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Inga Sempé on Being a Boring Person, Learning From the Flea Market,...
This is the latest installment of our Core77 Questionnaire. Previously, we talked to Jonas Wagell.Name:Inga SempéOccupation: Product designerLocation: ParisCurrent projects: In Milan, I will present a...
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Portable Design for Moving Heavy Sheet Goods: Zieker Innovationen's Plate...
We previously looked at the Gorilla Gripper and the Handle on Demand, two portable solutions for hauling heavy sheet goods. From Germany's Zieker Innovationen comes an equally portable, but arguably...
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Lipping Service: Festool's Corduro KA 65 Can Edge-Band Curves, Bevels and...
Germany's Festool makes amazing power tools, so I expected their booth to be as mobbed as it was at Holz-Handwerk. But there was one repeating demo in particular that seemed to draw inordinate crowds,...
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Speedy Human Tricks: The Magical Things We Can Do Without Machines
Machines have more than proven their self-worth among manufacturers of the modern age. While I may not be old enough to remember a time where computers were large enough to fill a room—much less when a...
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Loving the Outdoors? Then You'll Love Being a Creative Director at REI
Bring your love of the outdoors into your daily work to create amazing products and brand experiences exclusively for REI's customers. This team of creative and passionate people are looking for a...
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Creative Minds: Elisa Cavani of Manoteca
A few years ago, I saw a picture of a desk that captured my eye. I can't remember exactly where I saw it—perhaps it was this very blog—I just remember not being able to stop thinking about it. I...
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The Hoffman Dovetail Key: A Little Bowtie That Can Revolutionize Your...
Operating under the motto "We are found in the best joints!" is Hoffman-Schwalbe, a German manufacturer of woodworking machines and a little doohickey called the Hoffman Dovetail Key. The company has...
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Vote for your Favorite Entry for the Dutch Design Competition 2014 & See Them...
Just over a month ago, we posted a Call for Entries for a Dutch design-inspired gift item that could be produced on a 3D printer, to be produced by Kikkerland. The Royal Netherlands Embassy has since...
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How to Improve a Screwdriver Tip's Purchase: Use a Laser
You'd think the humble screwdriver has reached the zenith of its design refinement. As long as the tip type and size matches the pattern of the screw head, you can't get any more friction than that,...
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Suh-weet Screwdriver and Bit-Holder Designs from Wiha
I have a lot of respect for companies that can redesign basic, everyday items, like screwdrivers, to make them more functional. Wiha Tools pulls this off admirably with their line of innovative...
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Reducing the Heat In Computing
Graphene + Copper (not to scale, obviously)About a year ago, I traveled to Cornell University to interview a bunch of materials scientists who work at the nanoscale level. This means they work with...
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Faberge's Debut Easter Egg Hunt in NYC Features More Than 200 Designers,...
By now, you may have seen some of the giant, designer eggs that have popped up around New York City. While the Fabergé Big Egg Hunt may be a well-known event in London, it's only now making its first...
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Get Your Company's Entries Submitted to the Core77 Design Awards This Week
For some of us, the designing stops around 6pm on Friday night (for the most part). If that's the case for you, make sure that your company enters its designs in the 2014 Core77 Design Awards before...
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For Furniture Builders: Jowi's Octopus Spray Table and Versatile Storage...
In 1968, the Winkler family patriarch was a cabinetmaker working in his native Austria. He needed something to help him maximize his shop space, particularly where materials and cabinet parts storage...
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Thinking with Images: Playful Packaging Designs by Kostas Kaparos
Content sponsored by AdobeDesign inspiration comes from a variety of sources. As a teenager, Kostas Kaparos experimented with graffiti. At the time, he had no idea that it was just the first step on...
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Designing an Umbrella Stand: Not as Easy as It Sounds
Umbrella stands find a place in homes, offices, and retail establishments. They seem like such a straightforward item, but actually a number of design decisions come into play.For example, let's look...
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The Ssssssweet Ssssssounds of Sssssilicone
Halfway between picnicware and a dog toy you'll find something sonically surprising. Ssssspeaker is brought to us by the creative minds of Kiev-based Aiia—not to be confused with Danish headphone...
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Hasenkopf's 'Frescata' Material-Processing Technology Yields Beautiful and...
One of the cooler materials we saw at Holz-Handwerk wasn't really a material at all, but a process. German industrial manufacturer Hasenkopf's booth drew a steady stream of visitors all reaching out to...
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One Ring To Rule It All... By Bluetooth
Get ready for the Internet of Rings. Today's the last day to jump on the earlybird bandwagon for Ring, which has completely cleaned house over on Kickstarter. In case you missed the digital memo, Ring...
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Superbambi: Scoope Design's Multitasking Chair
Scoope Design is taking small space design to the next level by providing you with only furniture fixture you'll ever really need. SUPERBAMBI—a chair-turned-table-turned-footstool—is pretty fantastic,...
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