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By Emily Engle - Jul 12
BuzziPleat Ruffs Merge Acoustics and Lighting
They're also the identical twin of Queen Elizabeth I's neck piece
There's been a lot of "buzz" around BuzziSpace and 13&9's award-winning BuzziPleat, aka giant ruffs that can be used as sound dampeners, lighting, and/or decoration. They look just like this... but are way more functional. Although pretty much anything would be—unless anyone can convince me otherwise, those neck things do not seem to serve a purpose.
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By Emily Engle - Jul 12
Nike Brings Flyknit Technology to Clothing with the FE/NOM Flyknit Sports Bra
This one's for the ladies
Ask any woman—no matter what their size or shape may be—what their main challenges are during a workout. I guarantee the conversation will start with sports bras nine times out of ten. Often times, sports bras lack support, and the materials used are not as sweat-friendly as promised. This leads
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By Rain Noe - Jul 05
Breaking Down the Design of the Amazonian Armor in "Wonder Woman"
Influences, materials and battle function
As the Costume Designer for "Wonder Woman," Lindy Hemming had her work cut out for her. The titular character's costume had already been designed, by Michael Wilkinson, for her appearance in the earlier "Batman v. Superman," and now it fell to Hemming to reverse-engineer how that costume might have evolved
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By Emily Engle - Jul 03
MOO Announces Business Cards Made from Cotton T-Shirts
An old manufacturing technique, revived
Business printing company MOO recently announced their latest project—printing business cards using paper made from recycled cotton t-shirts. Cotton paper is nothing new: As MOO Head of Product Design Toby Hextall describes, "cotton rag paper is one of the older forms of paper manufacturing, but it fell out of fashion
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By Rain Noe - Jun 22
Watch This Making of an Equus Alligator Watch Strap Video
A clean, quiet, soothing process
Most of you reading this blog, and most of us writing it, know what it is to make things. And we've all seen tons of videos of other people making things. This one here, of an expert saddler/sellier crafting an alligator watch strap for Equus, stands out for being the
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By Rain Noe - Jun 09
Stantt's Data-Driven Sizing of Men's Shirts for a Perfect Fit
The company offers a staggering 75 different sizes, based on just three measurements
Most button-down men's shirts come in XS, S, M, L, XL. Just five sizes. As industrial designers we understand that manufacturers must limit their production variations in order to maintain profit, but clothing manufacturer Stantt reckons that those five sizes truly fit just 15% of men. That's why Stantt
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By Kat Bauman - Jun 06
Did IKEA Diss Balenciaga In This Bag Ad?
Design beef even tastier than their meatballs
I enjoy IKEA hacking as much as the next guy, but Balenciaga's $2.1k "homage" to the classic blue bag felt a bit hackneyed. While the accessible furniture and home goods company has stated publicly that the high fashion rip off is "flattering" this new ad might suggest otherwise. It's
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By Coroflot Jobs - May 18
Design Job: California Dreaming! Ricardo Beverly Hills is Seeking a Designer in Kent, WA
Make your own contribution to the West Coast lifestyle
Designer, for bags, luggage and accessories. Ricardo Beverly Hills is searching for an industrial designer with a passion for travel, keen eye for style and fashion, and understanding of materials and processes. The ideal candidate will have a experience designing from concept through to production, the ability to
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By Rain Noe - Apr 04
Affordable Desktop CNC Machines Expand Into Textiles
Kniterate brings DIY digital fabrication to fashion designers
Within the hierarchy of designers, graphic designers were the first to gain affordable digital tools with the advent of the Mac. Then industrial designers, with the arrival of desktop 3D printers and CNC mills. Now fashion designers will be joining the affordable digital fabrication party, thanks to designer and inventor
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By Core Jr - Apr 04
Studio Swine Dreams Up a "Multi-Sensory Experience" for COS
The exhibition made for Salone 2017 in Milan features material-repelling smoke bubbles
For the sixth year in a row, fashion brand COS joins in on the Milan Design Week fun with an encapsulating exhibition created by Studio Swine, the design duo behind a number of beautiful process-related design films over the past few years (and whose films we presented at our 2016
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By Coroflot Jobs - Mar 29
Design Job: It's in the Bag! Fashionphile is Seeking a Graphic Designer in Carlsbad, CA
Have an eye for color, a passion for fonts, and a creative touch? This job's for you
I know it sounds potentially cheesy to say that we are looking for someone who is artsy, but we are looking for more than a graphic designer who uses stock photos & pre-fab layouts. We are looking for an amazing designer with an eye for color, a passion for
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By Coroflot Jobs - Mar 28
Design Job: The Future is Bright! Oakley is Seeking a Senior CAD Modeler in Orange County, CA
No need to throw shade at this job opening
Surfacing, surfacing... surfacing. You're so good you can make a square look like a circle, a circle like a convex pentagon and the pentagon look like Lemmy. Yes, we love Motorhead! Creo is your tool of choice but you can jam with Alias when needed.
