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A "Rotating Kitchen" for Wheelchair Users
By veteran industrial designer Ruud-Jan Kokke
September 25
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4th of July Fireworks Replaced by Drone Light Shows, Like This One
1,002-drone spectacle breaks Guinness World Record
July 5
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A Cycle-Powered Scarf-Making Machine
The Cyclo Knitter, by designer George Barratt-Jones
June 22
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The 2023 Core77 Design Awards Design for Social Impact Honorees
This year's Design for Social Impact jury was led by community-engaged designer & nonprofit leader Christine Gaspar
June 21
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The Cleanbeach Ashtray, for Cigarette-Butt-Free Beaches
By industrial designer Chris Thistle
April 14
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Engineer Designs DIY Low-Cost Window Replacements for Bombed-Out Ukrainian Buildings
Insulate Ukraine's solution admits light, insulates and is cheaper than plywood
April 5
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A Modular, Adaptable Toilet Designed for All Mobility Types
By design consultancy Studio Doozy
March 17
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Not a Chair Lift: Here's A Staircase Aid That Requires No Power
From Norway, the AssiStep
March 14
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How Todd Palmer Sees Design as a Tool to Uncover Truths and Rectify Injustices
A fascinating chat with the Director of the MillerKnoll-supported Diversity in Design Collaborative, and the 2023 Core77 Awards Built Environment Jury Captain
February 28
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Hermès-Backed Manufacto Program Teaches Schoolkids to Make Things Themselves
More of this please
February 1
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Fooling Facial Recognition by Wearing Ugly Clothing, No Mask Necessary
Cap_able's ugly knitwear makes you not read as a human being
January 24
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Vilhelm Hertz's Bespoke Handmade Crutches from Denmark
Created with the care and craft of heirloom furniture pieces
January 20
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CRAVE's Vibrator Necklace with a Cult Following Gets An Update in the Vesper 2
We chatted with designer Ti Chang about her work and what it means to be an "activist designer"
November 9, 2022
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The 2022 Core77 Design Awards Sappi Prize Winner
The best use of Sappi brand paper from this year's entries, judged by the team at Sappi
June 29, 2022
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To Support Ukraine, Support Ukrainian Industrial Design
Linedock's Robinwood Project donates the proceeds to NGOs on the ground
March 29, 2022
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What Lies Beyond Human-Centered Design? Space10's Co-Founder Shares More On Their Mexico City Pop-up
Space10's upcoming conference kicks off on March 26th, so we chatted with Simon Caspersen about what to expect from this on and offline event
March 24, 2022
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Farm Storey
One of the biggest luxuries of today's time is eating fresh, organic and healthy...
March 23, 2022 By Neha Sinha
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How Do We Move Past Designer as Hero Dynamics? Dr. Christina N. Harrington Discusses the Power of Co-Design
The Carnegie Mellon Assistant Professor and 2022 Core77 Design Awards Jury Captain discusses necessary changes to design research today
February 24, 2022
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Useful School is a Pay-What-You-Wish Online Design Program for People of Color
Founded by Wieden + Kennedy alum Ritesh Gupta, the program addresses questions people of color have about breaking into (and thriving in) the industry
January 25, 2022
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Mastercard Redesigns Credit/Debit Cards with Notches For the Visually Impaired
Turns out the new design will make it easier for all of us to orient the cards
November 3, 2021
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HOP Design's Font Cutlery Range: Inclusive Eating Utensils
Industrial designer Michael Hoppe runs Sydney-based HOP Design, whose work is about "more than...
November 2, 2021
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This Speculative Design Project Presents a More Sustainable & Empathetic Approach to Death
"Negentropic Landscapes" emphasizes the importance of age-inclusive community structures
October 28, 2021
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Oonee's Plan to End Bike Theft: Free Storage Pods
It's bold, it's ambitious, and Shabazz Stuart is making it happen
October 19, 2021
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Elastic Chair Bands to Increase Student Attentiveness
Designed for children with special needs
October 14, 2021
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ID Firm Designs USPS Mailbox Sensor
…though I wish rural mailboxes were autonomous drones
September 28, 2021
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Herman Miller's New Supply Chain Addition: Ocean-Bound Plastic
By incorporating it in the new Aeron Chair, the company is diverting hundreds of tons
September 6, 2021
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Linus Hultgren's Subversive Instagram Toilet-House, a/k/a the Peepoohouse
Trade your privacy for a place to poo
September 2, 2021
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Brilliant Product Design Student Work: The Roadfix Device
When students figure out both the object and the system
August 31, 2021
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A Complicated UI Question for Police Firearms: Should a Trigger be Easy or Hard to Squeeze?
The NYPD makes a controversial change
August 26, 2021
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Reimagining End-of-Life Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A team of human-centered designers created Famous Last Words, a toolkit to activate agency and intentional connection during the lonely COVID-19 period
August 12, 2021
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Inclusive Industrial Design Student's Invention Makes Cooking Easier for the Disabled
Tim Chapman's Pan Pickle
August 10, 2021
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