Crowdfunding has evolved tremendously since Kickstarter and IndieGogo first appeared over a decade ago. How can you as a designer navigate these changes in order to succeed? We've got the perfect person to walk you through it, and that's Craighton Berman. Craighton is a Chicago b … | Continue reading
When Apple tucked their powerful M1 chip into the classic design of the Mac Mini, it became many's new favorite daily driver. Unfortunately, you can't enjoy the power of M1 on the go without buying a new MacBook, along with all the problems, hassle, and cost of getting a second | Continue reading
What if a major producer of plastic waste, like Pepsi Co. or Coca-Cola, was responsible for recovering every single piece of plastic they produced? It would go a long way towards slowing the crush of plastic that threatens to drown our planet. Yet gigantic companies like these--a … | Continue reading
This 600mm- (23.6"-) deep Ollly desk is designed with grooved depressions at the rear, to keep writing utensils within reach yet out of the way. Created by Ukrainian furniture designer Pavel Vetrov and produced by manufacturer Zegen, the Ollly has a few more nods to the objects i … | Continue reading
Produced by Ligne Roset, these MOLD lamps are by Ukrainian industrial designer Kateryna Sokolova. Sokolova is co-founder and creative director of the brand NOOM and SOKOLOVA design studio, which designs furniture, lighting, hardware, electronics and environments. The MOLD line co … | Continue reading
Ukraine-based industrial designer and architect Svyatoslav Zbroy is a co-founder of furniture retailer and design bureau ODESD2. Of the many pieces he's designed, one that jumped out at me is this X1 Lounge Chair, which reminds me of an Eames Lounge commissioned by a furniture-lo … | Continue reading
French manufacturer Koralp makes this nifty K-Stokdry-A, a wall-mounted gloves/boots drying rack, presumably designed for ski lodges. Billed as space-saving, the bulk of it is just 4cm thick. The unit up top sucks in air... ...heats it, and distributes it through tubes down to ho … | Continue reading
"What if your movement could remain fluid throughout your entire day?" asks Ikaria Design Co., a Missouri-based furniture company. Their proposed solution is the Soul Seat, a unique dual-level backless chair that allows you to sit at a desk in rather atypical positions: | Continue reading
Who knew gaming smartphones was a thing? Apparently it's huge, and that community is abuzz with news this month. Chinese manufacturer Nubia has released the Red Magic 7, a gigantic gaming smartphone billed as the fastest ever built; it features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, if that … | Continue reading
It is nothing like the way wire mesh is made | Continue reading
The Carnegie Mellon Assistant Professor and 2022 Core77 Design Awards Jury Captain discusses necessary changes to design research today | Continue reading
These chairs by Andu Masebo, produced while he was a Masters candidate in Product Design at the Royal College of Art, are handsome enough themselves. However, it's when you learn how they're made that they become doubly interesting: "This series of chairs have been designed to be … | Continue reading
In the interior of the Ford Maverick, you'll find something called FITS (Ford Integrated Tether System), which the designers reportedly pushed to have included in the final production models. FITS is essentially a specifically-shaped cavity molded into the rear center console and … | Continue reading
This week Sony unveiled the design of their new PlayStation VR2 headset. Pleasingly, it's become standard practice for the company, like Apple, to discuss what their designers were going for. The shape of the headset is not pure form follows function; instead the designers wanted … | Continue reading
To inform upcoming UN talks on reducing plastic waste, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has released a Global Plastics Outlook report. The news is not good; in the OECD's words, "Plastic pollution is growing relentlessly as waste management and re … | Continue reading
Mice Farm is an Instagram account that documents their "non-biological evolution research" of old computer mice. In short, they've got tons of mice... ...and each one gets its own individual post, with tons of photos and a little background info. Here's an example of a weird one … | Continue reading
In addition to running his own design firm, Studio Make Believe, UK-based product designer Anthony Dickens invented this unique Circle Guitar. Listen to the sound it makes: "We built Circle Guitar to generate sounds, textures and rhythms that would be impossible with a convention … | Continue reading
The Federal Prison Industries program, whose brand name is Unicor, is a prison labor program meant to rehabilitate inmates, teach them a trade and enable them to earn money while they're locked up. In short, Unicor has prisoners making goods and providing services. Unicor claims … | Continue reading
In Germany, the font you'll find on license plates is called FE-Schrift. Image by Wassim Chouak on Unsplash FE-Schrift was designed by German typography professor and designer Karlgeorg Hoefer. It was applied to license plates starting in the 1990s as a replacement for the previo … | Continue reading
