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Men In Trees: A Look at the Annual Portuguese Cork Harvest
This is the second piece in a series exploring cork from designer and educator Daniel Michalik. As a prelude to this series, Michalik produced a beautiful photo gallery documenting the cork harvest....
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Forthcoming Book on White in Design
Designing with white is not for the faint of heart. In addition to the sheer maintenance required of a white environment, the absence of color brings form sharply to the forefront, meaning you can...
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The Nest Learning Thermostat
Today marks the launch of Silicon Valley startup Nest Labs' Learning Thermostat, a device that is exactly what it sounds like and much more: a thermostat that learns from user behavior to create a...
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"Graphic Design: Now in Production" at the Walker Art Center Through January...
This past weekend saw the opening of the Graphic Design: Now in Production—an extensive new exhibition that examines the remarkable growth of the field over the past decade—at the Walker Art Center in...
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Tonight: Hand-Eye Supply Curiosity Club presents Patrick Short of Comedy Sportz
Tonight, Core77 is excited to present Patrick Short, General Manager of Portland ComedySportz, to the Hand-Eye Supply Curiosity Club hosted at the Hand-Eye Supply store in Portland, OR. Come early and...
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DesignPhiladelphia 2011: Better Blocks Philly
Installation of the Philly Works Quality of Life map Better Blocks Philly is a community-driven design project that took place throughout DesignPhiladelphia, which just wrapped up on Sunday. Inspired...
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Nanovo's Communist-Era Vintage Objects are Retro Czech Chic
As an American it's easy for me to find websites and stores loaded with vintage American objects, and you needn't look further than our auto industry to see designers wistfully looking backwards. But...
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mo: Flexible Bike Share and Urban Mobility System
What if you were rewarded for biking to work each day? What if your city had a fleet of bikes and cars integrated with its public transportation system. Introducing mo, a new concept in urban...
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"POPI" Umbrella by Massimo Battaglia
Italian industrial designer Massimo Battaglia goes by Givingshape for his independent line of product design work. We were fans of his "Pratonzolo" desktop organization solution from earlier this...
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Incase is seeking a Product Photographer in San Francisco, California
Product Photographer IncaseSan Francisco, California Incase, the global lifestyle brand and leader in carrying solutions and innovations, is currently looking for a Product Photographer to work in...
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Designing Conversations at MoMA's Talk to Me Symposium
Radiolab Panel With the title Talk to Me, the design exhibition currently on view at MoMA is naturally required to include some lectures, talks and curated conversations around and about the content....
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Cape Town to become World Design Capital 2014
The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) announced today, that the City of Cape Town (South Africa) has been designated the World Design Capital (WDC) 2014. Cape Town is the...
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Philips' Impressive "Microbial Home Probe" Concept, Part 1
Philips has put together a fascinating, comprehensive and holistic green home system called the Microbial Home Probe, now on display at Dutch Design week. The conceptual domestic ecosystem tackles the...
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Fully Functional Nikon Camera Costume by Tyler Card
This DIY Halloween costume has been making blog rounds since Tyler posted it a couple days ago, but it's too good not to share here. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based designer—a photographer by...
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DRC x 2011: Research Photography Workshop
Reporting and Images by Ciara Taylor The Design Research Conference kicked off at IIT in Chicago with five half-day workshops. Conference attendees had the option to choose one of the following...
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Building a Successful Furniture Business, Part 5: Hellman-Chang Wonders "How...
In Part 4 we saw Hellman-Chang attract the interest of A. Rudin, a well-established, fourth-generation family-run showroom and furniture line serving interior designers and architects. Now Dan Hellman...
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A Look at the World Design Capital Bid Videos
By now you've heard Cape Town has won the bid to be the World Design Capital for 2014. ICSID conferred the honor on the South African provincial capital over its fellow finalists Dublin and Bilbao,...
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Philips' Impressive "Microbial Home Probe" Concept, Part 2
Here in Part 2 we continue looking at the radical features of Philips' Microbial Home Probe, a conceptual ecosystem for living that incorporates, as we saw in Part 1, some unusual ideas in sustainable...
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Humanscale Faces in the Wild 2011 Art Auction
"Zarafa" the Giraffe. by Scott Wilson Since 2000, Humanscale has raised over $390,000 for the World Wildlife Foundation through their annual Faces in the Wild art auction and event. Unique work is...
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Seed is seeking a Data Visualization Designer in Brooklyn, New York
Data Visualization Designer SeedBrooklyn, New York Seed is looking for a Data Visualization Designer to join our team. The Data Visualization Designer will be a key member of Seed's multidisciplinary...
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