Weekly Maker's Roundup
Convertible Dining/Gaming TableAs his family continues to grow, it's time for Marc Spagnuolo to build a new dining table. Since both the Wood Whisperer and his wife are self-professed gaming geeks, he...
View ArticleDesign Job: Are you a talented, trend-forward Product Designer? Join...
You have a BA in Industrial Design (or related) with 1-5 years professional experience and a proficiency in Adobe Suite, 3D CAD, and Microsoft Office Suite. You should have a hands-on approach to...
View ArticleIn the Oregon Forest, a Man Has Converted a Boeing 727 Into a Livable Home
What do you do with a decommissioned airplane? As we saw here, after six 737s fell off of a freight train, Boeing had no choice but to recycle the massive crafts at the actual accident site. But when...
View ArticleWatch a Tokyo Police Drone Capture Another Drone in Flight
While Amazon is working on drones to deliver packages, Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department needs drones that will capture packages. Specifically, other drones. Last April an unauthorized drone was...
View ArticleMerger Will Lead to New U.S. Consumer Products Juggernaut
Newell Rubbermaid is already an American consumer products giant, with the brands under their umbrella including Irwin, Sharpie, X-Acto, Elmer's, Prismacolor, Paper Mate, Vise-Grip, Rubbermaid and...
View ArticleHow Aranda\Lasch Built Its Fiendishly Complex Railing Furniture
Maybe I had carbs on my mind, but when I spotted Railing amidst the Design Miami coverage this year, it was love at first sight. Resembling something close to thick black spaghetti, the collection of...
View ArticleReader Submitted: Wearable R.I.P.: Relax Like the Dead in the Middle of City...
This week's Projects section will feature works coming from Art Center's brand new Interaction Design Department. The students featured are part of the department's very first graduating class. Each...
View ArticleBody Building, Fossils and Freaks at Design Miami 2015
Coinciding with the annual Art Basel show, Design Miami packed just as much energy and hype as the vibrant art event itself. With over 30 galleries from around the world, fair highlights included...
View ArticleDesign Job: Tiffany & Co. seeks highly talented Production Designer,...
This candidate will be responsible for full compliance with design standards, timelines, manufacturing, quality assurance, and gemstone acquisition requirements. S/he will plan, create, and develop 2D...
View ArticleWooden Valet Trays, Part 2: Vertical
In the last entry we looked at your standard valet trays, which sit horizontal. But lately on Etsy there's been a rash of designs going vertical, either to provide better visibility or take up less...
View ArticleDesigning Disruptive Business Models
Attendees of last October’s Core77 Conference will no doubt remember Matthew Manos’s presentation—as the founder of the Los Angeles–based design-strategy consultancy verynice, Manos is on a mission to...
View ArticleHand-Eye Hits for the Creative Home
While it's easy to think of creative work as living in the studio or shop, not so! Inspiring, well-made tools for the home are important too. We rounded up some tough, interesting, and good-looking...
View ArticleCraftsperson Repurposes Bullet Casings into Stowable Chess Pieces
What's the modern-day equivalent to beating swords into ploughshares? Perhaps it's turning .50-caliber bullets into pieces for a chess set, as Etsy seller OldeWorldCC does.I'm digging how the pieces...
View Article3D-Printed Hermit Crab Shells Featuring Architectural Icons
Hermit crabs are the hobo recyclers of the crustacean world. Because they are born with soft, long abdomens, they must wander around and find a discarded seashell to stick it into for protection, then...
View ArticleDesign Job: Become BISSELL's next innovative Sr. Studio Engineer, Mechanical...
This position is responsible for creatively solving design issues affecting aesthetics and/or manufacturing goals for products by working in CAD (PTC Creo). You'll be required to investigate...
View ArticleDesign Inspiration Tips from a Craftsman's Perspective
One of our favorite things about working at Core77 is trying to provide you with real-world design inspiration. It's always our dream that you'll catch a spark here that leads to your own brilliant...
View ArticleThe Millennium Falcon, ID-Sketching-Style
Just a couple days to go until Star Wars: Episode VII airs! In the meantime, tide yourself over by watching Spencer Nugent crank out the Millennium Falcon, ID-sketching-style, then digest the...
View ArticleReader Submitted: Monument: Using Play to Improve the Lives of Those With...
This week's Projects section will feature works coming from Art Center's brand new Interaction Design Department. The students featured are part of the department's very first graduating class. Each...
View ArticleDear Santa: Please Don't Bring Me Any More Stuff, I Don't Need It
For some reason my house is full of stuff. Not even cool or useful things, just redundant stuff that I don't need or ever use. And yet for some reason I hold on to it. It's easier in the moment to just...
View ArticleOlivetti's Former Design Consultant Mario Bellini Reenters the Spotlight
"I think of a design project as an exploration that involves both the mind and the senses. In order to understand something fully, I must test it and investigate it thoroughly, just as children do,...
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