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Working From Home Never Looked So Pro
Just because you work from home doesn't mean you should be lying on the couch in your pj's til noon. Sure, it can also mean that—no judging—for some professions fuzzy slippers just don't count as...
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SHOT SHOW 2012: A Photo Tour of the Show
Images and Reporting by Barbara Eldredge The Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is a trade-only event and we were lucky enough to be able to attend and cover some of the newest design...
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Jaineel Shah's Brilliant Pinch Hanger
When hang-drying that favorite tee I can't afford to shrink anymore, I take a coat hanger and go in through the neckhole, doing that coat hanger version of a three-point turn. On a clumsy day I'll...
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Maison & Objet Spring 2012: Tokujin Yoshioka, Creator of the Year
Reporting by Marc Thorpe. Images courtesy of Tokujin Yoshioka Studio. Paris' semiannual design tradeshow honors the creative genius of designers across architectural interiors, furniture and product...
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Helsinki WDC Pop-Up Cafe: Building Design Awareness Through Bad Design
How do you make people with no interest in design become aware of design in the first place? One approach taken by creative studio Perfect Fools is their Kauko Cafe pop-up installation for Helsinki,...
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Converse Loves Marimekko, Spring 2012
Now in its third season, the arrival of the most recent Converse Loves Marimekko collaboration feels like the first signs of spring. We love seeing the bright and whimsical Finnish prints adorning the...
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Corning Updates Their Futuristic Visions with "A Day Made of Glass" Part 2
One year ago Corning, the upstate-New-York-based glass manufacturer, released a concept video called "A Day of Glass." The five-and-a-half-minute spot featured Microsoft-like depictions of a family...
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Take a Flying Tour Through the New Whitney Museum
Even though Renzo Piano's design for the new Whitney Museum in downtown New York City was unveiled in 2008, this is the first time we've been treated to a flying tour of the space. When it's completed...
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Design in the Wild: PLAY Category Winners and WORK Open for Submissions
It's Friday and we are so ready to do some PLAYing over the weekend. To get you inspired, we've got this round's winners for the Core77 and Braun Design in the Wild photo challenge. Readers from...
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Designed in USA Brand Certification
RKS, the California-based design consultancy, has recently launched their "Design in USA" brand certification mark to help, "enhance and broaden the 'Made In' labeling." There is no doubt that...
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Is That Carbon Fiber? Nope. Say Hello to Tegris
There's an exciting new material on the block, and it's showing up in...luggage. Baggage manufacturer Tumi is now using Tegris, a polypropylene thermoplastic composite developed by textile and...
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Core77 Photo Gallery: Designs of the Year 2012
Photography by Cemal Okten for Core77 Now in it's fifth year, the London Design Museum's Designs of the Year exhibition presents a snapshot of industry heavyweights across seven categories including:...
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Designer vs. Thieves: The Tale of the Bike Valet
"Non ti preoccupare, Bruno. Ho comprato una Bike Valet." While the urge to build a better mousetrap can spring from a variety of factors, it was a particularly ugly type of mouse that motivated Steven...
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To Chinese Phone Manufacturer TecFace, Everything Looks Like a Nail
While every cell phone manufacturer in the world seems to be chasing the iPhone, it's nice to see Chinese company TecFace doing their own thing. And that thing is making originally-designed cell...
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Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Sr. Industrial Designer in Peoria, Illinois
Sr. Industrial Designer Caterpillar Inc.Peoria, Illinois Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of earth moving equipment, has an immediate opening in their growing Industrial Design...
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First Impressions of Munich Creative Business Week
Last week saw the first annual Munich Creative Business Week, the latest in the year-round cycle of global design events. Neverthless, Bayern Design, which organized the event, hoped to differentiate...
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frog Future or Fiction: Revolver Turbine Prototype
A few months ago, we invited Core77 readers to weigh-in on frog's internal design competition, frog Future or Fiction. In the inaugural edition of Future or Fiction, the design firm called on their...
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Gerber Steady: A Multi-Tool for Shutterbugs
Sign of the times: A multi-tool is a handy thing to have on a camping trip, particularly with tools for opening cans, removing bottlecaps, and cutting or manipulating materials. Manufacturer Gerber...
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Instructables Offering $100K+ worth of 3D Printing Goodies in "Make It Real"...
Our friends at go-to maker site Instructables are pleased to announce the "Make It Real" Challenge. The brief is as straightforward as it gets:To enter, post an Instructable that shows how to turn a...
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More Polypropylene-Based Material Innovations: "Pure" Composite
Following our post on the Tegris material, reader Niels has asked if a material trademarked as Pure, produced by Dutch textiles manufacturer The Royal Lankhorst Euronete Group and pictured here, is...
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