Paola Antonelli on the Urgent Role Designers Will Play in the Future

We spoke with the MoMA Senior Curator of Architecture & Design and 2019 Core77 Conference keynote about a designer's role in the climate crisis and more

By Allison Fonder - September 23

Contoured Playgrounds, Landscapes, Sculpture: Profiling the Childlike Genius of Isamu Noguchi

My favorite images of Isamu Noguchi are the photographs where he's smiling. I have...

By Emily R. Pellerin - September 23

frog's Francois Nguyen Is Actively Helping Shape What the Future Looks Like

"Design is a language and deep exposure and practice is the only path to excelling in it."

By Alexandra Alexa - September 16

Dean Malmgren on How He Sees Data as a Rich Design Medium

By Alexandra Alexa - August 29

Joe Meersman of IBM on the Importance of Defining Why We Want Change and the Future of Design With AI

"Philosophically speaking, design really is about change."

By Alexandra Alexa - August 12

Liz Jackson Doesn't Want "Design for Disability"—She Wants Disabled People to Be Part of Designing Better Products

By Allison Fonder - August 1

Pupul Bisht Wants to Decolonize the Future of Design Using Storytelling

"When it comes to design methods, 'one size fits all' is the thinking that colonizes our work—that's what we need to challenge."

By Allison Fonder - July 26

Archie Lee Coates IV of PLAYLAB on the Importance of Collaboration and Keeping Ideas Flowing

"There will always be a next wave but right now it's about wrapping your arms around people and getting things done together"

By Alexandra Alexa - July 23

John Makepeace Talks Trees, Wood Science, and the Future of Furniture

Upon leaving school, not many people find themselves at a crossroads with career signs...

By Michael Cooper - June 21

Gareth Neal on Hacking Chairs, Making at Source, and Working With Robot Arms

As happy crafting with a humble chisel as conducting a 6-axis CNC robotic arm...

By Michael Cooper - June 19

Meet Pentagram's Newest Partner: Information Designer Giorgia Lupi

Mapping and uncovering new dimensions about the built world

By Alexandra Alexa - May 20

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...

By Emily Engle - May 1

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

By Emily Engle - April 24

How Neuroaesthetics Will Shape the Future of Design

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

By Emily Engle - April 22

ArtCenter's Jenny Rodenhouse on Integrating VR/AR Technologies into Design School Curriculum 

A few words with our 2019 Core77 Design Awards Design Education Initiatives Jury Captain

By Emily Engle - March 26

Dong-Ping Wong on How Architecture Reflects Culture

A few words with our 2019 Core77 Design Awards Built Environment Jury Captain

By Allison Fonder - March 25

Carla Diana on Embracing the Challenge of Creating a World for Both Humans and Robots

The "robot whisperer" discusses her new program at Cranbrook, the importance of making sentient everyday objects, and the future of robotics

By Alexandra Alexa - March 22

Meet Anton Lorenz, the Man Who Brought Tubular Steel Furniture and Reclining Chairs to the Masses

An exhibition at Vitra Design Museum highlights his body of work

By Alexandra Alexa - March 20

Yuliya Veligurskaya of Studio Cult Co on Ditching a Career in Architecture to Design the Brand of Her Dreams

From enormous PhotoShop pins to toolbar keychains, Studio Cult Co brings humor to the trials and tribulations of the design process

By Emily Engle - March 13

How Machine Learning Is Transforming Skincare to be More Effective and Sustainable

An interview with the CEO of up-and-coming skincare line Atolla

By Allison Fonder - January 4

ANICORN's Joe Kwan on Why Storytelling and Graphic Design are Key Skills for Watch Designers

Bonus: serious watch eye candy included

By Emily Engle - December 17, 2018

Behind the Scenes of RAMS: An Interview with Director Gary Hustwit and Mark Adams of Vitsœ

"Dieter is not interested in any more products. He's interested in transmitting his 65 years of experience to the next generations."

By Emily Engle - November 6, 2018

Jamie Wolfond Thinks Designers Could Benefit from Reimagining the Traditional Design Process

"If the manufacturing process is not involved in a very literal way at the beginning, then sometimes the result is stifled by someone's preconception"

By Emily Engle - October 19, 2018

Autodesk's Paul Sohi on Shifting Career Paths and Advocating for Your Design Work

"We have to separate ourselves from our work. Empathizing doesn't just end with the product, but with the client too."

By Emily Engle - October 10, 2018

Harry Parr on Designing Multi-Sensory Experiences and Starting a Business You're Truly Passionate About

"Frankly, you just need to work harder than the next person. If you're not willing to do that, then you won't get anywhere."

By Emily Engle - September 24, 2018

Sina Sohrab & Joseph Guerra of Visibility on Working with Clients While Preserving Your Design Identity

"The best thing you can do is make excellent work; hold yourself to the highest standards and make sure people see that work"

By Allison Fonder - September 19, 2018

Alex Daly on How to Successfully Pitch Your Product to Media and Find the Right Audience

"That crowd that will show up when the product is done is what creates longevity. That's how you get people coming back, and championing for you."

By Allison Fonder - September 6, 2018

Craighton Berman on Kickstarter Do's and Don'ts For Designers

"Cut the bullshit. Come up with a creative small project, get it together really quickly and get it out there."

By Emily Engle - August 27, 2018

Floyd's Alex O'Dell and Kyle Hoff on  Innovating Within the Longstanding Furniture Industry

"We don't want it to be a question when you go to move whether or not you should leave our products behind."

By Emily Engle - August 22, 2018

Michael DiTullo on Why Designers Shouldn't Limit Themselves to a Single Product Category

"If you want to be successful, the first thing you have to do is define what success means to you."

By Emily Engle - August 15, 2018

HAWRAF's Carly Ayres and Pedro Sanches on How Unconventional Ideas Can Help You Land Your Dream Clients

"Young designers' idealism is a double-edged sword; some dismiss their ideas as impractical when they might just be on the edge of what's next"

By Allison Fonder - August 10, 2018

Lee Simpson on Why Diverse Experiences Shape Better Designers

ustwo's Head of Media & Entertainment Product discusses his unexpected background and gives advice for young UI/UX designers

By Emily Engle - August 9, 2018

Nissan's Senior VP of Design, Alfonso Albaisa, on His Design Process, Working in Japan & Advice for Young Designers

"The pigeons we're looking at now in this park are cute pigeons, but they're filthy. In Japan the pigeons look like they got blow dried."

By Emily Engle - July 31, 2018