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Bright Idea: Oak & Morrow on the Making of Its Light-Socket Projector
“What if we could make a projector that you could screw into a light socket?” That was the question posed during one of Oak & Morrow’s brainstorming sessions back in March 2014. Now, exactly one...
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Michelin's Non-Pneumatic Tires are Coming Out This Spring—But Not on BMWs
Remember those cool non-pneumatic tires that we saw first on Humvees, then ATVs? We'd wondered if the unique tires, which are not prone to punctures and accidental deflation, had any commercial...
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Are Your Designs Ready? The Core77 Design Awards Regular Deadline is One Week...
Remember when you said to yourself, "Oh, yeah, I want to enter the Core77 Design Awards this year, but I still have plenty of time. I'll get to it." As of tonight, "plenty" will officially turn into...
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Four Different Design Approaches to Smartwatch Charging Stands
It's not often that we get to see a new form factor evolve before our eyes, but with the impending release of the Apple Watch, it's happening. We're not talking about the watch itself; design...
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A Simple Design Solution to Prevent Burning Your Lips on a Single-Walled...
Titanium's a good choice for a camping mug. You can use it to create a super-strong single-walled 600mL container that only weighs 90 grams. And you can stick it right over the fire to heat up some...
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Immediacy Is Key, and Six More Takeaways From Our 'Tech Specs' Interview Series
Last Friday, we wrapped up our ten-part Tech Specs interview series, in which we talked to designers from a variety of sectors about their computer setups, most-used software, favorite apps, biggest...
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Izzy Swan's Brilliant Portable Folding Picnic Table
Leave it up to the creative Izzy Swan to come up with a small wooden crate—just 20" x 20" x 30"—that unfolds into a table for four, complete with seating:Alas, someone on Facebook—we won't link to...
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Flotspotting: Spell's Embrace Interaction Platform
Our homes have plenty of horizontal surfaces, whether desks or dining/coffee/end tables, on which to rest our objects. Our sofas, meanwhile, are meant to rest our asses on. But Dutch design label Spell...
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Dual Skyscraper Design that "Erases" Shadows Between Them
For something that gives life to our planet, the sun can be a pain in the ass, at least in cities. From morning to late afternoon, my home office gets blinding sun, then no sun, more blinding sun, no...
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Company Unveils Radical, Layerless 3D Printing Technology "25 to 100 Times...
For the past two years, a company called Carbon3D has been secretly developing a new type of 3D printing—one that would be far faster than polyjet, stereolithography and selective laser sintering. This...
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Watch the RKS Sessions Presentation: The Power of the Bicycle
The humble bicycle has literally changed the way the world operates and lives on a day-to-day basis. Symbolizing everything from an active lifestyle, to sustainable habits, the bicycles’ importance...
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A Tech-Tacular Look at the Future of Design
2015 is the year of the future. 2015 marks Core77's 20 year anniversary as the leading online industrial design resource. And, as Marty McFly discovered in Back to the Future, the technology (and a...
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Lee Wen's Donut-Shaped Ping Pong Table
A few years ago a Japanese variety show pitted three Olympic fencers versus 50 average fencers—all at the same time, Chinese-Connection-style, to see what would happen.Any of you who saw that must...
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Meet Your 2015 Core77 Design Awards Jury Captains and Jury Members
Among all the benefits that come with entering the Core77 Design Awards, having your work critiqued by the juries is perhaps the most valuable. These are established experts with extensive experience...
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Japanese Over-Design FTW: The Kadomaru Pro Corner Cutter
The last time we looked at an over-engineered Japanese product design of dubious utility, it was this highlighter with a see-through tip. I vowed not to fall into this trap again but I can't help...
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Coin Banks: Organizing the Spare Change
Not all coin banks are piggy banks intended to encourage children to save. As a professional organizer, I became interested in these products when I saw clients with coins spilling all over the...
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Arrister Aims to Bring Custom-Sized Furniture to the Masses
Truly bespoke furniture is expensive, as it should be. If an experienced master craftsperson is going to put in the days of labor, not to mention the back-and-forth with you to settle upon a custom...
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See the World Through a Self-Driving Car's Map
Maps are not disinterested portrayals of physical realities. They are the products and depictions of power. The Mercator projection world map emphasizes the size of the Americas relative to Africa....
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Attention Automotive Sketchers: Motherlode of Classic Cars on 360 Turntables
Automotive sketchers among you (we're looking at you, DiTullo) will often travel to classic car shows and either break out the sketchbook on the spot, or memorize what you can and draw them afterwards....
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What it Takes to Build the World's Best Bicycle Wheel
If you're having a bike race with a sibling and you lose, you know what to do: Blame the bike. That's what Yutaka Kondo did when older brother Nobuo beat him in an endurance race six years ago.Thing...
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