DMI Design at Scale Conference Preview with Cameron Tonkinwise, Parsons
Interview by Will Evans, Semantic Foundary In anticipation of next week's DMI Design at Scale conference, Will Evans sat down to chat with Cameron Tonkinwise, Associate Dean for Sustainability at...
View ArticleSVA's MFA Products of Design Site Features Faculty Video Profiles
If you're curious about SVA's new MFA in Products of Design (chaired by Core77's Allan Chochinov), there may be no better way to get a sense of what it has to offer than listening to its faculty. The...
View ArticleCEO for Change: A Campaign for Industrial Design
Atlanta-based industrial designer Krystal Persaud hopes to address systemic flaws in consumer culture by shooting straight for the top with a project called CEO for Change. "It drives [her] crazy that...
View ArticleReal Steel: An Inside Look at Building Robots
Reporting by Terry Persun. The latest DreamWorks picture out in theaters, Real Steel is about a father and his estranged 11-year-old son who enter the world of robotic boxing, once human boxing has...
View ArticleThe Light Bulb Conspiracy US Screenings Start on Saturday
"Planned obsolence: the desire, on the part of the consumer, to own something a little newer, a little sooner than is necessary." Filmmaker Cosima Danoritzer's documentary The Light Bulb Conspiracy...
View ArticlePizza Scissors, Anyone?
Folks, these pizza scissors with integrated spatula are the product design version of a movie that's so bad, it's good: Clever designed "Pizza Pro" combines kitchen shears with a wedge-shaped spatula...
View ArticleDesign with the Other 90%: CITIES Exhibition
For the first time in history, the majority of the earth's approximately 7 billion inhabitants live in cities. Close to one billion people live in informal settlements, commonly known as slums or...
View ArticleDutch Design Week Preview: Just Chairs by Michael Kluver
Designer Michael Kluver recently completed his degree from Design Academy Eindhoven and he's pleased to present one of his student projects, "Just Chairs," on the occasion of Dutch Design Week in...
View ArticlelittleBits Electronics is seeking a Industrial/Product Designer in New York,...
Industrial/Product Designer littleBits ElectronicsNew York, New York littleBits is looking for an excellent industrial/product designer to join the core team. He or she will work on helping develop...
View ArticleTalk to Me 2011: "Hi, a Real Human Interface" by Multitouch Barcelona
We had the pleasure of attending Talk to Me: A Symposium at MoMA over the past two days, and we hope that some of you did too. A full recap is forthcoming, but it's worth sharing one of the highlights...
View ArticleBuilding a Successful Furniture Business: Hellman-Chang, Part 4 - The ICFF...
In Part 3 of the Hellman-Chang story, co-founder Eric Chang mentioned that "You've got to be willing to step over the ledge and see where it takes you." What he didn't mention was that there's more...
View ArticleKnoll x Core77 Secret to Your Success Generation Chair Winner!
Balance. Relationships. Perspective. These are familiar words and familiar goals for all of us. They're also words that characterize the Generation by Knoll family of work chairs. So, in this round of...
View ArticleRebecca Baumann's "Automated Colour Field"
[images by Andrew Curtis] We're loving Australia-based artist Rebecca Baumann's "Automated Colour Field," which she rigged up out of 100 flip-clocks with their numbers covered by different hues of...
View ArticleLytro Camera is Ready to Go
The web is abuzz with news of the Lytro "Light Field" camera we posted on back in June, as they've now set final prices and are accepting pre-orders. The revolutionary camera lets you shoot everything...
View ArticleDesignPhiladelphia 2011: Philly Works Qualities of Life Panel Discussion
DesignPhiladelphia is rolling along here in Philadelphia. On Tuesday evening, Philly Works—now in its third year—invited three professionals to speak and participate in a panel discussion around the...
View ArticleVienna Design Week 2011: Thomas Feichtner's M3 Chair
Earlier this year, we had a look at ten "could-potentially-see-the-light-of-day" chair designs from Austrian designer Thomas Feichtner. It's been an exciting seven months at Feichtner's studio: while...
View ArticleMatt MACHINE's Vintage Motorcycles
A great way to kickstart your weekend wanderings, check out this beautiful video courtesy of Australian builder Matt Machine. The video was shot as a promo for his shop and besides the...
View ArticleDutch Design Week Preview: La Bolleur Brewery
Eindhoven-based multidisciplinary design studio La Bolleur first presented their brewery at huttenfestival Tilburg earlier this fall, but those of you who missed it (ourselves included) can bear beer...
View ArticleQubique Preview: "Free Fall" Chair by Ezri Tazari
When professor Ezri Tazari isn't busy teaching at Bezalel Academy for Art & Design, he's doing... industrial design, the domain of his expertise. For his latest design, he starts with a few...
View ArticleLEVEL Studios is seeking a Creative Director in Los Angeles, California
Creative Director LEVEL StudiosLos Angeles, California LEVEL Studios, a prima donna-free workplace, is looking for a Creative Director with a passion for design excellence and innovation. The ideal...
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