Illustrating Phrases That Don't Exist in English
There are so many human foibles that English lacks words to explain, so we English-speakers have to steal them from other languages and italicize them to get by. L'esprit de l'escalier, "the wit of the...
View ArticleINDEX: Design to Improve Life - 2013 Finalists
It's a common refrain: ambitious designers develop brilliant, potentially world-changing solutions to the large-scale problems... which never leave the poster presentation or PDF precisely because...
View ArticleINDEX: Design to Improve Life - 2013 Award Winners
This past Thursday, we had the opportunity to attend the announcement of the winners of the INDEX Awards, recognizing "Design to Improve Life." Once again, the esteemed jury of the INDEX awards...
View ArticlePSA for UTA: Ezra Caldwell of Fast Boy Cycles Auctioning His Last Bicycle...
Images courtesy of Ezra CaldwellI must admit I was a little nervous when I started drafting up my profile of bicycle builder and sometime artist Ezra Caldwell—as I admitted in a footnote, it's a little...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards 2013 Honorees: Soft Goods, Part Two
ul.da {list-style: none!important; float: left; width: auto!important; height: auto;} ul.da li {margin: 0 0 7px 7px!important;}Over the next few weeks we will be highlighting award-winning projects and...
View ArticleCreate Intuitive and Engaging User Experiences at Yahoo! Finance in New York,...
wants a Sr. UX Designerin New York, New York Yahoo! is focused on making the world's daily habits more inspiring and entertaining. By creating highly personalized experiences for their users, they keep...
View ArticleTonight at the Hand-Eye Supply Curiosity Club - Get Kinetic with Gear Lover...
Core77's Hand-Eye Supply Curiosity Club is pleased to present David Butts of Mad Dog Garage!Tonight's talk starts at 6pm at the Hand-Eye Supply store in Portland, OR. Come early and check out our space...
View ArticleLindsey Adelman on Building Hundreds of Chandeliers, Having Five Different...
Portrait by Ira LippkeThis is the latest installment of our Core77 Questionnaire. We'll be posting a new interview every other Tuesday.Name:Lindsey AdelmanOccupation: Industrial designerLocation: New...
View ArticleAircraft Interior Designer's Amazing "Pico Dwelling" Micro-Apartment
This is one of the more fascinating experiments in small-space living that we've ever seen. Seattle-based engineer Steve Sauer wanted to see if he could turn a 182-square-foot storage unit with a...
View ArticleelBulli: Ferran Adria and the Art of Food
If you are among the two million people who would have liked to expose their senses to the biggest revolution in cooking since the discovery of fire by visiting the legendary elBulli restaurant on...
View ArticleBenjamin Hubert's Boat-and-Bike-Handle-Inspired Lounge Chair
A coracle is a type of primitive boat invented in Wales. The unique design consists of a willow-rod framework tied together with bark strips, then skinned with an animal hide and rendered watertight...
View ArticleDesign Backpacks and Accessories with The Outdoor Recreation Group in Los...
wants a Sr. Backpack & Accessory Designerin Los Angeles, CaliforniaSince 1972, The Outdoor Recreation Group has been having fun and delivering only the best in branded backpacks, camping...
View ArticleForum Frenzy: The New Volvo XC90 Concept Coupe Marks the Automaker's New...
Images courtesy of VolvoLast week, we received word that Volvo would be debuting their radical new design direction with what they've dubbed the Concept Coupe, the first new vehicle under SVP of Design...
View ArticleCore77 Design Awards 2013 Honorees: DIY
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View ArticleNY NOW Summer 2013 Photo Recap!
Menu BoothRe-branded as NY NOW, the biannual trade show formally known as the New York International Gift Fair was back this August with all of the usual suspects presenting their wares. Viewing this...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Wood Species, Part 8: Rosewood
This Wood Species series of entries comes to us from guest writer Rob Wilkey, an Atlanta-based woodworker and industrial designer whose expertise is in small home goods, furniture, and large...
View ArticleFrom the Holy Cow Department: Using Slime Mold Allows Robots to Make Creepily...
You've seen people with a trace of a smile on their face, or a hint of a smirk, or a tinge of doubt. Human facial expressions can be subtle, created as they are by us setting our jaws, raising our...
View ArticleJanne Parviainen's Light Paintings: Like Contour Drawings Done with an LED...
Is tracing cheating? Not when you're innovative photographer Janne Parviainen, who "had this mad idea of tracing entire rooms with one LED" while leaving the camera shutter open. The Helsinki-based...
View ArticleFrom Business Jets to the Very Largest Commercial Aircraft, Design the Best...
wants an Industrial Designerin Santa Maria, CaliforniaImagine designing integrated interior systems for leading aircraft manufacturers and airlines with the in-house capacity to go from raw material...
View ArticleNew Skins: Computational Design for Fashion Workshop - The Premise and...
Photo: ChristriniCore77 has had the pleasure of chronicling New Skins, a workshop led by designer Francis Bitonti, which took place from July 22 to August 8 at Pratt's Digital Arts and Humanities...
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