5 Last-Minute Design Gift Ideas at Core77's Hand-Eye Supply
The Rare Raven's Wing Field Notes The Safety Spectacles The Killer Jellyfish of Graphic Design Favors Poster The Denim Pointer Brand Shop Apron The Shuriken Magnets Order any of these by noon Friday...
View ArticleCCA's ENGAGE connects design students with communities for hands-on projects
ENGAGE is the name of an initiative at the California College of the Arts "combining community engagement with the project-based approach of the architecture and design disciplines." Earlier this year...
View ArticleDesign Fancy: Cyprien Côté
Cyprien Côté loved people, loved nature, and everything in between. "Especially everything in between" he would say. He was an explorer, an industrial designer, and more than anything else a friend to...
View ArticleBook Review: Predictable Magic: Unleash the Power of Design Strategy to...
The Predictable Magic to which Prahalad and Sawhney refer in their recent book has been given the moniker of Psycho-Aesthetics, and Ravi's firm RKS has applied it successfully to a range of products...
View ArticleMilitary-grade mobile tool storage solution
After drooling yesterday over Henry O. Studley's ultimate tool cabinet from 1890, we began casting about to see if anyone had improved upon Studley's work in the past 100-something years. We still...
View ArticleTikTok/LunaTik update: The clock winds down on the watch that kept winding up
The Kickstarter pledging period has ended on Scott Wilson and MNML's TikTok/LunaTik iPod Nano watch kits, announced with the understatement of the century: "This project successfully raised its...
View ArticleCollaborative Consumption - Questions from the Author for the Core Community
This video aired a while back but we thought it was so great that we decided to type up a transcript. It's a TEDx talk given by Rachel Botsman, co-author of a new book entitled What's Mine is Yours:...
View ArticleBradley N. Litwin is a mechanical maniac
Philly-based artist Bradley N. Litwin is a self-taught "sculptor of kinetic automata" who has worked on everything from medical product manufacturing design to museum exhibit design and electronics...
View ArticleBMW figures out a very creative way to get into your head
This is a wicked idea, and we wish we could have experienced it firsthand: The clever guys at BMW figured out a way to literally burn their logo into your retinas. They say the flash was harmless, and...
View ArticleMINIMAL is Seeking an Industrial Designer in Chicago, IL
Industrial DesignerMNMLChicago, IL MINIMAL is a small but growing studio founded by Scott Wilson that believes our employees are our most valuable resource. Because of this we invest in an environment...
View ArticleBring Forth the Elements! It is Tough to Beat this Wizard Rain Gear
Generally, I'm not one to sport some middle-earth-looking orange-milky way-splashed brown borderline-KKK outfit, but under a sky suddenly darkened by black-edged clouds, on streets where all others...
View Article"Rudi" paper bag by Gerlinde Gruber
Almost too simple to be worthy of note, but we definitely got a kick out of the "Rudi" paper bag redesign by Austrian talent Gerlinde Gruber. An extra gusset gives Gerlinde's bag a bit of extra...
View ArticleIDSA's IDEA Awards 2011 - Call for Entries
It's here. The annual awards program that represents the best in industrial design by the organization that's helped shape the industry for longer than anyone else. IDSA is now accepting entries for...
View ArticleDeadline Extended at Core77's Hand-Eye Supply Store
If you buy before next Tuesday, Dec 21st by Noon Pacific Time you'll get yer goodies before xmas. We are providing free upgrades to USPS Priority Mail for all purchases - and if you order more than $50...
View ArticleLiving in his world: Antonio Sant'Elia 1888-1916
On one of my daily walks to work through San Francisco I was struck by a particular composition of buildings including SF's iconic Transamerica building. It reminded me so strongly of the futurist...
View ArticleReview: Virgin America Interiors, thank you Adam Wells
As a Creative Director for a global innovation firm, I fly often. Having to get around the globe on short notice I sample a lot of airlines. All of us should be turning to the passenger next to us...
View ArticleGirl Skateboard is Seeking a Footwear Designer in Torrance, CA
Footwear Designer Girl Skateboard Co INCTorrance, CA Lakai Limited Footwear is looking for the right person to join our team. This is a great opportunity for someone with previous footwear design...
View ArticleThe Marcos Mantis XP - The Secret Behind Its Undeniable Hotness
You may have seen pics of this restored Marcos Mantis floating around on the internet lately. Like its namesake it has a menacing yet beautifully brutal look; angular and elegant at once, it is the...
View ArticleMoustaches All Year Long
As we turn our eye to a new year, why not keep track of your affairs with Most Wanted, this year's installment of the annual Moustache Calendar. Given the recent renaissance of upper lip hairstyles in...
View Article"Do Not Touch Chair" wire loop by Dominic Wilcox
British artist, designer and inventor Dominic Wilcox has created this rather elaborate sculptural wire loop for the recently opened "About a Minute" exhibition at the Gopher Hole gallery in London....
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