Corporate HQ Superdesigns, Part 3: Amazon Changes HQ Plans for Something More...
While Amazon had already received City Hall approval to build a new HQ in Seattle, apparently they've had a change of heart with the design, perhaps inspired by the forthcoming Facebook West and the...
View ArticleNY Design Week 2013: American Design Club Presents 'Trophy: Awards We Live With'
#37: W.C. Rueck - "Daily Trophies" / #24: Ladies and Gentlemen Studio - "Mirage Shelving" / #36: Todd Isaacs (SPACECRAFT) - "Fir Horns" / #8: Christopher Specce - "Decoy" / #6: Brendan Mullins -...
View Article3D-Printed Bike Porn: Ralf Holleis's Carbon Fiber VRZ 2 Track with Titanium...
Photos by Simon MarkhofWith the help aerospace engineers at EADS, Somerset, UK-based Charge Bikes have refined and expanded their 3D-printed dropout production since we first came across them last...
View ArticleBraun Re-issuing Classic ET66 Calculator
I recently hunted down and acquired Braun's classic Sixtant SM 31 razor from a source in Italy. The freaking thing was made in 1962 and it still works perfectly, but finding it wasn't easy. For those...
View ArticleGo For Big Ideas in a Small Studio in Cumberland, Rhode Island
wants an Industrial Designerin Cumberland, Rhode Island Fred & Friends wants to give you the opportunity to work on a wide range of creative projects, and the satisfaction of seeing your ideas...
View ArticleOnly Five Weeks Left to Enter Heineken's Ideas Brewery 60+ Challenge (And an...
Content Sponsored by HeinekenThe numbers don't lie: thanks to advances in medicine and other trends in culture, the average age of the population is increasing: according to a report by AT Kearney, the...
View ArticleTrendlet: Extreme Knits, Weird Weaves and Other Handmade (or Wind-Powered)...
As knitting, weaving, and other traditional methods of textile production have made the leap from old-age pastimes to mainstream DIY hobbies, designers have been pushing the boundaries of what's...
View ArticleNY Design Week 2013: Roman and Williams for MatterMade + Living Workshop by...
Now that our friends at Matter have firmly established themselves as purveyors of some of the finest contemporary furnishings this side of Houston St., they're looking to expand their house label. They...
View ArticleSecret Spaces: An Illegal NYC Watertower Nightclub
Photo by Benjamin Norman for The New York TimesIn New York City there are plenty of places to get drunk, starting with my kitchen. But most crave a more glamorous experience, and in a city of millions,...
View ArticleCutting Through the Hype: Highlights from Product Design + Innovation...
In his opening remarks at this year's Product Design + Innovation conference in London, Core columnist Kevin McCullagh challenged speakers and attendees to 'cut through the hype' so rampant in the...
View ArticleNY Design Week 2013: Carrot Concept Puts El Salvador on the Design Map at...
Exhibitors at WantedDesign this year represented nationalities near and far, from just across the East River to across the pond and further afield. Now in its third year, Odile Hainaut and Claire...
View ArticleSecret Spaces: Repurposing a Piano into a Hidden Workbench
As you might remember from earlier posts like this one or this one, an intense amount of woodworking used to go into furniture designed to hold sewing machines. But these beautiful cabinet-desks are...
View ArticleFlotspotting: Victor Johansson's Ceramic Stereo, an Audio Device for Our Times
Ever since we looked into the history of Braun's audio products, I am not able to look at stereos the same way. I keep picturing Dieter Rams, Hans Gugelot, and the Ulm guys sitting at the drawing board...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards 2013: Live Jury Announcement Broadcast Schedule!
And now, the moment(s) you've all been waiting for! The time is upon us: our Live Announcement schedule is finally here! We saw a lot of great work during our judging month, and what better way to...
View ArticleDMI Conference 2013 Preview: Q&A with Javier Verdura of Tesla Motors
Following last month's successful DMI Conference: Designing the Next Economy in Madrid, the Design Management Institute's flagship event will make its way its stateside next month in Santa Monica,...
View ArticleTonight at the Hand-Eye Supply Curiosity Club: High Seas Adventure with...
Core77's Hand-Eye Supply Curiosity Club is overwhelmed with intrigue for tonight's presentation from Caitlin Porter and Olivia Fabrizio of Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority as they regale us...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Ralf Groene on Building the Surface Experience, Stepping Away...
This is the first installment of our new Core77 Questionnaire. We'll be posting a new interview every other Tuesday.Name: Ralf GroeneOccupation: I'm an industrial designer by training, and in the...
View ArticleWho Knew? NASA Uses Flowbee Technology!
If you think shaving on Earth is a pain, try shaving in space. With no running water, your shorn whiskers will scatter and float around the cabin—which is bad news for the sensitive electronic devices...
View ArticleCore77 Photo Gallery: NY Design Week 2013 - ICFF
Photography by Glen Jackson Taylor for Core77Feeling a little smaller in scale this year, the 25th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair was injected with some new energy from Rich Brilliant...
View ArticleA History of Braun Design, Part 4: Kitchen Appliances
A Sponsored Post on the History of Braun DesignAs we've seen in earlier installments of this series, Braun revolutionized the product categories of audio entertainment, personal grooming and even...
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