A Look Inside the Largest Miniature Train System in the World

In Hamburg, Germany, the sounds of the city are found indoors instead of outdoors. In fact, when walking the winding streets early in the morning and late at night, you can practically hear a pin drop from the other side of the city. But wander into into S. Michael's Church | Continue reading


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Design Job: NewDealDesign is Seeking a Strategy Designer in San Francisco, CA

We are looking for a Strategy Designer! Contribute to primary and secondary research and analysis in discovery stages and throughout projects, demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of business, brand, cultural, and technological trends to keep other teams informed, | Continue reading


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Mark Zuckerberg Designed a Box to Help His Wife Sleep Better

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been flexing his industrial design muscles with his latest project, a "sleep box" that he built for his wife and shared on Instagram over the weekend. "Being a mom is hard, and since we've had kids Priscilla has had a hard time sleeping through | Continue reading


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Design Job: The Standard Hotels is Seeking a Property Design Manager in New York, NY

The Standard is looking for a Property Design Manager that is responsible for assisting the property and Standard International Management Design Team with overseeing the property design at The Standard, East Village. Areas of emphasis will include: furniture, small construction … | Continue reading


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Konstantin Grcic on Designing Furniture for Non-Territorial Office Environments

In a sea of tricked-out office chairs at Milan Design Week, the Rookie chair designed by Konstantin Grcic for Vitra stood out as a more paired back version. The chair's clean silhouette boasts just the necessities and nothing more, offering only a few simple adjustments and basic … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: An Electric-Assisted Cargo Bike Designed for Streamlined Deliveries

EAV are pleased to announce their company launch and release details of Project 1, their new last-mile delivery vehicle—an electric-assisted, cargo, peddle bike. International parcel delivery service, DPDgroup UK, have placed an initial order on the vehicle which was designed in … | Continue reading


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SCAD's The Shed is Home to Both AR/VR Labs and Traditional Shops

Combining with old with new in more ways than one, the building is also part of SCAD's historic preservation efforts | Continue reading


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Currently Crowdfunding: A Multi-Tasking 3D Printer, Wireless Projector, & 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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Design Job: Test job post 

BASIC PURPOSE The Experiential Marketing & Exhibits Designer is responsible for the development of creative concepts for a variety of events, trade shows, small and large-scale brand experiences, environmental design, and trade show exhibits. This is a specialized and dynamic pos … | Continue reading


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Design Job: School House is Seeking a Senior Industrial Designer in New York, NY

School House is looking for a senior industrial designer to ideate, create, and lead multi-scale retail projects in collaboration with our studio’s multidisciplinary team. Our projects encompass various scales of retail, fixture, visual merchandising and experience design. In thi … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: 3 Phone Concepts Developed with the Wellbeing of Users in Mind

Morrama's smarter phone concepts were created as part of a study to balance consumers' desire for premium, high-performing smartphones with a growing need to switch off from the digital and be 'in the moment'. The three concepts focus on enabling users to easily switch between fu … | Continue reading


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Let's Discuss the Design Considerations of Samsung's Throwable Fire Extinguisher

A beautiful vase that saves lives or a metaphor for putting out company flames? | Continue reading


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Design Job: Ready for the Ride of Your Life? Six Flags Is Seeking a Senior Graphic Designer in Grand Prairie, TX

The Six Flags Corporate Marketing team is looking for an experienced, full-time Senior Graphic Designer with consumer-focused marketing experience to help take our online presence to the next level. We need your creative leadership to design and execute great looking websites, me … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: MONO

MONO is a brand new furniture project that approaches the use and sharing of space by both humans and pets. | Continue reading


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Bae Se Hwa's Bentwood Furniture Continues to Inspire

Pieces from his masterful Steam Bent series are currently on view at R & Company | Continue reading


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IKEA Introduces Two Limited-Edition Designer Collections to Stores in May

Pieces by Virgil Abloh, CHIAOZZA, Bibi Seck, and more will be available globally in just a couple of weeks | Continue reading


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This Ornate 3D-Printed Chair Made Using Generative Design Can Fold Down Flat

