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From Japan, a Glass Jar Design That's Easier to Open
Fifty years ago, most things you'd find in a refrigerator, like milk, ketchup or mayonnaise, were all in glass containers. Nowadays those items are mostly contained in plastic. Plastic is cheap, it...
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Designing for Filing
While moving toward a paperless world is a great idea, the reality (as I see in my clients homes and offices) is that people still have lots of paper they're keeping—and that paper needs to get filed...
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Come for the Scenery, Stay for the Thoughtful Hotel Design Details
The one time my family decided to plan a vacation based on the place we were lodging, it turned out to be the best decision we ever made as a globetrotting clan of four. We managed to find a rented...
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Throwback Thursday: The Art of Jizai Okimono, or Ridiculously Jointed...
We've been taking inspiration from nature for a long time—and in typical throwback fashion, this week's topic is far from new. Jizai Okimono—which translates to "move freely decorative object" and...
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Cataloging Reality: With 'Life at Home' Report, IKEA Provides an Unflinching...
In a recent talk we attended, Fiskars' Petri S. Toivanen touched on the disconnect between ad photos of interiors and how people actually live. "Companies show photos of these nice, clean, 'design'...
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This Week in Urbanism: Beyond the Waterfront
The past week has seen a few noteworthy proposals and new developments for the future of waterways of Los Angeles and New York City. Here's the latest on Alt 20, the Big U (pictured above) and Plus...
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Cola: The Fun Side, and the Dark Side
What an era we live in, where both advertising agencies and regular consumers are able to program the television that is YouTube. It's a far cry from Don Draper's day, where information on products...
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Wood World: Henrique Oliveira's Arterial Art Installation Channels Favelas
Here on Core, we've dedicated a fair amount of space to wood as a material in the context of furniture and product design: our ten-part series on wood species, lumber processing and movement ain't...
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In the Details: David Rockwell Tries to Make Grilling a More Social Experience
David Rockwell is one of America's most acclaimed interior designers. His firm, Rockwell Group, has designed large-scale immersive environments for hotels and restaurants around the world, not to...
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A Brief (Video) History of Drinking Liquids in Space and the Cocktail Glass...
We know, Chris Hadfield—we think that baggie design is whack, too. There are certainly at lot of things to consider when designing for space travel, and basics such as hydration are no exception. For...
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Star Wars Prequels: Standing On The Shoulders of Model Makers
Yeah, that's not foamcoreFew endeavors in the history of cinema have been as divisive as the Star Wars prequels. Or rather, I can't think of another trilogy that so many people delight in hating. While...
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Get Playful with Your Packaging Design as an Intern at ALEX Toys
Alex Brands® is a new family of brands including some of the most iconic and creative brands in the toy industry including: Slinky, ALEX Toys, Poof, Scientific Explorer, Ideal and Zoob. The Alex...
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Service: A Collision of Intentions, Thoughts and Avatars
A Collision of Intentions, Thoughts and Avatars: that's my current definition of a service. The idea that an organization can package and delivery a service (or value) is industrial, scientific,...
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Watch the Core77 Design Awards Live Announcements June 16-20
Summer is here! And while that most definitely means warmer weather, sandal season and socially acceptable popsicle consumption, it also means the Core77 Design Awards live announcements are right...
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A Wireless Monitor from Withings That Won't Spike Your Blood Pressure
Blood pressure enthusiasts, you can count yourself among the lucky masses now served by wearable tech and Bluetoothed everything. If you're in need of regular pulse checks, or just really really like...
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Smart Sporting Goods Design: An Impact-Detecting Mouthguard Tells You When to...
I played crease attack on my high school's lacrosse team, and I sucked. The first two years I got laid out so many times while trying to set picks that by junior year, I'd accepted my complete lack of...
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Function Through Design: Visibility's 'Kitchen Ridge' Hints at Use Through...
Groovy: It's the perfect way to describe Visibility's new universal design kitchenware set, Ridge Kitchen. We're not talking some psychedelic mixture of bold colors and gaudy florals. New York-based...
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Cable Management via Lego
As an industrial designer, I love what our profession has accomplished. Every time I hold a perfectly balanced drill—go pick up a Festool TI 15, or even my crappy ten-year-old Makita—I see the weeks of...
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Get Hands On as the New Lead Clay Sculptor with Polaris Industries
Recognized as the leader in the Powersports industry, Polaris Industries prides itself on recognizing and developing top talent to take its people and company to the next level. They are transforming...
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Unlocking the Potential of Digital Ethnography
By Anne Lacey, antedoteThe first time I drove across the United States, I couldn't help but be struck by how different each state and region feels. Even so, I saw that there were clear commonalities...
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