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True I.D. Stories #31: The Entrepreneur, Part 1 - Taking the Plunge
Editor: In some ways, this is really Core77's first-ever True I.D. Story! Told to us years ago by designer and entrepreneur Pat Calello, this charts his challenging course from wide-eyed design student...
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A Booming Furniture Design Sub-Genre: Gun-Concealing Furniture
Some people love guns, some people hate 'em. But the fact is that lots of Americans have them, and they need a place to store them. And the design of gun storage furniture has two main requirements...
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Kind of Like Khan Academy: Kickstart a Tool for Creative Teens
Do you think that young people, girls particularly, deserve meaningful training in creative and critical thinking? If so, get ready for some high-octane choir-preaching.* School of Doodle is a free...
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Core77 Design Awards 2014: The Best Service Designs of the Year
It doesn't take designing an entire ecosystem to make an impact in the world of service design—singling out individual issues can be more manageable and realistic than attempting tackling an entire...
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From the WTF Department: Researchers Claim Ability to Extract Sound From...
First thing I had to check was that this wasn't released on April 1st. But no, in a research paper titled "The Visual Microphone: Passive Recovery of Sound from Video" submitted for the upcoming...
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U-Love It: The Weird Square Vier Lock by Tallac Design
Shaped like a burrito, feels like a blackjack, works like two Kryptonites stuck together? The Vierlock is a U-less u-lock, designed by Tallac to make big locks smaller. As protective bike-, trike- and...
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2014 Core77 Design Awards Winner Spotlight: Polygons, a Measuring Tool for...
Polygons all started with what was supposed to be a classroom lesson in what not to do. National Institute of Design student Rahul Agarwal elaborates: "Polygons was a result of a course we have in our...
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Sebastian Errazuriz Presents an Explosion in Furniture Form
We've seen plenty of furniture with secret features, but none quite like Sebastian Errazuriz's "Explosion Cabinet." Instead of the usual hidden compartments, the Brooklyn-based artist and designer opts...
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Airplane Cutaways, Both IRL and Hollywood-Style
Because our view of an aircraft interior is typically what you see above, it's kind of cool to see, below, what we're actually sitting in:Now you see why airplane cargo containers are shaped the way...
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Make Strides in Your Career as the Senior Innovation Designer for New Balance
New Balance has a history of 100 years of enduring performance and is still running strong today. This company thrives because of the passion and dedication of the people they hire and they rely on...
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Scottish Charity GalGael Builds Boats and Dignity through Heritage
As the eyes of the world fell on Glasgow, a special countdown was devised by Jack Morton Worldwide to promote community and craft groups through out the city. 14 groups were approached to make the...
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How Sandstone Arches Are Formed
Sometimes inspiration for how to use a material can come from the natural world. Case in point: The beauty of Utah's arches like the Rainbow Bridge above. A recent study out of Charles University in...
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Core77 Design Awards 2014: The Best Food Designs of the Year
The way we eat food—you know, through our mouths—hasn't changed a whole lot. But where the method has stayed the same, the processes that make up our favorites and tools we use to make our meals have...
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BIG's 'Zootopia' Redesign Hides the Humans from the Animals
Zoos have a horrific history. Roman emperors imported "exotic" animals by the hundreds and forced them to fight each other to the death to entertain arenas packed with crowds. Monarchs amassed...
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An Elegant Bike Design for the Wee Set
Amid all the flashy concept bikes up for consideration during the Bike Design Project, this little guy managed to catch our eye last week. Miilo is a balance bicycle for kids around 2 or 3, designed to...
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Keeping Clothes Off the Floor: Designing a Floor-Standing Coat Rack
Professional organizers know that easy-to-use tools get used the most. Hooks beat hangers—and floor-standing coat racks have that "easy" factor, too.Bonaldo's Tree, designed by Mario Mazzer, is made of...
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The Mininch Tool Pen: What Makes This Design Such a Funding Smash?
When a product design asks for $7,000 on Kickstarter but nets $228,000, it's worthy of study, particularly when the design is not an obvious home run. Any product designer should be asking themselves:...
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Real Cycling Enthusiasts Want You to Build the Ultimate Riding Experience at...
If you're an industrial designer who also has a thing for bicycles, how would you like to:- Work on products that people love? - Work for a fun company in a great industry? - Have control of your...
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Core77 Design Awards 2014: The Best Soft Goods of the Year
Soft Goods is one of those ecumenical categories that encompasses dozens of objects we use every day. While we typically think of articles of clothing, shoes and bags as fashion or its generic function...
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Nuts and Bolts ID: How Much Design Can You Get Into a Garbage Can?
While this informercial below cracked me up......I can't deny that I hate pulling the bags out of the large garbage can I keep in my studio. To conserve bags, I wait until they're fully laden, and the...
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