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Where Pinterest and Polar Vortex Meet: DIY Crampons
Last week Portland got hit by what the locals fearfully called a "snowpocalypse" and which was in fact eight inches of snow and a day of freezing sleet. In solidarity with places plagued by real winter...
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Flotspotting: Kibum Park's Awesome Urban Residences
You undoubtedly remember those slick renderings for the Lowline, the still-in-progress underground NYC park tentatively scheduled for a 2018 opening. The renderings were done by architect Kibum Park, a...
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This Week in Acrophilia: In Observance of Chinese New Year, Russian...
As a first generation Chinese-American living in NYC (the fabled Greater New York Combined Statistical Area has the largest concentration in the States), I have no excuse for not celebrating my...
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Elisa Insua's Assemblage Mosaics Turn Everyday Junk Into Giant Games of 'I Spy'
"Fortune" // Photos via FlickrIf you were one of those kids who grew up thumbing through "I Spy" books until the pages were worn and torn (or bedtime came around—whichever came first), you'll...
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Washing Machines Can Be Strangely Confusing, But Peter Fabor is Here to Save...
We've all been there—befuddled by the many options the washing machine has to offer and envisioning the possible horrors that could arise with the push of a wrong button. It's a scenario that's...
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Face the Ice with Style
Everyone gets a bit stir crazy during the winter, but the least we can do is use it to our advantage. Some of us make elaborate travel plans for warmer days, some compulsively reorganize our...
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To Serve and Protect (Hot Drinks): The RoboCup
Sure, it's just a coffee mug with an extra piece of ceramic stuck to it, and two squiggly lines representing a stern mouth. But with a catchphrase like "DEAD OR ALIVE, YOU'RE DRINKING A TEA," the...
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Nike to Release Marty McFly's Back to the Future 2 MAGs--With Power Lace...
In 2011 Nike released the Nike MAGs, based on the design of the kicks Michael J. Fox wore in Back to the Future 2. Supply of the limited-edition sneakers were constrained to boost value, as proceeds...
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Design File 007: François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne
In this series, Matthew Sullivan (AQQ Design) highlights some designers that you should know, but might not. Previously, he looked at the work of Dan Friedman.François-Xavier Lalanne: Born in Agen,...
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One Nation, Under Ice
The jury is out on the practice of raising the windshield wipers during snowy/icy conditions: it's intended to prevent the blades from freezing to the glass, but some say that it's not worth the...
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Bring Your Love of Packaging Design to Soulsight, Where Every Brand Has a Soul
The team at Soulsight believe that every brand has a soul. It's what separates Brand X from Brand Y. It's what animates and brings a brand to life because the more soul a brand has, the more it...
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Three Olympic Logo Controversies You Probably Didn't Know About
The Olympics, at bienniale intervals, has slowly but surely grown more digitized. We're not talking about the event broadcasts, slo-mo gymnastic feat gifs or controversial political coverage in the...
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Breaking Down the Core77 Design Awards Student Categories
We've always been keen to keep students in mind when it comes to our Design Awards program—after all, today's design students are tomorrow's world-changing innovators, entrepreneurs and design...
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Misha Kahn on Avoiding Rulers, Letting Design Be Greedy, and Finding the...
This is the latest installment of our Core77 Questionnaire. Previously, we talked to Karim Rashid.Name:Misha KahnOccupation: DesignerLocation: BrooklynCurrent projects: Right now I'm producing a series...
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Production Methods: What's the Difference Between Selective Laser Sintering,...
As an industrial designer, if you confuse extruding with embossing during a job interview or at an engineering meeting, you'll get some funny looks. But if you screw up the difference between laser...
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The Joy of Objects That Fit Together Perfectly For No Good Reason
There's only a slight satisfaction that comes from snapping your smartphone into its case. As designers we know that the case was injection-molded specifically for that phone, with a 0.005" tolerance...
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Live and Direct from London: Made in Brunel's 24-Hour Design Challenge
As we announced last week, Brunel University's top design students have been preparing for a 24-hour design-a-thon, which kicks off right now, at 6pm GMT.The Made in Brunel 24hr Design Challenge sees...
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Frank Collective is Looking for a Design Intern with a Blue Collar Work Ethic...
Frank Collective is the merging of an agency and a production company. That means they can create a concept (or take an existing concept) and carry it through from production to launch. Pretty cool,...
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Rethinking Personal Mobility: The Ziesel Designer Jan Dornig Shares the Story...
On paper, the Ziesel simply sounds like a well-conceived alternative mobility solution, something like an off-road version of Professor Xavier's wheelchair. But the rugged electric vehicle is more than...
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From the UK, the World's First 3D-Printed Bike Frame
We've seen 3D-printed bike parts before, but now two British firms have advanced into printing out the entire frame (albeit not in a single piece, presumably because no laser sintering machine yet has...
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