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Reader Submitted: Ohm - A pressed porcelain lights collection

Ohm Porcelain Lights Collection Neither wind, water nor strong sunlight will change the glazed surface of Ohm porcelain lights collection, designed by Kauppi & Kauppi for company Ifö Electric. Ohm is a family of light fixtures for indoor and outdoor use on walls, facades, ceiling … | Continue reading


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Design Job: Music Theatre International is Seeking a Graphic Designer in New York, NY

Music Theatre International seeks a full-time, in-office Graphic Designer to market and maintain our catalog of show brands across multiple platforms (print, digital, experiential) with an emphasis on social media and print work. The Graphic Designer reports to the Art + Brand Ma … | Continue reading


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Currently Crowdfunding: A Multi-Tasking 3D Printer, Modular Earphones, & More

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Reader Submitted: Formation

Artifact Zine is a publication examining the material world and our systems of making. Each issue features short essays, interviews, and analysis of the artifacts, manufacturing processes, and technologies running behind the scenes of everyday life. The first issue, Formation, is … | Continue reading


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Design Job: Sketchers is Seeking an Associate Merchandiser in Manhattan Beach, CA

Join the thousands of innovators, advocates and forces who are making an impact every day at one of the biggest footwear brands in the world. Whether you love to connect with consumers on the retail floor or want to drive our award-winning powerhouse in new | Continue reading


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Ronan Bouroullec Discusses Projects Big and Small

We caught up with the designer during Milan Design Week to talk about Vases Découpage for Vitra and more | Continue reading


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Design Job: Stab Your Last Job in the Back: Benchmade Knife Company is Seeking an Industrial Designer in Oregon City

We are currently recruiting for an Industrial Designer to join the Benchmade Knife Company team. The Industrial Designer is the sole owner of the origination and development of ideas to design the form, ergonomics, finish, and fundamental function of the manufactured products at … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: This Self Driving Shuttle Considers the Big Picture of Autonomous Transportation Systems

South Korean company KLIO Design has designed the WITH:US self driving shuttle concept. Embodying three basic principles of simplicity, habitability and expandability, the project is proposed as an icon of future smart cities. Unveiled for the first time at the 2019 Seoul motor s … | Continue reading


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"Broken Nature" Ushers In a New Era of Conscious Design

A survey of Paola Antonelli's recently opened exhibit at the Milan Triennale Design Museum | Continue reading


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Muji's Autonomous Shuttle Bus Debuts in Finland

Muji first announced it would enter the autonomous vehicle game back in November with plans for Gacha, an all-weather, self-driving minibus. Now just a few months later, the first real-world Gacha's are hitting the streets of Espoo, Finland as part of a pilot program running in s … | Continue reading


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Design Job: IDEO is Seeking a Senior Communication Designer in Chicago, IL

Senior Communication Designer *Note: This role opening will close in May. In a nutshell: Communication Designers at IDEO make the biggest impact through visual storytelling. They work collaboratively with teams to bring our voices, stories, and concepts to life. The ideal candida … | Continue reading


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Core77 Exclusive Preview: WantedDesign School Workshop 2019

As in every year since its inception, Core77 is proud to sponsor the WantedDesign Student Workshop, this year taking place from Thursday, May 16th through Tuesday, May 21st, 2019, at WantedDesign Brooklyn, right in the heart of Industry City. Every May, WantedDesign presents a un … | Continue reading


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How You Can More Accurately Predict the Future of Design, Using Steve Jobs' "Lost Speech" from 1983 as an Example

A 28-year-old Jobs was eerily prescient. The key is to focus on certain fundamental nodes of progress | Continue reading


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Eileen Fisher on Making Sustainability a Joyful, Creative Pursuit

The fashion designer's commitment to sustainable practices culminates with Waste No More | Continue reading


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How Neuroaesthetics Will Shape the Future of Design

An interview with Google's VP of Hardware Design, Ivy Ross | Continue reading


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Design Job: Clean Up Your Career! Newell Brands is Seeking an Industrial Designer in Huntersville, NC

