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The 14 Best Architecture and Design GIFs of 2014
In 2014, the animated GIF continued to prove itself a remarkably durable vehicle for capturing the full range of human experience, from the triumph against adversity to the realization of the...
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A Designer Who Uses Her Nose
What would you do if you couldn't work a mouse?Michelle Vandy was an architecture student who developed a repetitive stress injury in first one arm, then the other. Obviously this was a rather...
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Furniture for Departing Teens
If you're a teenager, eventually you'll leave home. And in the vacuum left behind by a collegebound child, some parents will develop Empty Nest Syndrome.Some parents--but not all. To ensure that yours...
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A Designey B.A.C. Indicator: The Breeze Breathometer
Tonight is New Year's Eve, meaning a bunch of folks are going to get pulled over for DUI's. Some of the offenders will be blind-drunk, their judgment too dangerously compromised to have even considered...
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2014 Year in Review: The Year in Design Thinking
Gin or Vodka? Don't remember? Fosta argues for redistillation in the Industrial Design processIt's the first day of a new year and what better way to start than with some food for thought. We've...
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Repurposing Old Headlights into Lamps
My first New Year's resolution for 2015 is to re-use more old things. And the guys over at Berlin-based Urban Light Factory already have the jump on me. First off their products come to you in wooden...
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Organized Charging for Mobile Devices
Many of my organizing clients have multiple mobile devices, and they get concerned about the space it takes to charge all those devices. No one likes a mess of cords on the kitchen countertop, the...
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The Slauerhoffbrug "Flying Drawbridge" and Other Impressive Dutch Overpasses
From mega-dams to cutting edge architecture, the Dutch seem to consistently pull off some pretty impressive infrastructure innovations—often characterised by characterful creative solutions to age old...
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Start Off the New Year with Some DIY Shop Hacks
My gym-going buddy says NYC's fitness centers will be packed to the gills--for the next two weeks. Getting in shape is apparently the number one New Year's resolution, though people start to fizzle as...
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BASE's Polystone (Plastic & Stone) Desktop Organizers
Plastic is convenient to produce, though not the most durable stuff in the world. To get around this, San-Francisco-based industrial designer Mark Kelley created a line of desktop organizers made from...
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The Stephens Brothers' Wooden Ambici Watches
Today ends, successfully, the Kickstarter run of the Plug & Feather watches we wrote about earlier, which have unique stone faces. Now another watch made from an elemental material--wood--is also...
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2014 Year in Review: Power Tools and Hand Tools
Whether hand or power, where would we be without our tools? Some of you earn your living with them, others among you retreat to personal workshops after hours, shaking off your CAD jockey status by...
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In the Details: Making the Eclipse Clock, a Functional Sculpture by Artist...
If your New Year's resolution is to spend a little less time working and a little more time relishing the day-to-day, you might want to consider investing in the Eclipse Clock. A gentle reminder of the...
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2014 Year in Review: Tool Storage Systems
Our top-rated tool-related story of the year didn't involve a particular tool, but rather, the space where one stores and uses them. The story of a "Largely Intact Woodworking Shop from the 1700s...
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Second Story is Looking for a New Breed of Industrial Designer in Atlanta,...
Second Story conceptualizes, designs, and develops interactive media experiences that enchant, inform, and entertain, pioneering new ways to inspire wonder and connect audiences to stories, ideas, and...
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Grant Thompson Shows You How to Melt Soda Cans Down for the Aluminum
When we throw things into the recycling bin, we know they'll be trucked off and re-processed at some magical, unseen facility. But a handful of people are getting a bit more involved in the process by...
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Montblanc's Approach to the Smartwatch: Move the Screen to the Other Side of...
The Apple Watch launches this year, which means we'll soon see loads of imitators and competitors. The 2015 CES is bound to be smartwatch-crazy. But one prominent watch manufacturer is taking a...
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Could This Creepy Robot Tentacle Be the Infinite-Axis CNC Mill of the Future?
UK-based OC Robotics specializes in what they call "snake-arm robots," which have two distinct benefits: 1) They can work in confined spaces, and 2) They scare the living bejeezus out of most people,...
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Google[x] Isn't a Think Tank, It's a Do Tank, and This Fellowship with Them...
Google[x], Google's moonshot factory, is accepting applications for its 10[x] Fellowship. During the 6-month program, a group of interaction, visual, and industrial designers will bring their fresh...
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Sebastian Wrong on Redefining the Middle Market and Why Realism Is the Most...
This is the latest installment of our Core77 Questionnaire. Previously, we talked to Doshi Levien.Name: Sebastian WrongOccupation: Designer and businessmanLocation: LondonCurrent projects: Developing...
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