Your design is at the center, but there is much more to consider | Continue reading
Norway-based Jets Vacuum is a company that makes vacuum-based toilets for ocean vessels and offshore platforms. After enlisting the help of Norwegian design consultancy EGGS Design, they expanded into the on-land market with the Jets Pearl, intended for domestic applications wher … | Continue reading
Following a storm, we have many "hung-up" trees on the property like these. Cutting them down is necessary but dangerous. When one tree is entangled with another, the forces on it are unknowable, and cutting it loose near the base can cause the butt to suddenly jump in an unexpec … | Continue reading
The Ekto One Simulator Boots are like rollerskates that counter your motion | Continue reading
Actually they're light-powered, but that makes for a confusing headline | Continue reading
They adjust according to the distance of what you're looking at | Continue reading
Fourteen years ago, we covered a brilliantly-designed pair of eyeglasses with water-filled lenses. Created for users in developing nations by British inventor and Oxford professor Joshua Silver, the glasses obviate the need for opticians (who are in short supply in poor countries … | Continue reading
Made to honor a fallen Olympian who got back up to win Gold | Continue reading
The Museum of Other Things is an online collection of DIY solutions from 20th-century Russia. During the Cold War and for years afterwards, resources we Americans take for granted were difficult to come by in Russia. These objects are the workarounds that creative Russians came u … | Continue reading
Bury your nose in your phone while enjoying the great outdoors | Continue reading
In Chinese cities, you can see municipal workers using jury-rigged street sweepers like this: They've been in use since at least 2008 (perhaps in preparation for Beijing's first Olympics?) when this video was shot: In this snippet, you can see the workers just stick the end of ea … | Continue reading
At your average nuts-and-bolts industrial design firm, any of us might be tasked with designing something like this: Can you guess what it is, and what it does? The only hint I'll provide is that it comes from Japan. Answer: | Continue reading
From hand-held to house-sized, these four projects illustrate a commitment to excellence | Continue reading
…plus a second hack for siphoning without getting a mouthful of gas | Continue reading
Sony has released their new LinkBuds, wireless earbuds with a truly unique shape: That chromed hole is what they refer to as an "open ring driver," and it allows you to hear your surroundings at the same time as your audio content. Sony says this feature | Continue reading
Project Rotate, an L.A.-based design studio, sells an unusual series of items on their online shop: Desktop Zen garden sand rakes. (I didn't realize enough people had that hobby to make the business viable.) Made of acrylic and walnut, they're available in the following varieties … | Continue reading
A shame, I bet it'd sell well on the open market | Continue reading
It may feel like time is running out, but don't fret—here's how to quickly create a thoughtful awards entry | Continue reading
Your design is at the center, but there is much more to consider | Continue reading
You can buy a retractable extension cord reel like this for about $35… …but if you've already got an extension cord, this $25 Wonder Winder looks like a better bet, though it's not as pretty: Here's what it looks like in action: I like | Continue reading
The Controller Project is a volunteer initiative that develops modifications for game controllers that allow the physically disabled to use them. Participants can donate money, design skills or 3D printing skills to the cause, which allows them to distribute free 3D-printed game … | Continue reading
Prior to moving to the countryside I'd never touched, let alone had to reload, a string trimmer. With the bump-feed style I've got, you can either wastefully buy replaceable cartridges (supporting single-use plastic), or reload the head manually. Both approaches require disassemb … | Continue reading
Engo Eyewear's designers managed to fit it astride the nosebridge | Continue reading
California-based industrial designer Pushan Panda has come up with an interesting concept for recyclable containers for drinks. Called Bruk, it's meant to replace the packaging for beverages that come in mixed plastic/paper containers, like juice boxes and the cartons that resemb … | Continue reading
"As a domestic source of electricity in times of digitalization, [power outlets] are an important asset that allows most people to work at home in different places," writes Marie Radke, a Masters candidate in Product Design at the Berlin University of the Arts. Yet despite their … | Continue reading
If there's a consensus for how robots should locomote, it's that they either move over the ground on wheels or legs (or combinations of such), or they float and fly. Researchers at CalTech, however, decided to create this jaunty little hybrid called LEO: The LEO robot stands just … | Continue reading
PROWL Studio Founder & 2021 Core77 Design Awards Sustainability Prize Jury Captain shares how designers can prioritize sustainability | Continue reading