Honda Designs Cell Phone Airbag Protection System! (Okay, Not Really)
In 2010 we put out a call for entries seeking ID renderings of a cell phone airbag concept. Exactly zero of you responded (though six people left comments; most folks like to critique more than they...
View ArticleKeeping Signwriting Afloat: David Smith Will Give You a New Appreciation for...
Photos courtesy of David SmithWe love getting into the brains behind design, whether it's with graphic designers like Jessica Walsh, Yoshimoto bladesmith Murray Carter or expert blacksmiths like Tony...
View ArticleMake a Day at the Beach Even Better by Designing with TERRA NATION in Germany
TERRA NATION makes going to the beach an even better experience by designing beach equipment and beach going footwear. With head offices in Niederdorla, Germany, TERRA NATION would you like to apply...
View ArticleCivic Service Workshop: Service Design, Government and the Future of Civil...
Civic Service is a program from Parsons' DESIS Lab co-founded by Eduardo Staszowski, Elliott Montgomery, and Core77's Dave Seliger. Civic Service hosts a range of events to encourage interagency...
View ArticleAU 2013 Exhibition Hall: Smart Use's S-55 Table is Like Having Magic Blueprints
Who can forget Perceptive Pixel's big-ass multitouch display, which caused such a stir at AU 2011? We were secretly hoping the company would be purchased by Autodesk and turned to the task of cranking...
View ArticleWhat Industrial Design Renderers Know that the General Public Doesn't: The...
Image by Dale Purves (see info below)One of the things I loved about seeing Scott Robertson's presentation on rendering tricks at Autodesk's CAVE Conference: The man still renders in Photoshop. I cut...
View ArticleNew from Hand-Eye Supply: Portland-Made Wide Stripe Aprons
Look at these stripes. Just look at them. Baffle your foes and hypnotize your prey with Hand-Eye Supply Portland-Made Aprons! Much-sought, rarely found: a comfortable apron in attractive yet durable...
View ArticleBioLite Creates a Supersized, Thermoelectric FirePit to Power Brooklyn's...
Since BioLite has already perfected stove design and garnered the highest achievement known to man with their HomeStove, there was only one thing left to do: make it bigger. The 2012 Core77 Design...
View ArticleCore77's 2013 Ultimate Gift Guide: Worldly Possessions Worth Gifting
Illustration by Mike Joos; photo by Emiliano GranadoThe Core77 Ultimate Gift Guide is one of the more popular pieces of content that we put together every year, both for our readers and those of us who...
View ArticleThe Next Big Thing in Geo Software
Data consolidated from a farmer's plow's GPS as it circled near Dmitriyev, Russia.Uncovering unknown territory is more and more rare, as GPS paired with the Web has made even the most remote or unusual...
View ArticleTime-Lapse Video of Jean Prouve's Flat-Pack Maison Demontable Being Constructed
We've written about Jean Prouvé before, the designer who figured out how to create flat-pack houses some fifty years before Ikea did. While his aluminum Maison Tropicale is the one I remember from ID...
View ArticleSpringtime is Coming: Arm Your Garden with the Flower Shell
Gardening is known as a soothing, therapeutic pastime. Guns have a bit of a reputation for causing consternation, unsightly holes and bodily harm. To mix up these old world assumptions, ad firm Studio...
View ArticleNavigate Towards Career Success as an Industrial Design Intern with Garmin
Join a company with a culture that moves you. Garmin International is an active bunch that is all about exploring and being first. As a Garmin Industrial Design Intern in their Olathe, KS office,...
View ArticleThe Many Faces of a Core77 Design Awards Submission Video
Creating a video can be daunting enough as it is—sure, the tools are more available than ever, but you still need to figure out lighting, sound and editing, to say nothing of composition and the story...
View ArticleGet Gritty with Geier Gloves
Much like the three Bears, Geier Gloves are tough and come in three levels of burliness. The Deerskin Buckle Gloves are tannery run leather, but still supple and soft while being slightly demure. They...
View ArticleWhat Influences the Design of NYC Subway Maps? Vignelli Associates, Crime,...
Fact: Hoboken, New Jersey is closer to Manhattan than most parts of Brooklyn. But few newcomers to New York, and even fewer tourists, ever cross the Hudson River to venture into the Garden State. Folks...
View ArticleCore77's 2013 Ultimate Gift Guide: Tools for Working Better, or at Least in...
The Core77 Ultimate Gift Guide is one of the more popular pieces of content that we put together every year, both for our readers and those of us who have the privilege—and eye—for making the...
View ArticleHow Shipping Containers are Made
As we saw last week, shipping containers carry our manufactured goods all around the world. There are some 17 million of them in existence, and that number will never shrink; no one can make a profit...
View ArticleDesign Miami 2013, Part 1: The New
With over 70,000 people descending on Miami for Art Basel Miami Beach, its no wonder that the buzz surrounding the Design Miami sister show is getting louder with every year. This year's strong showing...
View ArticleReal Bike Porn Has Curves... and a Beautiful Japanese Lacquer Finish
All photos by Hanne van der WoudeLast few weeks ago, a Cinelli "Laser Nostra" prototype sold for nearly 2.5 times its high estimate of $20,000 at a charity auction, raising $47,500 for (RED)—a fraction...
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