Reader Submitted: Place Your Smartphone in This Vat of Conductive Microspheres, Enjoy a Moment of Notification-Free Bliss

Komoru is a material solution to a technological problem: smartphone addiction and signal interception. Cohda has adapted the principles of Michael Faraday's Cage by replacing the rigid structure with a sea of conductive microspheres capable of stopping electromagnetic signals re … | Continue reading


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The Weekly Design Roast, #4

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The First US Museum Dedicated to Posters is Now Open in New York

Poster House's inaugural exhibitions explore the work of Alphonse Mucha and East Berlin design collective Cyan | Continue reading


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Currently Crowdfunding: An Upgrade on the Ultimate Minimalist Pen, a DIY Marine Research Kit and More

Brought to you by MAKO Design + Invent, North America's leading design firm for taking your product idea from a sketch on a napkin to store shelves. Download Mako's Invention Guide for free here. Navigating the world of crowdfunding can be overwhelming, to put it lightly. Which p … | Continue reading


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A Design Strategist's "Six Rules of Thumb for Design Research"

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The Art of Noticing: An Interview with Rob Walker

Rob's new book is perfect for designers, design students, and anyone who wants to change their point of view. | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: A Dimensional Flat-Pack Shelf with Tool-Free Assembly

The furniture line ORTO by zweithaler is based on a structural design principle, which results in structures that are stable without any connectors. The horizontal MDF boards of the shelf ORTO 53 are held up and locked by skewed wooden poles, which allow for flat pack delivery an … | Continue reading


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What is the Optimal Amount of Choice Designers Should Provide?

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The Bouroullec Brothers Offer a Colorful, Abstract Take on Stained Glass in New Collection

Developed in collaboration with Skyline Design, their range of glass panels debuted at NeoCon and won Silver in the Architectural and Decorative Glass category | Continue reading


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Gareth Neal on Hacking Chairs, Making at Source, and Working With Robot Arms

As happy crafting with a humble chisel as conducting a 6-axis CNC robotic arm as if it were his own limb, Gareth Neal makes the most of, well, everything at his disposal as a designer and maker of contemporary furniture. Whether he's using the "waste" wood of a tree, | Continue reading


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The Bouroullec Brothers Offer a Colorful, Abstract Take on Medieval Stained Glass in New Collection

Developed in collaboration with Skyline Design, their range of glass panels debuted at NeoCon and won Silver in the Architectural and Decorative Glass category | Continue reading


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Pratt Institute Prompts Students to Design the Ultimate Future Bathroom

What will bathrooms look like in 2025? How will they function? | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: 'The Coral' Introduces Humans to the Benefits of Growing Micro-Algae at Home

'The Coral' is an indoor micro-algae farm designed to rebuild a relationship with algae, critical for sustainability yet less appreciated, in our everyday lives. This wall-mounted bioreactor proposes a daily ritual for algae consumption for a sustainable alternative of nutritiona … | Continue reading


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"#RealDesignersShip Is Not a Put-Down. It Is an Aspiration"

Michael DiTullo tells the story behind his new initiative to balance industrial design's social media representation | Continue reading


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Could Plants Be the Future of Interface Design?

Merging plants with our digital electronics to create a radical new interface might sound like the premise of a Black Mirror episode, but it's exactly what researchers at MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group are exploring. Harpreet Sareen and Pattie Maes started their research … | Continue reading


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Joey Zeledón's Coat Check Chair is Reinventing the Closet Experience

Recently, we wrote about Virgil Abloh and Vitra's homage to Jean Prouvé's work, but we felt the collection wasn't original enough: it lives more in the artist's edition realm than the re-interpretation one. So today, we were excited to see that industrial designer Joey Zeledón (S … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: 'Accessories for the Paranoid' Generate Fake Data to Hide Your Digital Identity

When considering data as the oil of the 21st century, each of us is sitting on a small ground treasure – a resource that is being discretely mined by the most valuable companies in the world. As users of modern services and products, we have long become habituated to trade-offs | Continue reading


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Design Job: Viacom is Seeking an Executive Producer for Nickelodeon Velocity in New York, NY