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By Emily Engle - Mar 24
The Levi's x Jacquard by Google Denim Jacket is a Garment, Not a Device
The powerhouse design duo is weaving with conductive yarn
Jacquard by Google has teamed up with Levi's to create a smart denim jacket, specifically with bike commuters in mind. The collaboration has been going on for quite some time—back in 2015, Ivan Poupyrev, technical program lead at Google's Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) division and Paul Dillinger, vice president
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By Rain Noe - Mar 21
Adidas Experimenting With On-Demand Clothing
Get body-scanned in the store, which is also the factory
The business of making and selling clothes has waste built right into the process: Rolls of fabric have patterns cut out of them, creating unusable scraps; retailers must guess what will be popular and how many units will sell, and whatever doesn't move becomes clearance. That results in slashed price
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By Rain Noe - Mar 15
Calavera Tool Works' Rugged Leather Shop Aprons
Designed for the working craftsperson
Started by industrial designer Michael Williams, Calavera Tool Works is a new company creating products to support craftspeople. They recently rolled out their line of hard-wearing leather shop aprons: "We feel like the folks building fine furniture and cabinetry deserve gear that's just as comfortable and durable as the high
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By Coroflot Jobs - Mar 01
Design Job: Step Into a New Career! Timberland is Seeking a Sr. Designer (Sports Leisure) in Stratham, NH
This job opportunity might just be a perfect fit
We are seeking an experienced footwear designer to design footwear that meets trends and leverages brand DNA of Style, Performance and Green for the Sport Leisure category. This Senior Designer must bring the seasonal creative direction to life into the product briefs including functional, cost and aesthetic objectives.
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By Core Jr - Jan 23
Firm Project: Gloves Designed for Wheelchair Users that Make Self Propelling Easier
LayerLAB, the studio’s future research division, focuses on uncovering behavioral insights to reshape everyday interactions and create forward-thinking new products. During development of the GO wheelchair, the studio discovered that a primary concern of wheelchair users was the strain involved in self-propelling. LayerLAB developed the GO glove system to increase the level of grip between a rider’s hands and the wheelchair’s push rims. The system enables the user to lock into the super tactile
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By Coroflot Jobs - Jan 23
Design Job: Rev Up Your Career! Icon Motorsports is Seeking a Product Designer in Portland, OR
Easy ride your way towards a fresh opportunity
Love motorcycles? Icon Motosports, located in Portland Oregon, is looking for a talented Product Designer to join our industry leading motorcycle equipment design team. Our highly creative and team oriented in-house product design department needs an individual who will collaborate with the entire design & development group in pushing designs
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By Kat Bauman - Jan 12
What If Fake Nails Were Soft?
An uncomfortable materials question
Artist Nadja Buttendorf snagged my attention with an invention that is simultaneously intriguing and skin crawling: soft fingernails. Anyone who's grown long nails can attest that they come with a host of structural and environmental issues. Typing, opening lids, and navigating anything with push buttons can be tricky or even
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By Coroflot Jobs - Nov 22, 2016
Design Job: Tip of the Hat! Goorin Bros is Seeking an Art Director in San Francisco, CA
Hats off to exciting opportunities!
This is where it gets interesting. We are hiring an Art Director to lead our brand experience program (strategy / story / design / guest experience, on & offline) from our headquarters here in San Francisco. You are a seasoned, savvy, and sophisticated creative with solid
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By Emily Engle - Nov 16, 2016
ASIYA's Athletic Hijabs Help Muslim Women Get in the Game
There's only a few hours left to contribute to this powerful Kickstarter campaign
It's not often we see fashion design working to empower a community—clothing is usually about the individual. For this reason, among many other important ones, ASIYA's line of culturally appropriate activewear instantly caught our eye. Through the sleek design of their athletic hijabs, ASIYA aims to encourage Muslim women of
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By Kat Bauman - Nov 08, 2016
Uh What: Scorpion Manicures
Innovative use of form? A return to natural materials? A fancy new kind of NOPE?
