Alternative faces of electricity
Here's one of the more interesting green initiatives I've seen recently, enacted by Denmark's Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers hotel earlier this year: Guest-powered electricity, with rewards. The hotel...
View ArticleNorman Foster's New Wing at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts
The brand new Art of the Americas Wing at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston threw open its glass doors last weekend. We were excited to attend opening day on Saturday and stepped into the new...
View Article11 Best Innovation and Design Books of 2010 (An Entirely Unscientific List)
It's always interesting to take a look back at a year's worth of books, particularly from an industry still reeling from assaults to its very existence. This year, certain clear themes emerged from...
View ArticleItalian Design Street Walking in NYC - Tonight!
To commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Milan Furniture Fair, I Saloni Milano NY kicks off a 6 week cultural series of events in NYC celebrating the best of Italian Design and Culture....
View ArticleCarbon-Offsetting Dry Erase Board from Belgrave Trust
Here's an attractive replacement for your old office standard with years' worth of unerasable stains: SkyPaper Dry Erase from Belgrave Trust. Inspired by artist Jason Griffin and using reclaimed wood,...
View ArticleLunar is Seeking a Director of Interaction Design
Director, Interaction Design Lunar San Francisco, CA The Interaction Design team at LUNAR creates delightful and usable products and customer experiences. As the leader of this capability, you will...
View ArticleMaker Pioneer Saul Griffith's Onya Cycles
Inventor, entrepreneur, and environmental activist Saul Griffith's Onya Cycles came about after he took a hard look "at every single joule of energy I've used in my whole life," then figured out where...
View ArticleScott Wilson on TikTok/LunaTik's huge Kickstart
Scott Wilson & MNML have experienced insane numerical success on Kickstarter for their kit that turns iPod Nanos into wristwatches. When we announced their pledge-seeking for the TikTok and...
View ArticleAmber Case, Cyborg Anthropologist at Core77's Hand-Eye Curiosity Club -...
Amber will be presenting "Cyborg Anthropology and the Future of the Interface" tonight at 5:30 in our shop at 23 NW 4th Avenue in Portland Oregon. We hope you can stop by and join us! Amber Case is a...
View Article"Security!" 18k-gold-plated pin by Justin Gignac
We're always interested to see creative types exploring the culture of objects; taking an oblique look at the physical manifestations of our society. NYC based artist Justin Gignac is attempting to do...
View ArticleIt's Small Time: Core77's 5th Annual Ultimate Gift Guide is LIVE with 77...
Big news! Small Time, the 5th annual Core77 Ultimate Gift Guide, is now live, with 77 perfect gifts under $77. This holiday season, we're considering the potential of the small things in life, from...
View Articlei.materialise's beautiful RP lamps
3D printing company i.materialise has produced some beautiful user-designed lamps using their RP methods, like the three above (designed by Tom Cluckers, Oleg Kurtsev, and the duo of Pieter-Jan...
View ArticleD&AD Awards 2011 - Call for Entries
Hey rabble-rousers! Seeking a little global prestige for your latest design project? D&AD's call for entries for their 2011 Awards is open. With new submission categories in furniture design and...
View ArticleAmazon is Seeking a UX Designer in Seattle, WA
Principal UX Designer, Digital and Mobile Platforms and Applications, Interaction Design Amazon Seattle, WA As Principal UX Designer in the Digital and Mobile Platforms and Applications group, you...
View ArticleVentura Lambrate: Milan 2011 Preview
Last year's Salone was all abuzz with Ventura Lambrate, a new experimental design district in an industrial area in the northeast side of Milan. Due to its success, Zona Ventura Lambrate has announced...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Museum of Art's 2010 Collab Competition Winner: "Flow Series" by...
For the past 18 years, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has hosted a student design competition through Collab, a group that supports the modern and contemporary design collections at the museum. For...
View ArticleAutodesk University 2010 coverage: Keynote Presentation
This year's Autodesk University Keynote was delivered in a massive arena within the Mandalay Bay Hotel; thousands were in attendance. The scale of the space and the sheer amount of bodies filling it...
View Article11 Best Innovation and Design Books of 2010 (An Entirely Unscientific List)
It's always interesting to take a look back at a year's worth of books, particularly from an industry still reeling from assaults to its very existence. This year, certain clear themes emerged from...
View ArticleAutodesk University 2010 Coverage: Keynote speaker Emily Pilloton on Studio H
Emily Pilloton of Project H was one of the speakers at this year's Autodesk University Keynote, and she delivered a fantastic speech that boldly touched on something we rarely hear designers speak on:...
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