Nostalgia at its finest: Nickelodeon Velocity is seeking an Executive Producer to join their team. The Executive Producer is involved in the creation of branded and non-branded advertising content in support of Sales, Marketing Partners and External Clients. Work closely with Vic … | Continue reading


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The 2019 Core77 Design Awards New York Celebration at Kickstarter

To celebrate the 2019 Core77 Design Awards announced last Wednesday, Core77 threw a celebration on the rooftop of Kickstarter headquarters in Brooklyn, New York on the evening of June 12th to recognize and toast to the designers who took home honors in this year's awards. The par … | Continue reading


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Tesler + Mendelovitch Apply Their Sculptural "Wood Skin" to Interiors

Best known for their sculptural wood clutches, the designers behind Tesler + Mendelovitch have progressively increased the scale of their work. Taking their innovative process to the next level, the latest product launch from the Tel Aviv-based studio provides sculptural solution … | Continue reading


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Flying Rideshare Vehicle – Join in #C77sketching Challenge No. 2

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Could the Classic Orange Construction Barrier Use a Redesign?

Sometimes design opportunities are right in front of your very eyes. For instance, I bet anyone living in an urban setting is familiar with the below image: The classic orange barrier, otherwise known as the plastic Jersey Barrier, are an iconic symbol of urban construction in th … | Continue reading


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The Design Evolution of Car-Based Pickups, Part 2: From Australia to America

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Design Job: Stay Cool! Hunter Fan Company is Seeking a Lead Industrial Designer in Memphis

Looking for an extra way to beat the summer heat? Hunter Fan Company is looking for a Lead Industrial Designer with consumer product experience to manage multiple projects at various stages of the design process. Responsibilities include conceptual development of ceiling fans and … | Continue reading


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New Book: The ABC's of Latin American Industrial Design

620 pages and over 500 images celebrating the best design from 14 Latin American countries | Continue reading


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Check Out What Uber Air's Skyports Might Look Like

This week, Uber unveiled an updated look at the future of its flying taxi service, Uber Air. At the third annual Uber Elevate event on Tuesday, chief Eric Allison claimed that Uber Air will eventually make it "more economically rational for you to fly than for you to drive." With … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: A Step Stool and Suitcase Hybrid that Aims to Give Children Independence While Traveling

Hop is the suitcase that gives children independence. As a step stool and suitcase in one, hop makes destinations kid-accessible. This adds ease to travel and puts the focus back on making memories while staying the weekend at grandma's or spending the night at a hotel. | Continue reading


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Design Job: Have a Passion for Destroying Pests? PestRoutes is Seeking a Senior UX Designer in McKinney, TX

Are you a UX designer that also happens to hate household pests? Look no further than this opening at PestRoutes. PestRoutes is a cloud-based, mobile friendly software for managing pest control offices. With this position, you'd have the chance to fight the good fight through the … | Continue reading


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The Weekly Design Roast, #3

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Fernando Laposse Developed a Colorful Veneer Made of Endangered Heirloom Corn

Long a staple of Mexico's gastronomy, the country has historically been home to over 60 species of native corn in a range of colors, from dark purple to soft cream. Industrialization and the advent of genetically modified seeds have led to many of these species becoming endangere … | Continue reading


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Currently Crowdfunding: A Minimal Smartphone, Cool Sketching Supplies and More

Brought to you by MAKO Design + Invent, North America's leading design firm for taking your product idea from a sketch on a napkin to store shelves. Download Mako's Invention Guide for free here. Navigating the world of crowdfunding can be overwhelming, to put it lightly. Which p … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: Luna Smart Lamp is a Lamp, Wireless Charger and Speaker in One Device

Luna is a lamp, a wireless charger and has Alexa built-in, equipped with a high-quality 7W speaker. The first of its kind, Luna Smart Lamp brings Italian Design into a new generation of multi-functional Smart-Home devices. | Continue reading


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Vitra and Virgil Abloh Have Collaborated on a Jean Prouvé Inspired Collection

"It's arguable whether we will even have a need for furniture by 2035" | Continue reading


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Design Job: Have Your Water and Drink it Too: Hydro Flask is Seeking a Design Engineer in Bend, OR

