Afterschool Podcast with Don Lehman - Episode 14: Pencil by FiftyThree
Hosted by Don Lehman, Core77's podcast series is designed for all those times you're sketching, working in the shop, or just looking for inspiration from inspiring people. We'll have conversations with...
View ArticlePhotographing the Death of Darkrooms: The Work of Michel Campeau
Self-reference in art takes... delicacy. Turn the gaze around and you can quickly wind up with work that feels like endless MFA show self-portraits of the young artist as a young artist. Rising to the...
View ArticleTrue I.D. Stories #16: Man Up
This is a true story. Descriptions of companies, clients, schools, projects, and designers may be altered and anonymized to protect the innocent.Editor: The conclusion of "Family Man's" cross-country...
View ArticleIntroducing the Most Serious Looking Rubber Band Gun You've Ever Seen
Long gone are the days of shooting stretchy rubber bands from the crook of your hand, obviously. Ukrainian designer Alexander Shpetniy has created a model that'll give you second thoughts about the...
View ArticleMake Your Most Exciting Dreams Come True as a Product Designer with Marcel...
The world of Marcel Wanders is created by a young, unique team of creative minds. This is the type of company that wants to hear from you even if they don't have any openings posted. Their mission is...
View ArticleGM's Green Strides, Part 1: Turning Garbage Fumes Into Electricity
General Motors has quietly been making strides in greening their operations. What's most encouraging is that GM isn't doing it for the publicity; they're doing it simply because technological advances...
View ArticleGM's Green Strides, Part 2: In Detroit, a Landfill-Free "Renaissance"
While landfill is generating electricity for their Fort Wayne and Orion plants, General Motors has a very different plan for their massive Renaissance Center office complex in Detroit: Stop adding to...
View ArticleCollaborating and Making: OpenFab PDX's Founder on Fusion360
Content sponsored by AutodeskPhotos courtesy of Rooney StudiosComputers and the Internet have no doubt transformed the design process. Where once designers had to operate together in the same room with...
View ArticleCore77's 2013 Ultimate Gift Guide: (Unintentional) Essentials for the YoPro...
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 ArticleString Is a Lot Older (and More Amazing) Than You Thought
This week, millions of us will be wrapping holiday gifts and finishing them off with a piece of twine or string. And even those of us who don't celebrate Christmas will still be tying our shoelaces...
View ArticleJust Plain Lovely: Japanese Cutlery
We're obviously suckers for pocket knives around here. But what do you do once your pockets are full? Level up. Pocket these at your own risk. Prepare for an Iron Chef of one with beautifully practical...
View ArticleThe First Trek to Mars, Available Now on Indiegogo
Seeing as we typically receive about a dozen Kickstarter/Indiegogo/etc. pitches in the inbox on any given day, your humble editorial team has a case of chronic crowdfunding fatigue. Sure, we pick up on...
View ArticleUnintended Consequences of Technology: Does Wi-Fi Kill Plants?
Ten years ago it was tough finding Wi-Fi, even here in NYC. But now it emanates from every Starbucks, McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts, not to mention many of our homes and public spaces like Bryant Park....
View ArticleThe Curvomatic System for Creating Bentwood Shapes
Making bent plywood forms is an involved business, even not accounting for the steaming. Industrial practitioners have expensive hydraulic presses, whereas shops making one-offs or limited runs have to...
View ArticleMcLaren to Replace Windshield Wipers with Electronic Force Fields
Soon to be obsolete?Whether you drive a Ferrari or a Fiesta, your car has windshield wipers. And they operate on the same principle as they have for over a hundred years: A piece of rubber on an arm is...
View ArticleWhen Things Work Well and Look Good, You're Designing With Inch, Inc. in...
Do you have at least 5 years of experience as a Mechanical Engineer and love making things that look great AND work well? Your well-honed skills with mechanisms, electro-mechanical systems, MEMS,...
View ArticleGet This Awesome Silk-Screened Poster (If You Enter the Core77 Design Awards...
You might wonder how we come up with these super cool limited-edition posters each year. While we'd love to say we're just that good, we can't take all of the credit. As every designer/design...
View ArticleCanada's Getting Older (and So Is Their Graphic Design Game)
We've covered Canadian design before—the good and the bad... and, with the government's recent foray into visual identity, the ugly. Our neighbors to the north are looking forward to celebrating their...
View ArticleDesign Miami 2013, Part 2: The Old
What comes around, goes around and this year's selection of vintage design pieces have aged gracefully. The star of this year's show, new or old, was Charlotte Perriand. The architect and designer was...
View ArticleCore77's 2013 Ultimate Gift Guide: Everyday Wonder - Objects That Surprise...
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...
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