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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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Better UX for Cremation: Turning Ash Remains Into Smooth Pebbles
Parting Stone's unique process makes death easier to handle, literally if not figuratively
August 4, 2021
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How to Make a Sandy Beach Wheelchair-Accessible
U.S. and Canadian beaches roll out the welcome mat
August 3, 2021
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The 2021 Core77 Design Awards Design for Social Impact Honorees
This year's Design for Social Impact Awards Jury was led by Sloan Leo of FLOX Studio
June 18, 2021
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Learn More About the Principles of Community Design February 17th on Core77's Instagram Live!
FLOX Studio Founder Sloan Leo will be sharing more about their "Community Design for Leaders" Summer Intensive at SVA on Wednesday, February 17th at 10:30 EST
February 15, 2021
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Conflict-Causing Product Design: The Soarigami Airplane Armrest Divider
It's a great way to spark heated in-flight arguments between passengers
February 1, 2021
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Why Do Capitol Police Have Striped Tape on Their Pistols?
A design problem that's been poorly solved?
January 8, 2021
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