Why Is Core77 Protesting SOPA and PIPA?
Core77 joins a growing community of websites and organizations on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft...
View ArticleDisruptive Trends from the Floor of CES 2012, by UPSTREAM
The International CES 2012, as it does every year, presented an enormous array of gadgets, technology innovations and a feeding frenzy of consumer electronics commerce. But looking above the fray of...
View ArticleLiquid-Cooled LED Bulbs
As we saw with Jake Dyson's CSYS lamp, an integrated cooling system can enable LED bulbs to live longer lives. Now a company called Switch has encapsulated that principle in the very bulb itself—with...
View ArticleSave the Date: Brooklyn's 319 Scholes Presents Art Hack Day, January 26-28
Our friend Marko Manriquez and his fellow creatives at 319 Scholes are pleased to announce that they are hosting a "huge interactive hacking event"in their 3,000 sf exhibition space in Bushwick,...
View ArticleSHOT Show 2012: The Year of the Zombie
Core77 isn't the only one eager to help you prepare for the end of days, many exhibitors here at the 2012 SHOT Show are marketing gear specifically towards would-be zombie hunters. From Armageddon...
View ArticleKickstart "Ferrite," the Next-Level Lava Lamp
David Markus is one of the five lucky design students that we featured in our "Design for (Your) Product Lifetime" series with Autodesk Sustainability Workshop. The young designer is set to complete...
View ArticleDead Stock: Kashimax "Rain Tail" Bike Fender
Japanese saddle purveyors Kashimax have the stateside cachet of NJS certification: a growing contingent of Keirin fetishists in urban areas won't settle for anything less than that which has been...
View ArticleProduct Photography: Carl Kleiner's Magnificent Flatware Shots
A man whose work speaks for itself: Photographer Carl Kleiner's product photography has an odd way of making collections of 3D objects striking in a 2D way. The Stockholm-based shooter's recent IKEA...
View ArticleMore Crafting Videos: Globe-Trotter Suitcases
Another good "object being made" video also coming from the UK is this Globe-Trotter Suitcase spot. This one is different from the Dunhill short in that there's more human-operated machinery involved,...
View ArticleR/GA is seeking an Interaction Design Director in New York, New York
Interaction Design Director R/GANew York, New York Interaction Design Directors at R/GA are integral to the creative process and play pivotal roles in the strategy, conception and design of...
View ArticleEveryday Design: fuseproject & Assaf Wand Launch Sabi - Exclusive Q&A with...
Yves Béhar and entrepreneur Assaf Wand are pleased to announce a new venture called Sabi, a forthcoming line of "lifestyle and welllness products designed to transform life's small tasks into moments...
View ArticleWhere Do You Give? National Design Competition Call for Entries
In our increasingly interconnected world, giving is no longer bound by geographic, ethnic or other traditional parameters. From donating online to donating overseas, people are making unprecedented...
View ArticleThe Hub: Retroactively Make Your Cables Self-Retracting
I wish the device was a tad smaller, but I love the idea of being able to automatically retract and store whatever cables I want. The Hub is a round aluminum housing containing a spring mechanism;...
View ArticleWebVisions New York: Progressive Enhancement and How Sci-Fi Creates Better...
New York City welcomes Webvisions this week, a 3-day conference to explore the future of design, content creation, user experience and business strategy. Webvisions kicked off yesterday with a series...
View ArticleThe Aesthetics of Mechanical Advantage: "Pulley" Floor Lamp by Monocomplex
Seoul's Monocomplex design studio is back with "Pulley." In keeping with their minimalist design philosophy, the concept is elegant for its simplicity (liberally copyedited for clarity):To human...
View ArticleIDEO is seeking an Organizational Designer in London, UK
Organizational Designer IDEOLondon, UK IDEO's London studio seeks a unique professional to help build our capability in Organizational Design. They are looking for a design thinker who in a team...
View Article2012 Design Impact Call for Fellows!
DI and ARTI staff in Phaltan, India Are you passionate about working for a more equitable world? Are you willing to live and work for ten months amongst the challenges faced by resource-poor...
View ArticleCambridge to Kick Off UK's Design Icons Series
Creative Front Cambridgeshire is a UK-based business network for creative industries, based at Cambridge's Anglia Ruskin University. They've been selected by the UK's Design Council to kick off Design...
View ArticleSpace Migration and Designing Our Future Habitat, by Jens Martin Skibsted
This post is part of our year-long series, Apocalypse 2012, where our favorite futurists, resiliency and disaster experts examine the role of design to help you prepare for...the end? If you asked me...
View ArticleREMINDER: Design in the Wild Photo Contest, Round 1, EAT
Just a reminder that SUNDAY is the last day you can submit entries into Round 1 of the Braun & Core77 Design in the Wild global photo challenge. Enter today for a chance to win the grand prize...
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