Here Are Your Tools & Work Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Tools & Work 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 Playgroun … | Continue reading


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

This year's Service Design jury team was led by Bo Ren. Joining her on the panel were Chiara Cacciani, Product Manager at Facebook, Dan Wu, a privacy lawyer researching data and AI ethics, and Stacy La, Design Consultant for Resolve to Save Lives. | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Visual Communication Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Visual Communication team was led by Kristy Tillman, Head of Global Experience Design at Slack. Joining her on the panel were Amélie Lamont, Independent Product Designer & Co-Founder of Good for PoC, Maria Gonzalez, Senior Communications Designer at Slack, and Stewart … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Transportation Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Transportation team was led by Jacob Bouchard, Senior Industrial Designer at JUMP Bikes. Joining him on the panel were Elizabeth Costa, Hannah Lueptow, Lead Design Researcher & Strategist at Questto|Nó, Josh Chadwick, Industrial Designer for Scooter Hardware at JUMP, … | Continue reading


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Here Are Your Built Environment Honorees for the 2019 Core77 Design Awards

This year's Built Environment Jury Team was led by Dong-Ping Wong, Founder of FOOD New York. Joining him on the panel were Alice Hines, writer, and Archie Lee Coates IV & Jeffrey Franklin, Co-Directors of Playlab, Hassan Rahim, Designer and Art Director, Cass Nakashima, Associate … | Continue reading


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R & Company's Radical Living Exhibition Surveys Italian Radical Design from 1965-1975

If you're in a creative rut and are seeking some outlandish inspiration to break your thought process mold, might we recommend a stroll over R & company to view their current exhibition, Radical Living: Italian Radical Design from 1965-1975? The exhibition offers an in-depth expl … | Continue reading


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The Australian Designer Who Invented a New Vehicle Category

Lewis Bandt's "ute" form factor spawned multiple generations and started a craze | Continue reading


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Design Job: Design Physical Branded Materials for a Luxury Space as a Senior Creative Designer at Assouline

Assouline is seeking a highly creative designer with luxury branding experience. The successful candidate will have a proven track record taking creative concepts from ideation to execution in the luxury arena, creating all branding assets. Reporting to Assouline's Founder and wo … | Continue reading


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Qu'elle Faire? Maker Media is in Peril

Help us help out one of the most important platforms in history | Continue reading


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(Sketch)Notes from Virgil Abloh's "Figures of Speech" Exhibition at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art

Today marks the opening of Virgil Abloh's Figures of Speech exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and Core77 was there to take some (sketch)notes during the press preview. Enjoy! | Continue reading


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Frameworks for Utopia Reflected on the Past to Envision Possibilities for the Future

A design collective returns to drawing, seeking to explore familiar ideas in unfamiliar ways | Continue reading


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Design the Ultimate Dad Shoe! – Core77 Sketching Challenge #1

Get your arm loosened up for our first design sketching challenge of the summer: The Ultimate Dad Shoe. We have lined-up special guest-star judge Reid Schlegel, sketching guru, educator and Senior Industrial Designer at Aruliden, to help us choose the winning entries. We are exci … | Continue reading


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Announcing the Core77 Design-Athlon!

Who will be crowned the Ultimate Designer? The winner of our summer challenge series of Sketching, Prototyping, and Rendering, that's who | Continue reading


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This SoHo Office Building Will Double as a Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary

To save their dwindling population, Terreform ONE is creating "a vertical meadow" for butterflies right in the heart of downtown Manhattan | Continue reading


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Design Job: Are You a Kid at Heart? Design Playground and Recreation Equipment as an Industrial Designer at PlayPower

The ultimate all-encompassing role for the ultimate kid at heart! PlayPower, a leading manufacturer of playground and recreation equipment, located in Lewisburg, PA, is seeking a play designer to join their Global Innovation Team. Through drawing, model building, and the creation … | Continue reading


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Running on Sunshine, Grouphug's Window Charger Rebrands Environmentalism

Krystal Persaud left littleBits to create a solar device that appeals even to people who don't think about the environment much. | Continue reading


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Is Modularity The Future of Product Design? Apple's Modular Mac Pro Reveals An Evolution to Workflow-centric Design Process

At Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference earlier this week, Apple finally unveiled its new and modular Mac Pro. When John Ternus, Apple's VP of Hardware Engineering, took the stage, most of his presentation was a listing of super performance specs and showing off its intricately … | Continue reading


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Dominic Wilcox Debuts Two New "Extraordinary Solutions to Everyday Problems"

Glasses to give you a taller perspective and a jacket for directing pedestrian traffic | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: These Porcelain Pendant Lights Are Stained with Used Coffee Grounds, Creating a Beautiful Pink Marble Effect

The COFFIRE porcelain pendant light uses used coffee grounds as a coloring material to mimic the texture of marble. The eco-conscious method of staining is inspired by the ancient pit firing technique for pottery making. During the low temperature firing process, the interaction … | Continue reading


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'This Could Really Kill American Innovation': What the Trade War Means for Makers

From turning over ownership to foreign investors to paying more for high-quality prototyping, hardware founders are getting hit hard. | Continue reading


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Design Job: Pounce on this Opportunity: Puma is Seeking an Apparel Graphic Designer in Boston, MA

Are you ready to set the pace at which sport and culture collide? Puma is seeking an Apparel Graphic Designer to design and develop the graphic language and embellishments to complement product created for the North American and Latin American regions. Through innovative design, … | Continue reading


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The Weekly Design Roast, #2

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Why You Shouldn't Be Surprised by Apple's $1,000 Monitor Stand