This Industrial Designer will conceptualize and develop new products that improve the lives of our customers. In this role you will be involved in all aspects of Industrial Design. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to create customer experiences for the next gener … | Continue reading


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Clever Tool Design, Bold Entrepreneurship: The Story of the American-Made LogOX

"Starting a business is every bit as difficult as you hear it is, but the independence is worth every ounce of energy." | Continue reading


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adidas Unveils Zero Waste Plan, Starting with 100% Recyclable Sneakers

The next phase of Futurecraft ties up loose ends between previous initiatives | Continue reading


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Currently Crowdfunding: A Better Screwdriver, a Vertical Garden That Will Actually Fit in Your Space 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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Is Arthur Mamou-Mani's COS Installation in Milan a Nod to the Future of Architecture?

For eight years, fashion brand COS has used the occasion of Salone del Mobile to flex a more conceptual creative muscle, curating memorable experiences such as Studio Swine's 2017 smoke bubble-filled installation and an all-white ethereal escape dreamt up by Snarkitecture in 2015 … | Continue reading


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Design Job: TEAGUE is Seeking a Communication Design Director in Everett, WA

The Communication Design Manager is responsible for driving exceptional graphic design work in collaboration with a world-class design team. This position oversees and contributes to work across a spectrum of projects, including branding, signage, environmental graphics, video, a … | Continue reading


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5 Milan Design Week Trends Designers Should Actually Care About

Milan Design Week came to a close this past Sunday, and after a week of visiting installations, interviewing designers and experiencing extreme visual stimulation, we're finally able to ruminate over and make sense of what we experienced. While Salone has traditionally been about … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: Nook's Design Elevates the Classic Indoor Playground

Nook, a new children's play and learning space in Ballston, VA, reimagines the "family-friendly" destination as a curated, gallery-like experience, filled with thoughtfully designed furniture and multi-sensory installations. No rainbows needed. This is the third venue to open for … | Continue reading


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Design Job: Turn Up the Volume: Bose is Seeking a UX Creative Lead in Framingham, MA

We’re looking for a passionate Creative Lead to join our User Experience team and focus on defining compelling hardware product experiences in our Consumer Electronics Division. Someone who’s excited to bring concepts from advanced development to fruition across our various physi … | Continue reading


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The 2019 Milan Design Week Shows that Demonstrated a New Direction for the Industry

There was something new in the air at this year's Milan Design Week festivities—was it that there generally was just so much more to see? Was it the grandiosity of the installations between retail giants at Salone in Rho Fiera to the previously more underground events such as Ven … | Continue reading


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Design Job: Get Your Portfolio Ready—Ammunition is Seeking an Industrial Design Intern in San Francisco, CA

Ammunition is an international design group providing services in product design, brand strategy and identity, UX design, graphic design, and packaging. While Ammunition’s strengths are diverse across design disciplines, our real expertise is to redefine markets by using design t … | Continue reading


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Reader Submitted: An Organizer Designed for Business Travel that Keeps Clothes Wrinkle-Free and Electronics Safe

Do you ever wish for a business trip where you don't have to worry about the condition of your shirts and the existence of a proper hotel iron? IAMRUNBOX initially developed their garment bags as a solution for commuters to keep their shirts wrinkle free on the go. Along the | Continue reading


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Plott's Nifty AR-Based Tools Help You Design, Measure and Create with Accuracy

When working on a project, some of the most frustrating moments are triggered by the little things that are made apparent just as you finish up for the day—uneven spacing, crooked objects on the wall are just a few that could drive you mad. Sometimes we persist and eventually fig … | Continue reading


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These Tables Look Like Marble, but They're Made from Denim

Designer Sophie Rowley transforms waste products to look like natural materials | Continue reading


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Design Job: Get Your Gear On! - Orvis is Seeking a Designer in Vermont!

For more than 160 years the Orvis name has stood for a passion for the outdoors and customer satisfaction. Orvis is seeking a Designer for Technical Outdoor Apparel to join our team and ensure flawless execution of product and design vision from concept through completion by crea … | Continue reading


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Currently Crowdfunding: An Ergonomic Armrest, a New Halfbike, 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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