NYIGF 2011 :: Menu A/S
At this year's New York International Gift Fair there was the typical mix of the good, bad and the ugly. A standout from the Accent on Design section of the fair this year was Menu A/S, a Danish...
View ArticleMcDonald's is Seeking a Design Director in Oakbrook, IL
Design Director McDonald'sOakbrook, IL McDonald's Worldwide Concept and Design team is ready to expand. We're looking for a Design Director to lead the development and evolution of our self-order...
View ArticleSeth Goldstein's kinetic sculptures provide a grim commentary on the daily grind
You'll work for years, accomplish things, then retire. When you look back on all that labor and schoolwork, what will it look like, what conclusions will you draw? Retired mechanical engineer Seth...
View ArticleNYIGF 2011 :: Omni+
Starting out in the home theater furniture sector, Omni+ had a great showing at the NYIGF with the debut of their new Drysdale desk. A collaboration with Karim Rashid, the desk is on-trend with the...
View ArticleRonen Kadushin's Piggybank
Isreali designer Ronen Kadushin has been producing 2D cutouts for fabricating 3D objects, available for downloading, copying, producing and modifying through his Open Design project. The latest in...
View ArticleSnarkitecture's Brooklyn crib, 90 square feet and balls to the wall
So you've picked up one of InCase's iPhone ping pong covers and you need a home to match? You can always do like Daniel Arsham, the Snarkitecture partner who built a tiny pied-a-terre inside a larger...
View ArticleNYIGF 2011 :: black+blum
Perennial favorites, London-based black+blum unveiled their newest Spring products at this year's NYIGF targeted at those who love to cook...and eat! The hot-pot bbq is the perfect accessory for the...
View ArticleFaced with different state recycling laws, BottleHood takes matters into...
This may or may not surprise you non-Americans, but if you look at a drinks bottle from this country you'll see abbreviations printed on the label denoting which states will pay for that bottle to be...
View ArticleIDSA Extends IDEA Awards Entry Deadline!
If you missed last Friday's deadline to enter the IDSA 2011 IDEA Awards, you'll be happy to know that the program's organizers have announced a deadline extension for procrastinator's and potential...
View ArticleJust when we thought we were making sustainability progress, along comes a...
I'm not sure how you justify using 110 pieces of plywood to make a single-seat piece of furniture, but I guess design is subjective. Emma Selzer of Australia's Plus Architecture has designed the Egg...
View ArticleCore77 is Seeking an Editorial Assistant in New York City
Editorial Assistant Core77New York City Core77.com is seeking an Editorial Assistant for their New York City office. The Editorial Assistant provides support for the day-to-day editorial operations...
View ArticleGorilla® Glass from Corning
Core77 welcomes Corning as a featured advertiser this month presenting their groundbreaking performance material, Gorilla® Glass. Corning Gorilla Glass provides exceptional damage resistance and helps...
View ArticleCore77 Welcomes Its New February Sponsor, Gorilla® Glass from Corning
Core77 welcomes Corning as a featured advertiser this month presenting their groundbreaking performance material, Gorilla® Glass. Corning Gorilla Glass provides exceptional damage resistance and helps...
View ArticleNYIGF 2011 :: A+ Young Designers Showcase
This year's A+ Young Designers' Platform winners represented a broad spectrum of products highlighting innovative ideas from emerging designers. Showing on the floor of Accent on Design, these four...
View ArticleA slice of design from the '00s: Matthias Bengtsson
It bothers regular people when they think of a song or TV show and can't remember the title; it drives an ID'er nuts when they can't remember who did a particular piece of furniture. Yesterday I wrote...
View ArticleWill The Daily solve the tablet/magazine interface design challenge?
As physical objects, I always thought books and magazines were pretty much the same thing; nothing changed my mind on that more than using the iPad. I use the tablet device religiously to read books at...
View ArticleNYIGF 2011 :: Stelton Knives
Known for their Vacuum Jug and line of products for discerning coffee connoisseurs, Scandinavian design house Stelton debuted their Pure Black collection of knives at this year's NYIGF. Forged from a...
View ArticleGlobal Village Construction Set
The Global Village Construction Set is an initiative to develop, "an advanced industrial economy-in-a-box" that can be replicated inexpensively anywhere in the world. Described by the team as a "Lego...
View ArticleFuture fabrication: N55's Spaceplates
Here's an unusual take on how we might build things in the future: The subversive Danish creative collective known as N55's Spaceplates. The idea is that we would have the proverbial shit-ton of sheet...
View ArticleKno tablet maker seems pretty out-of-the-box
Kno is the name of a company working on a tablet specifically designed to be used for textbooks. The two-page touchscreen, branded a "next generation digital learning device," looks pretty nifty:...
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