Reader Submitted: Molding Plan: Modern Objects That Rework a Traditional...
Molding Plan is a project that makes use of moulding, the traditional architectural material. Molding, those ready-made strips of wood with unique curvatures, used to play an essential role in home...
View ArticlePop-Up Power Outlet Presents Extra Sockets at the Press of a Button
Here's a neat idea for doubling the sockets on your existing power outlet. For the past two years engineer Jeff Forti and chemist Jeff Martin have been working on the OUTlet, which fits in a standard...
View ArticleWhen Cargo Ships Fail
Many of the goods we buy (and design) travel across the world on container ships, which we've all seen. This is what they look like when things are going right:However, cargo ship voyages are like...
View ArticleReal Life Cutaways: Here's How You Saw a 50,000-Ton Ship Carrying 2,800 Cars...
I just did a Google search for an oceanic salvage periodical called "Tug Magazine" and was surprised to see it didn't return anything filthy. In any case I've been reading about the MV Tricolor, a huge...
View Article9 Ways to Store a Bike Indoors
As I've noted before, not everyone has a garage or similar place to store a bicycle; sometimes bikes need to be sorted in apartments, offices or studios. And designers keep developing new ways for end...
View ArticleHilarious Industrial Design Fails: Weird PCs from the '90s
Some of you may have forgotten and some of you never lived it, but there were some truly horrific designs for PC towers in the mid to late '90s. Before I say any more, have a look at some of these gems...
View ArticleThe Emerging World of Drone Racing. Also, "Top Gun 2"
You guys hear they're making Top Gun 2, with Tom Cruise reprising his role? Here's my suggested plot: Maverick, having retired from the Air Force, is now a commercial airline pilot for Delta. Busted...
View ArticleDesign Job: "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams seeks a Digital Media Artist in...
Candidates will support the ongoing art needs for "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams' startup. They'll work on creative projects ranging from comics, to Internet video content, to photography. Talents...
View ArticleCanadian Chef Designs the "Ultimate Cutting Board"
When it comes to newfangled cutting board designs, I'm a fan of the Mocubo, which we covered here. But there's still plenty of room in this market for innovative designs, as evidenced by this Canadian...
View ArticleBrilliant New Jersey Family Develops Nature-Powered Snow-Melting System
Paramus, New Jersey might not seem like Ground Zero for the eco-friendly movement, but perhaps that will change. That's the site, on an unassuming suburban street, of the Zenesis House, a brilliant...
View ArticleReader Submitted: FORMcard: Fix and Modify the World Around You
FORMcard is a handy, pocket sized card of strong, meltable biopolastic that you can use to make, fix and modify the world around you. Just drop it in a cup of hot water and it's ready to use. Keep one...
View ArticleWhat We're Reading: On Weaving, the Curious History of the Color Burgundy,...
Core77's editors spend time combing through the news so you don't have to. Here's a weekly roundup of our favorite stories from the World Wide Web.The World's Longest Weekend Surely I'm not the only...
View ArticleVisiting Modena, Ferrari's Second Home
Ferrari's, like most supercars, polarize opinion. Flash and brash, or svelte and stunning…depending on your outlook, or possibly, the cars' vintage. But to any automotive designer or car obsessive,...
View ArticleWeekly Maker's Roundup
How to Price Your WorkWe've gotta kick this one off with some sound business advice. For those of you that make things and sell them, David Picciuto explains a simple, logical way to calculate how much...
View ArticleCore77 Questionnaire: Yves Béhar
This is the latest installment of our Core77 Questionnaire. Previously, we talked to the information designer Nicholas Felton.Yves Béhar. Portrait courtesy fuseprojectName: Yves BéharOccupation: I...
View ArticleDesign Job: Help Verifly Drones Soar as Their Next Product Designer in NYC
Help build a suite of consumer mobile apps enabling a killer drone service on iOS/Android. Your role will be to help build the specifications/UI/mockups for Verifly's Android product. You have...
View ArticleThis Week in Design: Finding Patterns with David Adjaye, Ellen Lupton Designs...
Happy Monday! Jumpstart your week with our insider's guide to events in the design world. From must-see exhibitions to insightful lectures and the competitions you need to know about—here's the best of...
View ArticleMaking a Gesture-Inspired Espresso Set
No matter where you’re from, it’s likely that your culture has a specific ritual around drinking. In Bahrain, it’s customary to drink hot tea from glass cups—and for the Miami-based designer Bradley...
View ArticleReader Submitted: Prisma: A Way to Play with Your Office Supplies
Prisma is a 3D-printed throwing dart assembled using everyday office items. The project was an exploration in digital manufacturing in conjunction with old-fashioned fun.View the full project here
View ArticleFrom the Archive: A Woodworking Shed from the 1700s Discovered Behind a School
Behind the Berrybrook School in Duxbury, Massachusetts, stands an old beat-up shed. Teachers were using it for overflow storage in 2012 when Michael Burrey, a restoration carpenter working on a project...
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