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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
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Linus Hultgren's Subversive Instagram Toilet-House, a/k/a the Peepoohouse

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September 2
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Brilliant Product Design Student Work: The Roadfix Device

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August 31

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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

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Reimagining End-of-Life Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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August 12
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Metro Station Signage Meant to Encourage Exercise

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August 6
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Better UX for Cremation: Turning Ash Remains Into Smooth Pebbles

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August 4

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How to Make a Sandy Beach Wheelchair-Accessible

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The 2021 Core77 Design Awards Design for Social Impact Honorees

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Learn More About the Principles of Community Design February 17th on Core77's Instagram Live!

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February 15
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Conflict-Causing Product Design: The Soarigami Airplane Armrest Divider

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February 1

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Why Do Capitol Police Have Striped Tape on Their Pistols?

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January 8

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January 7

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Industrial Design: Why Is It Still a Man's World?

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January 7

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Vote for Our 2021 SXSW Panel: Harnessing Data to Reach Your Social Impact Goals

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November 18, 2020
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Female Design Council is Offering Up Two $2,500 Grants to Black Womxn Designers

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November 9, 2020

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November 2, 2020
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October 9, 2020

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Core77 Design Awards

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August 13, 2020
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This Idea for a Line of Sustainable Homewares Could Help Reduce the Risk of Himalayan Forest Fires

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July 28, 2020
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Meet the designers behind the winning project

July 20, 2020

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July 20, 2020
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This Speculative App Concept Aims to Highlight Gender-Coded Verbal Silencing in the Workplace

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July 8, 2020
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Where are the Designers of Color? Design Museum Showcases Their Stories

The online exhibition "We Design: People. Practice. Progress."

June 25, 2020
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Where Are the Black Designers? This Digital Conference Will Address Lack of Diversity in Design

The event takes place on Saturday, June 27th and all designers are highly encouraged to participate

June 25, 2020
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Tattoo Artists Across the Country Offering Free Cover-Ups of Racist Tattoos

"Let's get that shit off your body"

June 17, 2020
Core77 Design Awards

The 2020 Core77 Design Awards Design for Social Impact Honorees

This year's Design for Social Impact design awards jury was led by Rebecca Hui of Roots Studio

June 16, 2020
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Black Designers on Race and Design, Part 5: "How Do You Deal With Discrimination in the Workplace?"

Design professor Hector Silva asks the roundtable a huge question posed by a viewer:...

June 10, 2020
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Black Designers on Race and Design, Part 4: Is It Hard for Minorities to Consider Design as a Career Option?

To explain why many design organizations lack diversity, it may be helpful to examine...

June 10, 2020
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Black Designers on Race and Design, Part 3: "At Design School, Did You Ever Raise the Subject of Diversity?"

If you've watched Part 2 of this series, you've hopefully noticed that when you're...

June 9, 2020
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If You're Female and/or a Minority, and Worry You're Not Getting Paid Enough, Check Out 81cents

The organization helps you determine your true market value

June 8, 2020
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Business As Usual Is No Longer An Option

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June 2, 2020
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Twitter Says Employees Can Work From Home Permanently

If all companies did this, think of what it would mean for the economy (it's not good)

May 13, 2020

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