July 2008

Pic: Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller
It's the Economy, Stupid: A macroeconomic primer for design(ers) and sustainability, by Robert Blinn

"Looking at the world through such a lens makes one thing clear: Despite our mansions and our roadways, our designer jeans and our iPhones, human beings have made very little. Instead we've transmuted stored energy into temporary value in exchange for long-term waste. All of the growth that our politicians seek to perpetuate is not growth at all."

A Pair of Flying Slippers: Phil Patton reviews the Buckminster Fuller exhibition at the Whitney

"If Fuller saw himself as a verb it may be because his life was dominated more by activity than artifact. He truly found himself in his presentations and lectures, from his first talks to a handful of people in Greenwich Village salons to the vast college audiences he drew in his old age. His real skills were "synergistic," all right, but it was the synergy of networking, propaganda and performance."

HAMBURG HARLEY DAYS 2008, gallery by Aart Van Bezooyen

Custom details, tailpipes and tattoos! More than 75,000 bikers attended one of the biggest Harley Davidson events in Hamburg from June 20-22. Be sure to check out this gallery of rock n' roll of design.

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100% DESIGN SHANGHAI, gallery by Simon Husslein

From June 26-28, the likes of Richard Hutten, Michael Young and Patrick Jouin joined creative directors Tobias Wong and Aric Chen in the Shanghai Exhibition Center to showcase design in one of the fastest developing parts of the world.

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June 2008

Photo courtesy of Creative Time
Life and the Big Screen: Media, Design, and the Apocalypse, by William Bostwick

Iron Man has had the design world convulsing with what can only be called a grand maul geek-out.

Berlin Design Festival 2008

"The Sky is Not the Limit" at the Berlin Design Festival, a five day event (May 21- 25) produced by DMY Berlin.

The Many Faces of Design Leadership, by Kevin McCullagh

Leadership is a slippery topic these days: there are more books on Amazon attempting to define the mojo of leadership than that other holy grail, innovation.

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NEW YORK DESIGN WEEK 2008

The pit-stop between Milan and Art Basel, New York Design Week 2008 nontheless presented a hearty collection of the best the Design World has to offer.

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May 2008

Book Review: Buying In, by Rob Walker

Review by Robert Blinn

Milan Design Week 2008 Gallery

Checkout out Core's fresh picks from this year's Salone Internazionale del Mobile.

Core77 Broadcasts: Troika, interviewed by Andy Polaine

Troika is a multi-disciplinary art and design studio based in London, founded in 2003.

Project H Design (Anti)Manifesto: A Call To Action For Humanitarian (Product) Design, By Emily Pilloton

We need the design world (particularly industrial design) to stop talking big and start doing good.

Core77 Broadcasts: Nokia Design

Nokia has over 300 designers worldwide, and ships over 1.2 million products everyday.

Material Xperience 2008 Gallery

This four day event in The Netherlands (April 23-26) showcases the latest materials for architecture and design.

La Tour Awful: The Truth Is Rendered, by Alissa Walker

April Fool's or something far more serious? How the design world gets punk'd every single day.

Maker Faire 2008 Gallery

The San Mateo County Fairgrounds were packed with everything from Arts n' Crafts to Science n' Technology.

April 2008

Core77 Broadcasts: Elena Manferdini at SCI-Arc, interviewed by Alissa Walker

Manferdini interprets traditional Italian lacemaking techniques in a dramatic canopy that drapes across the SCI-Arc Gallery in downtown LA.

Core77 Broadcasts: Jason Bruges, interviewed by Andy Polaine

Andy Polaine talks to Jason in his London studio about his roots in architecture, and much more!

A Bloody Tattoo Convention Gallery

See how tattoo professionals pick the right tools and processes, turning their hand sketches into everlasting body art

The Designers Accord: A conversation with Valerie Casey

"Competitive advantage is not based in the acquisition of knowledge, but the application of that knowledge."

Design for the Next Billion Customers

"Design has a social function and its true purpose is to improve people's lives." By Niti Bhan and Dave Tait

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2008 Gallery

A billion-dollar industry gives us a sneak peek