Aperture Foundation is seeking a Junior Freelance Designer in New York, New York
Junior Freelance Designer Aperture FoundationNew York, New York Aperture Foundation is recruiting a freelance Junior Designer to assist in the design of several upcoming projects, including their 2012...
View ArticleHEINEKEN Sustainability Challenge: 48 Hours of Live Innovation
So what exactly happened when HEINEKEN asked industrial designer and pioneer of rapid prototyping Janne Kytannen to take on a 48-Hour Innovation Challenge? Well, a lot of interesting ideas concerning...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: CEO of Nike Inc., Mark Parker on Innovation and Design
Nike CEO Mark Parker has a more intimate connection with the design process than your average executive, as he originally signed on as a footwear designer before working his way up the ranks. At this...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2012 D-Crit Conference: Eventually Everything
The coming weeks will see plenty of student exhibitions as graduating classes the world over complete their degrees and enter (or re-enter) the professional world. SVA's Design Criticism is no...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012: Fabrica x Grand-Hornu asks, "Objet...
The display cases of Sept Appartements based on groundsman Hervé Liénard's DIY approach to renovation and upkeep of seven rental apartments. What is your favorite object? The young designers from...
View ArticleBigR Audio's Wooden Headphones Raise Questions, Though Their Packaging Does Not
You've all heard the trope "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" California-based BigR Audio's product twist on this is to ensure particular trees do...
View ArticleNYC Goes Dutch: New Amsterdam Bicycle Show On April 28-29
The cycling movement is looking to blossom this spring with more cyclist-friendly initiatives than ever before, and NYC is increasingly an epicenter for large-scale policy and publicity programming....
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012: TDM5 - Graphica Italia
The Fifth Triennale di Milano sees the entire spectrum of Italian graphic design, literally and figuratively, in Graphica Italia, which opened over the weekend and will be on exhibit through February...
View ArticleRecognizing Life-Hacking Supremacy
They say necessity is the mother of invention. I don't know who the father is, but I'm pretty sure he's Vietnamese. Of all the countries I've traveled through, Vietnam was where I saw the "Work with...
View ArticleHolon Design Week 2012: All Eyes on Tel Aviv
Last year Holon, a suburb of Tel Aviv, held its very first design week. Sponsored and organized by the government, it's been described to me as an underwhelming affair. This year, however, Design...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012: New Duivendrecht and Frederik Roijé
New Duivendrecht launched its first line of products in Milan today with a diverse product range from 12 young Dutch designers. The newest manufacturer of contemporary furniture from the Netherlands,...
View ArticleApple Inc. is seeking a CAD Sculptor/Digital 3D Modeler in Cupertino, California
CAD Sculptor/Digital 3D Modeler Apple Inc.Cupertino, California The Apple Industrial Design team is looking for a CAD sculptor/Digital 3D modeler to create high quality CAD models used in the...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Brett Newman, RISD
Tri Bike Rack A senior in the Industrial Design program at the Rhode Island School of Design, Brett Newman hails from Salt Lake City, Utah. Newman's passions for biking, skiing and making are evident...
View ArticleMaker Faire Bay Area 2012: May 19 - 20!
Hey Bay Area! Mark your calendars because Maker Faire is touching down in your town in less than a month! For two days, the festival will be showcasing fun, creative, DIY projects from makers around...
View ArticleSpectracular Shades by Coolbeams
I'm not sure if I'd be showing my age if I admit that the Kickstarter video for Spectracles" came as a complete surprise to me—I clicked through the link in the e-mail by co-founder Tom Berry mostly...
View ArticleWorkiture: Furniture for...Your Bag?
Once you get to work, where do you put your bag? Most of you probably don't want to sacrifice the desk space and leave it on the floor. Those of you who have your own office can hang it on the back of...
View ArticleJoe Diemer on "The Painless Appeal of Stainless Steel" - Hand-Eye Supply...
Join us Tonight at Hand-Eye Supply, in lovely downtown Portland, Oregon, as fine metalworker Joe Diemer leads us in an examination of the beguiling history and material facts of Stainless Steel!...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012: Dennis Parren, Colourful Mysteries of Light
Dennis Parren's CMYK Lamp Tucked in a corner of the basement of Spazio Rossana Orlandi's magical exhibition space, we found Dennis Parren's Colourful Mysteries of Light. The two lighting fixtures, a...
View ArticleTiny House, the Movie
It's been a while since we last checked in with the Tiny House movement and we're happy to see it's still going strong. To refresh your memory, Tiny Houses—as little as 89 square feet—are designed by...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012: Roberto Giacomucci, "Il Piccolo Designer," at the Triennale
Clockwise from top right: The Cugino.IT has magnets to hold the streamers in place; the "Bubo" lamp can be set on either of two feet with mirrors on them, such that the lamp can be upright or more...
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