The Apple iPhone 6 'Prevealed'; Thoughts?
Cupertino seems to have sprung a few leaks lately, from the iCloud celeb photo hack to a drone-eye view of the spaceship construction site Of course, insofar as Apple is known for its secrecy as much...
View ArticleUnusual Picnic Table Designs, From Transformable to Transportable
Summer's over, so now we all have to switch from living it to reading about it. When it comes to the picnic tables we won't get to enjoy again until next June, they're often bulky, permanent affairs...
View ArticleThe Many Faces of a Burning Man 'Mutant Vehicle'
If I were to ask you to sketch a car you'd bring to the Burning Man grounds, it's probably right to assume that it would be one of three things: 1) seemingly impossible to create in the time you've got...
View ArticleLadies Should Shred In Style, and They Will When You Join Burton Snowboards...
Burton, the world renowned snowboarding company, is currently searching for an experienced designer to join their creative team in Burlington, Vermont. As the designer for women's outerwear you will...
View ArticleDiscussion Board Digest: Which Degree for Thee?
Photo by Anna MoloskyFor this month's Back-to-School Special, we're going back to the basics and delving deep into the Core77 forums to answer common student queries. Yesterday, we attempted to define...
View ArticleD-School Futures: RISD's Soojung Ham on Why Now Is a Great Time to Embark on...
Drop the Beat, a wearable electronic drumset created by Wesley Chau at RISD last yearThis is the latest installment of D-School Futures, our interview series on the evolution of industrial design...
View ArticleDyson Develops 360-Degree Camera, Other Innovations for New 360 Eye Robot Vacuum
With a press release this morning, Dyson tidily answered some questions that have been in the back of our minds. Questions like:1. What are they going to use those tiny, powerful digital motors they...
View ArticleCardboard Furniture for the Dorm Room and Beyond
Furniture made from corrugated cardboard has many advantages. It's easy to move; it's not too expensive; it's recyclable. We've written about the products from Our Paper Life, but a number of other...
View ArticleA Vibrating Fork, and an Anti-Vibration Spoon. Which Would You Rather Have...
The phrase "First World problems" was trenchant the first time I heard it. Now five years later, with everyone braying it and hashtagging it as the laziest of punchlines, it irritates me. But I guess...
View ArticleIndiana Jones & the Temple of Meow: Portland Couple's Cat-Furniture-Building...
Among pet lovers it's a common, if somewhat weird, practice for them to give their animal a Facebook page or Twitter account, as if Spot and Felix had the wherewithal to operate a computer. But...
View ArticleSound United Cuts the Proverbial Cord: Michael DiTullo on the Debut of Polk...
Definitive Technology; from L to R: W Adapt, W9, W7, W Studio, W AmpA veritable three-headed giant in consumer electronics, Sound United's aptly differentiated trio of brands is well-established across...
View ArticleD-School Futures: Pratt's Scott Lundberg on Teaching ID Students 'to Think...
Cowhide shoes by Pratt industrial design student Kate Tsyrlin. All student project photos courtesy Pratt Industrial DesignThis is the latest installment of D-School Futures, our interview series on the...
View ArticleCheck Out the Winners from Our Design School Photo Contest!
Photo by Kyle OldfieldWe'd like to start this post by saying thank you to everyone who submitted pictures to our call for photos of life in design school! You guys came up with some fantastic shots,...
View ArticleIn the Details: Parametric Pendants That Hit the Sweet Spot Between Handcraft...
This September, we're getting design education-y here on Core77, so it seemed appropriate to highlight a student project for this week's column.Parametric Pendants is a series of generative lighting by...
View ArticleYoung Girl Uses a Clever Method of Quickly Bailing Out a Sinking Canoe With...
The Bajau Laut people are sometimes called "Sea Gypsies," due to the fact that they live their lives on the ocean. "The Bajau Laut are some of the last true marine nomads," writes photographer James...
View ArticleThis Airplane Seat Redesign That Everyone Loves Makes Bold Claims, But...
This one's got us scratching our heads. The blogosphere has been blindly touting the design of Singapore-based AirGo Design's Orion airplane seating system with headlines like "Seat Innovation...
View ArticleHoly Cow: Marc Newson Joining Apple's Design Team!
Late yesterday Vanity Fair broke the news: Marc Newson is joining Apple's design team!Apple's design veep Jonathan Ive is not only close friends with Newson, but the two have collaborated before, on...
View ArticleDiscussion Board Digest: Tips and Tricks for Teaching (and Learning) ID
Photo by Kyle OldfieldFor this month's Back-to-School Special, we're going back to the basics and delving deep into the Core77 forums to answer common student queries. Earlier this week, we attempted...
View ArticleD-School Futures: Cranbrook's Scott Klinker on Why ID Education Should Move...
Objects from the Innate Gestures workshop with guest designer Leon Ransmeier and 3D designer-in-residence Scott KlinkerThis is the latest installment of D-School Futures, our interview series on the...
View ArticleA Better World by Design Returns for a Seventh Year
School is back in session, so you know what that means: The a Better World by Design Conference will be returning to Providence, Rhode Island, in just a few short weeks, for the weekend of September...
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