Althea Crome's Sweaters Won't Fit You, But We Don't Care
No biggie. For those of you seeking a bespoke sweater the size of a thumb drive, look no further than the work of Althea Crome. Althea was a contributing artist for sweet knitwear in the stop-motion...
View ArticleSolving the Body's Problems Through Eyewear, One Goofy Design at a Time
Google's new diabetes-regulating contact lens has been making the rounds online, but somehow we're not surprised—its futuristic functionality is a hallmark of the Google X team. While the technology...
View ArticleCasey Neistat Hacks a Canon S120 to Correct an Ergonomic Injustice
Is there anything more frustrating than when product designers get something right, only to screw it up in successive iterations of their design? Think of anything you've owned two versions of where...
View ArticleTurning Dead People Into Materials
Once upon a time, human beings were biodegradable. But with modern-day corpses shot full of embalming chemicals before being sealed inside metal coffins, it will be a long time, if ever, before those...
View ArticleDePuy Mitek Sports Medicine, a Johnson & Johnson Company, is Hiring...
DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson is the largest, most innovative and comprehensive orthopaedic and neurological business in the world. DePuy Synthes Companies offer an unparalleled...
View ArticleBehold, the Badass Beauty of Boro
Since the dawn of time, high fashion has recycled low... and congratulated itself for doing so. Antique Japanese boro fabric, increasingly popular among the edgy styluminati, is simultaneously...
View ArticleGetting Hired: To Work at Ziba, Be Honest, Show Process and Sweat the Details
In 2011, Ziba redesigned the Heinz ketchup packaging.Editor's note: We interviewed Paul Backett late last year, and since then he has moved on from Ziba. We decided to still include his thoughts in...
View ArticleCore77 Photo Gallery: North American International Auto Show 2014
Photography by Glen Jackson Taylor for Core77Detroit may not be the most desirable travel destination in mid-January, but for the automotive industry it's the only place to be. This year's North...
View Article3D-Printed Brain Surgery
We've explored 3D printing from lasercused bike porn to the new domain of litigators to the surge in cheap consumer-level printers. But here's an area about to be changed by 3D printing that you might...
View ArticleMo' Pencils, Mo' Problems
Whether you're an ID student working wood or an architecture student making foamcore models, you need a pencil to mark dimensions on the material prior to cutting it. And you quickly learn that on...
View ArticleMust-See Video: Surfing, as Seen from Overhead, Looks More Amazing Than Usual
We've seen plenty of GoPro footage of surfers from POV and "selfie" angles, as well as cool GoPro quadrotor footage before. But it's not 'til now that we've seen these things combined. Hawai'i-based...
View ArticleThe Quest for the Perfect Design: Merel Bekking Turns to Neuroscience in...
Yesterday, we took a look at a potentially revolutionary breakthrough in brain surgery, which is great for neuroscientists (and their patients)—but the rest of us, not so much. After all, Steve Jobs...
View ArticleExperience the Magic of 3D Printing (and Create Your Own Designs) with Carla...
LEO the Maker Prince is a children's book by NYC native and designer Carla Diana that could well enlighten anyone, young or old, about the growing 3D printing community around us. Not only does it...
View ArticleGetting Hired: For a Job at Teague, Focus on Problem-Solving, Expect...
Teague Labs' 13:30 printable headphonesThis is the ninth and final interview in our Getting Hired series. Previously, we talked to LUNAR, IDEO, Philips, BMW Group Designworks USA, Smart Design, frog,...
View ArticleBad News for Small Cars: The Crash Test Results are Horrifying
When I was still a motorist, I always owned small cars, and if I were to return to that mode of transportation, I probably will again. Maneuverability in NYC traffic and the all-important...
View ArticleFlight Plans: A RISD Professor Takes Birdwatching to a New Level
No, you're not on drugs (or at least we should hope not, on a schoolnight)—you're just seeing the flight pattern of a traveling group of starlings. Recently, we've seen a lot of ways that nature is...
View ArticleHow Much Ink is in a Sharpie, How Much Aluminum is in a Soda Can, What Does a...
Just how Bad did Walter White Break?Have you ever wondered exactly how much aluminum a soda can contains? Or exactly how many CDs you could label with a Sharpie? Or whether 360-thread-count sheets...
View ArticleYea or Nay? Tsunami-Resistant House Design Features Breakaway Glass Walls
Everyone from dog trainers to engineers of hydroelectric dams will tell you to work with nature, not against it. So in his bid to design a tsunami-resistant house, Dan Nelson and his team at Designs...
View ArticleNo Room for a Home Workshop? Think Smaller
Maybe it's just that time of year, we're all stuck inside and those of us with incredible talent spend large amounts of time making tiny works of art. If you're slow on the Internet draw, you might...
View ArticleTom Dixon and Brad Shellhammer Come Together to Form a Rock Band of...
The Dixonary entry for "cool"Monday morning brought interesting news and an even more intriguing collaboration. In a significant pivot, British designer Tom Dixon and Fab's ex-design chief Bradford...
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