Let's look at this from an industrial design point of view | Continue reading


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Currently Crowdfunding: New Accessories for Your Bike, Home Garden, and More

Navigating the world of crowdfunding can be overwhelming, to put it lightly. Which projects are worth backing? Where's the filter to weed out the hundreds of useless smart devices? To make the process less frustrating, we scour the various online crowdfunding platforms to put tog … | Continue reading


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This Weekend in Vancouver: Workshops With Master Craftsmen Explore the Past and Future of Japanese Traditions

Furniture retailer Inform Interiors will be hosting four Shokunin—the Japanese word for a craftsman—at their Vancouver offices this weekend, who will hold a variety of workshops and discuss how their work maintains strong bonds to the traditions of their ancestors while anticipat … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: Sum Waste: A Compostable Pen and Ink System Derived from Materials Found in Sewage

Every day, NYC turns 1.3 billion gallons of sewage into a material called biosolids by feeding it to microorganisms. Though once utilized to enrich soils, around 2.8 million pounds of biosolids has gone to landfill every day for the past ten years. Sum Waste proposes creating a s … | Continue reading


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Urbach Tower Pioneers "Self-Shaping" Wood Construction Technique

The panels of the 46-foot tall structure twisted themselves into this elegant, curved form | Continue reading


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Design Job: Work with World Class Brands (Braun, OXO, Etc.) as a Freelance Brand Design Manager at Helen of Troy

Make an impact with outstanding products from world-class brands, including 7 leadership brands: OXO®, Hydro Flask®, Vicks®, Braun®, Honeywell®, PUR® and Hot Tools® as a Freelance Brand Design Manager at Helen of Troy. A key function of this freelance position involves partnerin … | Continue reading


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An Unsung Designer, an Iconic Design: Bruce Meyers and the Meyers Manx

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Reader Submitted: A Huggable SAD Lamp that Engages and Comforts Users

Combining my uncommon perspective of being both a user and a designer with my research and experiments has led me to create commercial products to help people cope with the symptoms of common mental illnesses. Through my chosen study of industrial design, I am now able to address … | Continue reading


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Jasper Morrison's First Solo North American Gallery Exhibition Features a Collection of New Cork Furniture

The pieces are on display at Kasmin until June 28 | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: An Huggable SAD Lamp that Engages and Comforts Users

Combining my uncommon perspective of being both a user and a designer with my research and experiments has led me to create commercial products to help people cope with the symptoms of common mental illnesses. Through my chosen study of industrial design, I am now able to address … | Continue reading


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Design Job: Ready for Your Career to Take Off? TEAGUE is Seeking a Production Designer in Everett, WA

TEAGUE is built on a strong foundation of creativity, but successful innovation in the realm of global aviation also requires technically savvy, hyper-organized multi-taskers—people who are adept at juggling shifting priorities and who understand the importance of keeping clients … | Continue reading


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Basse Stittgen is Making Biodegradable Plastic Tableware Out of Expired Eggs

Basse Stittgen's line of tableware is made entirely out of expired eggs | Continue reading


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Is It Time to Redesign the Receipt?

A prototype designed by Susie Lu aims to make us savvier shoppers | Continue reading


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The Weekly Design Roast, #1

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Teens Do What They Want; These Ones Build GameBender with Jay Silver

He helped build Scratch and Makey Makey; now that community of young inventors are shaping his next big project | Continue reading


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Design Job: Fetch! Petmate is Seeking a Designer in Arlington, TX

Merge your passion for animals with your passion for design as a Designer at Petmate! As part of Petmate's design team you will generate ideas and turn them into solid concepts that engage and delight both animals and their humans with meaningful experiences that deepen their con … | Continue reading


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Design Job: Formlabs is Seeking an Industrial Designer in Somerville, MA

Bring ground-breaking professional tools to designers, engineers, and artists around the world as an Industrial Designer at Formlabs. As part of the Formlabs team, you’ll collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of designers, engineers, and scientists to make a significant impa … | Continue reading


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2019 Core77 Design Award Winners Will Be Revealed June 12th

Keep an eye out next Wednesday for all of our honorees | Continue reading


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Transforming Balloon Outfits Take Over Central Saint Martins' BA Fashion Show

Meet Norwegian designer Fredrik Tjærandsen's collection for Central Saint Martins' BA Fashion Show. Whether you've seen seen the transforming outfits—part party balloon, part couture—all over your Instagram feed this past weekend or whether this is your first time hearing of such … | Continue reading


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MIT's Self-Assembly Lab May Have Found a Way to "Grow" Islands

Natural disasters caused by warming temperatures are typically associated with catastrophic consequences, but what if there was a way to harness the strong ocean currents they generate in a productive way? That's the question that lies at the heart of MIT Self-Assembly Lab's late … | Continue reading


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Anarchism & Design

American anarchism isn't about bombs and leather jackets. If you're an independent designer, you might be an anarchist. | Continue reading


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This Bra Combines a 16th Century Craft with Parametric Design to Provide Post-Mastectomy Comfort

The project won the Grand Prix at this year's Lexus Design Awards | Continue reading


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The Designey Roundup, #1

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Design Job: Flex Your Creative Muscles as a UX/UI Designer at Flex in Milan, Italy

In this interdisciplinary position the selected applicant will work on UX/UI activities for medical devices in Flex's Milan Design Center. The UI/UX designer's responsibility is to create a compelling, safe and efficient user experience in medical products developed by Flex. You … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: Behavior-changing drinking and handwashing stations for kids

Encouraging healthy hygiene habits for children living in urban poverty | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: abl - the walking cane that defies the stigma

A walking aid designed to improve the physical and emotional user experience | Continue reading


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