If you need any proof that women are tough as hell and wickedly creative, here's a daring beauty trend you may have missed: lethal insects attached to your hands! The "Scorpion Manicure" reportedly got its start last year in Durango, Mexico, where visual artist Lupita Garcia works the bodies
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By Allison Fonder - Nov 08, 2016
Bras Inspired by Architecture Provide True Support for Women
Trusst Lingerie brings digitally-fabricated relief to fuller busted women
In this digitally assisted, rapid prototyping-happy moment, it's easy to forget how difficult modeling and manufacturing a final product used to be. Examples that stand out include Frank Gehry's building designs that were technically impossible to build before the advent of CAD software, also how the customization abilities of 3D
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By Coroflot Jobs - Nov 02, 2016
Design Job: Shred the Gnar as Burton's Senior Women's and Girl's Outerwear and Apparel Designer in Burlington, VT
You'll also be shreddin' some tech packs and pattern deisgns
Burton was the first snowboard company to make women's specific outerwear. As the Senior Outerwear & Apparel Designer for Women's & Girl’s Softgoods you will be carrying that torch, by crafting best in class, look and feel for the women's & girl’s technical outerwear line & alternative outdoor apparel line. To do that your experience will need to include at least four years of professional apparel design, a strong portfolio that showcases your skills in outerwear/sportswear/streetwear design, pl
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By Rain Noe - Oct 27, 2016
Thinking Outside the Socks: URU Design's Unusual, Sustainable Solution to Sock Waste
Solosocks makes seven socks last as long as twelve
Every winter in New York City you'll spot lone gloves on the sidewalk or subway platform. That always makes me sad, as I know the person who lost it will undoubtedly throw the other one away. Single gloves aren't much good. Socks are the same; once you've got a hole
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By Emily Engle - Oct 26, 2016
Geek & Freak Out Over These 12 Halloween Costume Ideas—Design Skills Required
Go big or go home
With Halloween celebrations quickly approaching (this weekend!), it's time to stop procrastinating and start getting your costume ideas in order. From art history reminders to creepy looks into the future, here are some of our favorite takes on turning hard labor into indisputable costume party champions. Okay, most of them
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By Coroflot Jobs - Oct 25, 2016
Design Job: Look Into the Future as Topology Eyewear's Lead Product Designer in San Francisco, CA
Help craft an IOS app-based experience for the fashion tech start-up's customers
Topology Eyewear is an early-stage fashion tech startup in San Francisco, designing and manufacturing custom eyewear. Half of the population needs eyeglasses, but it's really difficult to find a pair that fits perfectly while still looking exactly the way you want it to. Topology's solution is to build
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By Bryn Smith - Oct 18, 2016
Li Edelkoort on Forecasting the Future
The educator and forecaster on fueling the creative process and the future of design
My main profession is forecasting the future, and from that vantage I do everything else. When I curate an exhibition, it's like a 3D trend forecast. When I work with students, I think about their future and how I should educate them accordingly. When I write, I write with a historic perspective but always about what will be the implementations in the future.
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By Rain Noe - Oct 12, 2016
Magnetic Alternative to Zippers, Yea or Nay?
Evolve Enclosures takes aim at a well-entrenched mechanism
"Since it was patented in 1851 there hasn't been a major upgrade to the zipper-style enclosure," writes Evolve Enclosures. In my opinion, that's because the zipper is a fantastic design. In their opinion, however, it's due for an upgrade. Take a look at what they've come up with: As
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By Emily Engle - Sep 22, 2016
'Crocs With Rocks' and Other Questionable Footwear Collaborations
Brands that lost by a landslide
Those of you keeping up with Spring/Summer 2017 Fashion Weeks know that it's been a time for self-expression and boundary pushing design within the realm of footwear. However, it's not the wacky animal heels or plastics that are getting people riled up this season—it's three internet breaking collaborations. We round
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By Carly Ayres - Sep 19, 2016
Taking Condoms Out of the Bedroom and Onto the Athletic Track
How Pauline van Dongen designed an aerodynamic long jump suit using the same material as SKYN Condoms
If you tuned in to the Olympics, you might have learned about cupping, blood doping, or any of the numerous techniques employed to give athletes that much sought after edge on the competition. But what if I told you that the next big thing to help athletes increase speed, agility
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By Hand-Eye Supply - Sep 12, 2016
More Purpose and Style via Vetra
Take a look at the newest coats and jackets at Hand-Eye Supply
We introduced Vetra in the spring. We were intent on bringing it in because the boxes from France would not simply be full of quality workwear but also decades of family tradition, a culture of perseverance, and a brand we could proudly champion. People in Portland and beyond seemed to
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By Coroflot Jobs - Sep 06, 2016
Design Job: Get Your Head in the Game! New Era Cap is Seeking a Technical Headwear Designer in New York, NY
Develop artwork for this long-standing headwear manufacturer.
The role of the Technical Designer is to develop artwork. Ranging from logo creation to bulk production specs as it relates to Global Custom Product Program. Create and maintain templates for production of print and web based sales tools using Adobe Illustrator, Tech Pack and Spec creation/updates/maintenance, process custom artwork requests within a designated time frame, Replicates artwork across all leagues/teams.
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