Shifting Design Process: The Cassiopeia Camera Experience
The evolution of design as a professional practice is one regularly impacted by developments in other fields. As designers, we often sit squarely between disciplines, streamlining and humanizing...
View ArticleThe Hand-Eye Supply Guide to Holiday Harmony
We know the holidays are a heck of a hectic time and we're here to help! To take a little chaos out of your festivities and increase your gifting victories, check out the Hand-Eye Supply Guide to...
View ArticleMaking the Most of an Attic
It's the time of year when homeowners who are lucky enough to have an attic for storage might find themselves scrambling to find (and haul back down) the holiday decorations or infrequently used...
View ArticleHow Marketers Can Secretly Use Your Computer to Ultrasonically Connect to...
We all know online behavior can be tracked via web browser. But now technology is being used to "jump the air gap" between your computer and a nearby device, like your tablet or smartphone—even if it's...
View ArticleStronger (and Prettier) Fastening in Wood with Countersunk Washers
Fastening Wood with Screws 101: If you need to drive a flathead screw into a piece of wood quite close to an endgrain edge, and you just drive it in without pre-drilling and countersinking, you're...
View ArticleQuick-Release Key Design
So Aaron the office lackey comes up to you, asking for the key to the supply closet. You don't want to take the time to finagle that key all the way around the loop of your keyring, do you?...
View ArticleIndustrial Designer Reviews Sketching Experience on iPad Pro vs. Surface Pro...
There are plenty of concise video reviews of tablets online--but few of them describe specifically what it's like for an industrial designer to use them. Of the three big dogs in the fight, the iPad...
View ArticleCore77's Top 5 Ultimate Gift Guide Showdown: Week 2 Winners
This holiday, share your Ultimate Gift Guide with Core77 for a chance to gift yourself some fun prizes. We're on the lookout for your Top 5 gift ideas for the holidays and will reward the best gift...
View ArticleWatch the Mesmerizing GIF that Channels Ike
Readers of this blog can't hear the word "industrial" without mentally adding the word "design." But for others, particularly those of an older generation or a more sociopolitical bent, the word...
View ArticleWeekly Maker's Roundup
It's been a busy week in the world of makers! Let's dive right in:Ron Paulk popped up this week with another great tool review, which he's dubbed "The best screwdriver ever made!" I'd previously heard...
View ArticleThe Nature of Things
All of the amazing things that you and your peers in this room and around the world have imagined, designed and created, all of the building, bridges, machines, cars, products, and devices... they all...
View ArticleCould a Bicycle's Speed Affect How Motorists Treat It in Traffic?
Driving psychology: For the Manhattan motorist in a rush, the worst thing to be stuck behind is a bicycle. Along certain narrow corridors like lower Broadway that lack bike lanes, it's not uncommon for...
View ArticleReader Submitted: Cosmos - Magnetic Space Toys
Cosmos is a set of simple magnetic blocks with gentle curvilinear forms that subtly suggest their cosmic reference. Designed as a tribute to the vision, intellect and courage of humankind, who have...
View ArticleIs This the Future of Sneaker Manufacturing?
Just when you thought that sneaker technology could be advanced no further, Adidas has launched its Futurecraft Leather Superstar, an ultra-limited-edition version of its classic sneaker crafted from...
View ArticleA Luxury Shoe Storage System—With Some Puzzling Craftsmanship Issues
The sheer breadth of furniture design subcategories, particularly within the luxury space, never ceases to fascinate us. Initially we were tickled to see this handsome Modular Wooden Shoe Rack:Made in...
View ArticleIn Sweden, an Eco-Friendly House Wrapped Inside a Larger Glass House
In the 1970s, Swedish eco-architect Bengt Warne built his radical Nature House. Essentially a conventional home wrapped within a greenhouse, the Nature House served not only as a testbed and research...
View ArticleDesign Job: Senior Industrial Designer in Boston
Work as a member of a cross-functional team driving deep consumer insights into exceptional design solutions. To succeed you'll need a minimum of five years experience, exceptional design skills,...
View ArticleTonight at Curiosity Club: Barefoot Sound
Tonight at Curiosity Club we might get rocked, as we welcome scientist, engineer and music-loving inventor Thomas Barefoot of Barefoot Sound. We'll hear about his journey from a self-taught kid too...
View ArticleElaine Lustig Cohen, Accidental Graphic Designer
This is the latest installment of our Designing Women series. Previously, we profiled Kartell cofounder Anna Castelli Ferrieri.Elaine Lustig Cohen, 1997. Image via elainelustigcohen.com Elaine Lustig...
View ArticleHand-Eye's Slick Gift Pick: The Silca HX-One
To begin at the beginning, Silca has been making impeccable tools for nearly 100 years. If you like bikes and bike gear, especially beautiful vintage stuff, you may be familiar with their well-made...
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