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The Hubless Pizza Wheel Is a Real Thing
Every now and again, we see a concept bike that incorporates a hubless wheel, typically a bicycle, which is invariably met with backlash such as: "the hubless wheel is a hallmark of naïvety." Yet...
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Ben Bowlby Shakes Up Racecar Design with the Nissan Deltawing, Part 1
Here's what IndyCars have in common with smartphones: both have moved towards a sameness in form factor, with any design differentiation between models limited to fine details. In both categories this...
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The Great Recovery: Redesigning the Future by Creating a Circular Economy
Our current linear model of 'take-make-dispose' is throwing up major economic and environmental challenges. Risk to our supply chain is increasing, and the cost of materials is rising sharply, putting...
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Wood for Your Home and Hearth
I don't know if I've ever received a gift that was so bad that I've wanted to set it ablaze... or if I've ever had to burn furniture for warmth. Suffice it to say that those who can afford to give or...
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NewDealDesign, LLC is seeking an Industrial Designer, Jr to Mid Level, in San...
Industrial Designer, Jr to Mid Level NewDealDesign, LLCSan Francisco, California NewDealDesign seeks an enthusiastic, proactive Jr to Mid Level Designer to join our close-knit, growing team. This is...
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Ben Bowlby Shakes Up Racecar Design with the Nissan Deltawing, Part 2
The Le Mans organizing body was likely very curious to see what Ben Bowlby's DeltaWing could do, as the design is a car of "halves": It has half of the drag, half of the weight and half of the power...
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Forum Frenzy: Better by Design with Seymourpowell
Earlier this week, forum member phil_ posted a discussion called "Better by Design," referring to a UK television show from the turn of the millenium, writing that "I'm sure most of you have seen at...
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Global Domination, Step 1: Order Giant Globe from Giant Globes Inc.
Whether you're a global corporation or a Bond villain, a good way to convey to shareholders—or enemy spies you're lecturing—that you intend to take over the world, is to have a metal representation of...
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U.S. Soldiers' Combat Invention Inspired by "Predator" Movie
Medium and heavy machine guns are "crew-served" weapons, requiring two and even three soldiers working together to operate it at maximum efficiency. While it's one guy pulling the trigger, the other...
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Architect Doris Kim Sung's "Metal That Breathes"
Hear hear for cross-disciplinary education. Doris Kim Sung was a biology major who switched into architecture, and her combination of the two interests has now led her, as an assistant professor at...
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Landscape Structures is seeking a Custom Playground Designer in Delano,...
Custom Playground Designer Landscape StructuresDelano, Minnesota Landscape Structures is hiring a custom playground designer! Their custom design team creates one-of-a-kind playgrounds that become...
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Book Review: Hidden Forms by Franco Clivio, Hans Hansen and Pierre Mendell
Hidden Forms explores Franco Clivio's obsession with objects, particularly those considered banal by most. He finds considered design and innovations in what he refers to as, 'unremarkable, everyday...
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Interior Lifestyle China: 'Shine Shanghai' Presents the City's Best and...
Perhaps the most interesting exhibition I came across at the Interior Lifestyle China show was tucked in a quiet wing of the Shanghai Exhibition Center, opposite the Talents section. Where all of the...
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DRC 2012: frog's Interactive Sessions Ask "What's Your Superpower?"
Throughout the two day Design Research Conference the frog design team wandered around interviewing attendees and encouraging them to fill out the cards they received at registration check-in. The top...
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Need to Get a Complicated Pattern Onto a Complicated Surface? Check out Dip...
Industrial design is a broad profession, which is a good thing for the Core77 Discussion Boards. No matter how deep your area of expertise, at some point you'll run into an issue that someone with...
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Flotspotting: Biomimetic Personal Equipment by Jean-Marc Sheitoyan
Industrial designer Jean-Marc Sheitoyan is currently a Project Manager at Quebec's Mawashi Protective Clothing, Inc., where he's designed several 'personal equipment' products since he started working...
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Core77 Design Awards 2012: A Trophy for One and All!
2012 has been an incredible year for design! We just wrapped up our season by shipping out 29 trophies around the world to our awards winners. The Core77 Design Awards celebrates the collaborative...
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NYC on Hurricane Lockdown, Part 1
In the opening minutes of zombie fare like The Walking Dead and 28 Days Later, the protagonist awakens after a long sleep with no knowledge of what has recently transpired. As the protagonist wanders...
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NYC on Hurricane Lockdown, Part 2: Taping Windows is Probably a Waste of...
Are you kidding me? Heading over this morning to the high-end shopping strip of West Broadway, where every store seems to have huge windows, we see what's in the photo above. I have a hard time...
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Adjustable Felt Boom Lamp, by Group Design
Inspired by the boom poles used on film productions, the brand new Boom Lamp by Hackney-based studio, Group Design, is an oversized floor lamp born from a series of experiments in adjustability and...
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