Analog Modern's Secret Garden for Your Kitchen
What's in the box? Almost exactly a month ago, we had the opportunity to visit the studio of Peter Buley (a.k.a. Analog Modern), where he was working on a second iteration of a concept that he first...
View ArticleAdvances in Google Maps: Trekker, 3D and Offline
"Lost, we are.Go left, I said.Go right, you did.Listen well, you do not." At a press conference yesterday Google revealed their Trekker, a backpack-based camera array that the operator straps onto...
View ArticleDIY Furniture 2: Calling all DIY Furniture Builders
The Panther by Volido, excerpt from the original DIY Furniture Book Although we love to checkout (and write about) beautiful home furnishings, there's really nothing more satisfying than building it...
View ArticleDavid Rasmussen's WUD Plates to See Sharp Sales In-Klein
It's not often that something as mundane as a dish draws design attention, but furniture designer David Rasmussen's sweet-looking WUD Plates caught my eye. The Danish-Modern-looking platters, made...
View ArticleFantastic Glassware by Niels Cosman
Designer Niels Cosman hasn't ventured far from his hometown of Boston, setting up shop at a couple notable outposts on I-95: Cosman is adjunct faculty at his alma mater RISD's Glass Department with an...
View Article"Urban Outlaw" Doc Follows a Man Obsessed with the Porsche 911
If only Butzi Porsche were around to see this upcoming documentary. Industry Films' Urban Outlaw follows Magnus Walker, an Los Angeles-based Porsche customizer completely obsessed with the 911. "The...
View Article"Hey Six-Eyes!" 4occhi Eyewear from Giulio Iacchetti
Your jaded correspondent rarely sees a product design that causes an LOL, but this one did it. Giulio Iacchetti's tongue-in-chic take on failing eyesight—he's had horrible vision since the age of...
View ArticleSofia Design Week 2012: Design and Happiness Courtesy of Stefan Sagmeister
Reporting by Temenouzhka Zaharieva. Images by Michail Novokav and Dimitar Dimitrov. "Can happiness be manipulated?" was my natural question after Stefan Sagmeister, one of the most interesting guest...
View ArticleBMW Group DesignworksUSA is seeking a Sr. Automotive Exterior Designer in...
Sr. Automotive Exterior Designer BMW Group DesignworksUSAShanghai, China BMW Group DesignworksUSA, a global design consultancy, is seeking a team member for their Shanghai studio specializing in...
View ArticleCreative Re-Usage, Part 3: Raffaele Iannello's Upside Down Ceiling Fan
While this project is a bit of a stretch for the "Creative Re-Usage" heading, it's too fun not to include: The Upside Down ceiling fan is a 1:6 scale model—with working props, obviously—of a Hughes MD...
View ArticleDesignMarketo's BREADWorkShop at Design is Human Week, Atlanta
Food-design instigators DesignMarketo are at it again. The duo is taking their BREADWorkShop and Bar Alto installation on the road from London to Atlanta this weekend for the fifth annual Design is...
View ArticleZombie Furniture Returns from the Grave
All images courtesy BRC Designs. When South Carolina-based furniture designer Benjamin Rollins Caldwell, of BRC Designs, flew out to Ghana, he knew he'd be in for a unique opportunity to develop his...
View ArticleJune News: Complete Coverage of NY Design Week + New Columns by Don Norman...
Core77 sends a monthly newsletter with our favorite news stories, job listings, Coroflot portfolios and Discussion Forum topics of the Month! Subscribe Today! Greetings Design Fans, After the...
View ArticlePlant-in City, Bringing Nature In a Box
When Frederick Law Olmstead developed his vision for Central Park in 1857, he was inspired by the picturesque and privately owned gardens he had visited in England and France, vast greenery that was...
View ArticleThe QU-BD Open Source Universal 3D Printer Extruder
The QU-BD (pronounced "cubed") project on Kickstarter seeks to make 3D printing cheaper and more precise, at least for the tech-savvy. Aimed squarely at those who are already familiar with 3D...
View ArticleSofia Design Week 2012: CHERGA >> fast forward
Reporting by Temenouzhka Zaharieva. Milena Paleva and Irena Pamukova "Bent Stool" CHERGA is a group of young Bulgarian designers working together with common goals, regardless of differences in...
View ArticleWood for Your Ride
On Monday we showed you a wooden wallet by an Idaho-based couple. Today we we've got another not-typically-made-from-wood item by another design duo, this one out of Canada: F&Y's bicycle...
View ArticleMilk-Crate-Inspired ID Grad Hits a Quirky Target
When it comes to DIY modular storage, it's no wonder that the milk crate has been a dorm room and shop staple for decades: It's stackable, sturdy, easy to move around, and for college students they're...
View ArticleA Royal Flush of Fonts with Helveticards
Helvetica. It's a font. It's a movie. And now it's a set of cards. Tennessee designer Ryan Myers has released Helveticards, a gorgeous set of playing cards with—you guessed it—Helvetica as both the...
View ArticleInteriorLifestyle Tokyo: Traditional Japanese Woodwork Abound
Japan has a rich tradition of carpentry, among other arts and crafts, which was represented in a full gamut of materials, techniques and products at InteriorLifestyle Tokyo. While we've already had a...
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