Designer who will be responsible for the conceptualization and development of aerospace form design...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012 Preview: "Maritime S" Chair & "Pontoon" Table by Benjamin...
Benjamin Hubert has clearly found his calling in furniture design that is remarkable precisely because it looks so unremarkable. Although his last work, the "Pod" armchair, all but foreshadowed a...
View ArticleDror Designs Awesome Transforming Luggage for Tumi
Dror Benshetrit brings his quirky brand of innovation to a product area that sorely needs it: luggage. The new Dror for Tumi line, which has "TransForm Follows Function" as its tagline, consists of...
View ArticleRISD and Brown Students Use Design to Tackle Unhealthy American Eating Habits
If you went to ID school in, say, the '70s or '80s, it would have been adequate to teach you how to draw, carve hair dryers out of foam or sculpt car fenders out of clay. And you probably would not...
View ArticleKickstarted "Pebble" E-Paper Watch Extends Your Smartphone to Your Wrist
Pebble is a fully customizable e-paper watch that interacts with your smartphone. It's hard to remember, but there was once a time, at least according to Dick Tracy, when we thought we might be...
View ArticleImperialist Tendencies, Part 3: Local/Global
There are a numerous additional "soft" benefits to conducting design research, that are often overlooked. As we continue to explore how design research works, and how it might relate to the ongoing...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012 Preview: "P.O.V." Vase by Nightshop
Rotterdam's Nightshop is the brainchild of Ward van Gemert and Adriaan van der Ploeg, who started the studio to explore "new and surprising products with a reference to everyday life and focus on...
View ArticlePhilippe Starck Reportedly Collaborating with Apple
When we first saw the rumor, reported by AFP news this morning, that Philippe Starck was collaborating with Apple on a project, we dismissed it as there was no attribution of where such a statement...
View ArticleBrooke Davis's "Tablescape No. 1" Elevates CNC to Fine Art
Designer Brooke Davis reminds us that you don't have to be showing in Milan for your furniture designs to get a little love from Core. Insofar as her most recent project, "Tablescape No. 1," is as...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012 Preview: Samsung Touch Technology in the Prisma Kitchen
Minimalist design in a high-tech kitchen. Elegant Italian styling combines with Samsung touch screen technology in the Prisma kitchen, designed for Toncelli Kitchens by international experience design...
View ArticleRepurposing E-Waste Into E-Learning
The Keyano repurposes a keyboard into a musical instrument. We buy them, we love them, we use them, and then we toss them. Our gadgets are ever present until they're not, and while it would be nice if...
View ArticleCore77 Photo Gallery: New York International Auto Show 2012
Photography by Glen Jackson Taylor for Core77 Marking the end of auto exhibition season, this year's show was decidedly mainstream with an abundance of plug-in electric options on parade. Stealing the...
View ArticleSkyline Lab Wheelchair-Friendly Kitchen Design
The snazzy-looking Skyline Lab kitchen is designed specifically for the wheelchair-bound, providing a high level of functionality without sacrificing style. Produced by Italian manufacturer Snaidero,...
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