Trippy Time-Lapses of Wood and Other Objects Undergoing Faux Tomographic...
With his short entitled "Waves of Grain," video designer Keith Skretch gives us an unusual, tomographic look at wood. Skretch took a chunk of what looks like Doug Fir, repeatedly ran it through a...
View ArticlePreppin' Weapons: Sweet Solutions For Sanding
Make room on your bench for the Preppin' Weapon. These colorful tools are well thought out weapons against grumpy sanding experiences. Way more ergonomic than a block of wood with a nail in it, and...
View ArticleGrippine Case for a Silicone Solution to Slippery Pedals
Sometimes, as you squint at a product concept, you can consciously feel the stirrings of an internal battle. Is this thing stupid, or a stupidly obvious solution? Is it ugly, or innovative? Are you...
View ArticlePoison, Dragon's Blood and Mummies: How Artists Created Colors Prior to Pantone
What's the most expensive color?Prior to the 19th Century, Lapis Lazuli blue was a very rare color in the art world. And still today it's not used often—instead modern painters might use an...
View ArticleMaking a Murano Glass Horse in Minutes with a Fiery Finish
Photo by Saffron Blaze via Wikimedia CommonsAnyone who has witnessed a glassmaking demonstration can surely appreciate the skill that goes into a craft that dates back to 2,000 BC. Named after the...
View ArticleAre You Passionate About Building the Perfect Bike? Join the Santa Cruz Team
This is your opportunity to work with a group of bike enthusiasts who are committed and impassioned to try and build the perfect bike. Santa Cruz Bicycles is looking for someone with good engineering...
View ArticleApple Patents Glass Fusing and Machining Technology
Never mind Google Glass, let's talk Apple glass. While Apple files manufacturing patents all of the time, the one that fansite Apple Insider discovered was filed on Monday just caught our eye: U.S....
View ArticleWatch the RKS Sessions Presentation with Javier Verdura of Tesla Motors
Last week, in Santa Monica, the design consultancy RKS hosted a presentation by Tesla Motors' Javier Verdura on "Designing Disruptive Innovations." Verdura is Tesla's Director of Product Design, a post...
View ArticleInstagram Page Reveals TSA's Everyday Smuggles
A harpoon gun, hand grenades, Bat-a-rangs (twice!), a "morning star" spiked flail, a 60mm mortar round, and of course handguns: These are all things you can't carry onto an airplane. Ditto with these...
View ArticleCall for Foam? The Foam Agency Seeking Offcuts & Scraps for 'Insulation...
Foaming at the mouth? Got infoamation on the whereabouts of the blue stuff? Hoarding scraps and offcuts with nary a purpose? Don't wait—donate! The Foam Agency, a new initiative by Elisa Werbler and...
View ArticleDesigning for Disposal, Part 2: Lidded Trash Cans
Open wastebaskets are the easiest to drop things into, but sometimes end-users will want a lidded trash can—for appearances, for odor control, or for keeping children and pets out of the garbage. The...
View ArticleHow You Get To Thunderdome! The Apache Racer Is One Badass Custom Bicycle
Concept bikes come in a few flavors—godownthatproverbialrabbithole, ifyoudare—but the rarest one may be the Apocalyptic Battle Rat Rod. This fierce fixed-gear is made by Antoine Hotermans of McFly...
View ArticleGarmin International Wants to Add a Passionate Junior Industrial Designer to...
Garmin, the world leader in GPS technology, is looking for talented industrial designers to join their Consumer ID team. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary group of designers developing products...
View ArticleBic Creating Globally Crowdsourced, Finger Written, Eventually Downloadable Font
If you're a manufacturer of writing utensils, but touchscreens are becoming all the rage, what do you design to avoid obsoletion? The obvious answer is a pen with capacitive ability, hence Bic released...
View ArticlePlay Communs: The Robotic 21st Century Take on the Paper Doll
I remember being introduced to the concept of robotics in a rousing late-night viewing of A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Understandably, that initial impression had me tensing up as I passed every...
View ArticleCalifornia Oil Spill Turns Out to Be a Freakishly Massive Amount of Fish
Earlier this week in La Jolla, California, what appeared to be a massive oil spill in the water began creeping towards the beach. However, closer inspection revealed that the inky cloud was not a batch...
View ArticleSuper-Releaser Makes Soft Robots Anyone Can Get In On
Open-source soft robot bodies! The Glaucus is an adorable ambling robotic quadruped with no rigid guts or internal framework. Like most soft robots, it is moved by alternating pressure within different...
View ArticleIn the Details: Ian Stell's Pantograph-Inspired Pivoting Tables
As the line between fine art and design becomes increasingly blurred, Ian Stell stands somewhere in the middle, crafting furniture that is just as much a feat of engineering as it is a work of art. I...
View ArticleMore "Designer Trains" in Japan: Ken Okuyama's Forthcoming Cruise Train
Last year we looked at the unusual train designs of Eiji Mitooka, a Japanese industrial designer who specializes in railway carriages. Mitooka's awesomely retro Seven Stars luxury train was the coolest...
View ArticleIt's Not Just an Interesting Job Title... REI is Looking For a Senior...
REI a team of creative, passionate people who love the outdoors and they bring their love of the outdoors into work every day to create amazing products and brand experiences exclusively for their...
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