Hydro Flask is on the hunt for a Design Engineer who will lead projects through the Design Engineering cycle, working closely with the design team (industrial designers, manufacturing engineers, product managers) to ensure products meet Hydro Flask performance standards, quality … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Consumer Technology Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Consumer Technology team was led by Jordan Nollman, CEO & Principal at Sprout Studios. Joining him on the panel were Bill Valls, designer, Matt Day, Industrial Designer at Google[x], Michel Alvarez, Global Design Manager at Drinkfinity, and Monique Chatterjee, Princip … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Design for Social Impact Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Design for Social Impact team was led by Bryan Lee Jr., Founder of Colloqate. Joining him on the panel were Marquise Stillwell, Founder and Principal of openbox, Mike Ford, Founder of Hip Hop Architecture, Paola Aguirre, Founder of BORDERLESS, and Pascale Sablan, Foun … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Design Education Initiative Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Design Education Initiative team was led by Jenny Rodenhouse, Director of the Immersion Lab at ArtCenter College of Design. Joining her on the panel were Ramon Tejada, Independent Designer & Assistant Professor at RISD, Rose Piccioni, Associate Provost of Online Educa … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Health & Wellness Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Health & Wellness jury team was led by Linda Jiang, Lead Industrial Designer at Google. Joining her on the panel were Bernie Wildner, Director of Design at Amazon, Kelly Custer, Founder & Creative Director at Knack, and Mike Simmons, Director of Product Design at Play … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Crowdfunding Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Crowdfunding team was led by Oscar Lhermitte, Co-founder & Director of Sidekick Creatives. Joining him on the panel were Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, Director at designswarm, and Craighton Berman, Founder and Creative Director of Manual. | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Home & Living Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Home & Living team was led by Jordan Nollman, CEO & Principal at Sprout Studios. Joining him on the panel were Bill Valls, designer, Matt Day, Industrial Designer at Google[x], Michel Alvarez, Global Design Manager at Drinkfinity, and Monique Chatterjee, Principal Ind … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Furniture & Lighting Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Furniture & Lighting jury team was led by Gabriel Tan, Founder of Gabriel Tan Studio & Creative Director of Ariake. Joining him on the panel were Kilian Schindler, founder of Bureau Kilian Schindler, Kim Weckstrøm Jensen, CEO of Le Klint, Signe Hytte, Furniture & Prod … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Commercial Equipment Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Commercial Equipment Jury Team was led by Cormac Eubanks, Product Development Consultant. Joining him on the panel were Erik Askin, Associate Design Director at NewDealDesign, Greg McNamara, Founder of Mast, and Natasha Margot Blum, Founder and Principal Director of B … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Packaging Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Packaging jury team was led by Daniela Garza, Partner at Anagrama. Joining her on the panel were Alex Center, Founder of CENTER, Cristie Stevens, Art Director & Editor of Studio A/C, Daniel Martinez, Art Director & Partner at Futura, and José Bernabe, Designer, Letter … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Personal Accessory Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Personal Accessory jury team was led by Linda Jiang, Lead Industrial Designer at Google. Joining her on the panel were Bernie Wildner, Director of Design at Amazon, Kelly Custer, Founder & Creative Director at Knack, and Mike Simmons, Director of Product Design at Pla … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Strategy & Research Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Strategy & Research team was led by Gabriel Valdivia, Lead Designer at Jigsaw. Joining him on the panel were Barton Smith, Product Design at Spotify, Kristin Koch, Freelance Product Designer. | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Interaction Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Interaction jury team was led by Daniele Codega, Design Director at Work & Co. Joining him on the panel were Heather Luipold, Creative Lead at Google Creative Lab, and Kristen Dudish, Executive Director of Product Design at The New York Times. | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Speculative Design Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Speculative Design jury team was led by Yosuke Ushigome, Creative Technologist & Director at Takram. Joining him on the panel were Phil Balagtas, Experience Design Director at McKinsey & Company, and Sarah Gold, CEO of IF. | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Sports & Recreation Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Sports & Recreation team was led by Jordan Nollman, CEO & Principal at Sprout Studios. Joining him on the panel were Bill Valls, designer, Matt Day, Industrial Designer at Google[x], Michel Alvarez, Global Design Manager at Drinkfinity, and Monique Chatterjee, Princip … | Continue reading


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