Some things you already knew about design. Plenty more you didn't.
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Here's what we looked at this week:
Audi unveils secret supercar, new design direction.
Industrial designer Fengfan Yang's table re-think with Halle.
Veteran industrial… core77.com/posts/144427/Core… #IndustrialDesign #UXDesign #Supercar #DesignInnovation #Minimalism
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Melbourne-based designer Villo Hietanen builds chairs without legs. They source their support from the environment, using magnets, suction units or straps:
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This stacking Concert Chair is by Canadian industrial designer Jamie Wolfond. It has magnets along its sides, allowing it to perform a visual trick when placed alongside its mates:"The… core77.com/posts/144487/Hall… #Design #Furniture #IndustrialDesign #CopenhagenDesign #JamieWolfond
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This might appeal to those who place sticky notes on their monitor's bezel. Called Contour, it's by Budapest-based industrial designer Adam Miklosi. It's designed to attach to an iMac,… core77.com/posts/144479/A-Co… #Corkboard #InteriorDesign #ProductDesign #HomeOffice #WorkspaceGoals
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This unusual object is by Norwegian industrial designer Daniel Rybakken. Straddling the boundary between furniture and décor, it's a sort of add-on alcove, fittingly called… core77.com/posts/144477/Obje… #InteriorDesign #FurnitureDesign #HomeDecor #DesignInnovation #ScandinavianDesign
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This Geo object, invented by a faceless, anonymous and unnamed company, is a circular multi-tool.
Obviously inspired by a fidget spinner, it features a rotating dial with five tool edges and a… core77.com/posts/144476/A-Ci… #Gadget #EDC #MultiTool #FidgetSpinner #InnovativeDesign
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In the 1960s, Danish industrial designer Jens Quistgaard created these beautiful candleholders for Dansk:
He also designed special candles for them that were "slim, elegant and… core77.com/posts/144465/The-… #Candlemaking #HomeDecor #InteriorDesign #VintageDesign #DanishDesign
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Child seats for bikes are nothing new. But this Go Plus, an e-bike from Danish manufacturer MATE, was designed from the ground-up specifically for a parent to haul a child.
The lowered frame… core77.com/posts/144464/An-E… #EBike #FamilyBike #Parenting #ChildSafety #BikeLife
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Wall-mounted coat racks should be horizontal, for the sake of UX. But tight European apartments often don't have the space. Industrial designers Oskar Lillo and Juliette Guéganton thus… core77.com/posts/144463/A-Ve… #CoatRack #InteriorDesign #SpaceSaving #FurnitureDesign #HomeDecor
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This amusingly overproduced Day Display is by New-Zealand-based Stupid Engineering. "Made of precision milled and bent 2mm aluminium, the Day Display is a Stupid solution… core77.com/posts/144449/An-O… #IndustrialDesign #StupidEngineering #BrutalistDesign #HomeDecor #DesignInnovation
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This X Deck is a dedicated DJ console made of stainless steel and brass. Though it looks like a piece of 1970s Italian Modernism, it was actually designed present-day by NYC-Paris-based… core77.com/posts/144448/A-St… #VinylRecords #DJLife #InteriorDesign #Modernism #DesignStudio
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Philips has released a dual-sided 24" monitor, intended for business or hospitality environments. The company says the arrangement offers "unmatched convenience" and allows for… core77.com/posts/144446/The-… #UXDesign #ProductDesign #Ergonomics #MonitorTech #BusinessInnovation
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It's pleasing to see a veteran industrial designer practicing the art of reduction. This Monza shelf bracket, by British ID'er Michael Marriott, uses the barest amount of material… core77.com/posts/144433/The-… #Minimalism #InteriorDesign #ShelfBracket #IndustrialDesign #HomeDecor
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It takes guts for a designer to re-imagine something as basic as a table. But Stuttgart-based industrial designer Fengfan Yang has done just that, in collaboration with… core77.com/posts/144429/Indu… #IndustrialDesign #FurnitureDesign #PublicSpaces #DesignInnovation #Customization
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Since taking over as Chief Creative Officer of Audi, automotive designer Massimo Frascella has made his goal clear: "Making our brand truly distinctive once again," he explains. "We want to shape a… core77.com/posts/144425/Audi… #Audi #Supercar #CarDesign #MassimoFrascella #Automotive
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Here's what we looked at this week:
From Japan, a sexy matte black sledge.
The Japanese matte black tool trend came from the L.A. car scene.
Nifty hardware: These quick-release pins. … core77.com/posts/144359/Core… #Design #Innovation #IndustrialDesign #Hardware #UXDesign
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Multitool blades are expensive, and tradespeople can extend their lives by resharpening them. We've looked at Jim Dimond's Tiger's Teeth invention, designed for the task, as well as the… core77.com/posts/144417/The-… #RevivaBlade #AngleGrinder #Multitool #BladeSharpening #ToolReview
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French industrial designer Johannes Faure-Brac knows furniture; he grew up in his father's woodworking shop in the French Alps, building traditional furniture. But after gaining two degrees in ID and… core77.com/posts/144414/Fren… #design #mobilier #innovation #durabilité #meubles
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This unusual Kael Walnut Folding Chair is by a no-history company called Esspur.
While it doesn't appear to be high-quality, the folding design is certainly interesting:
… core77.com/posts/144407/A-Fo… #FoldingChair #InteriorDesign #HomeDecor #FurnitureDesign #UniqueDesign
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Italian manufacturer Manfredini specializes in making shoe lasts for high-end footwear manufacturers. These are objects that only those within the manufacturing industry ever get to see;… core77.com/posts/144406/Manf… #Footwear #ShoeDesign #Manufacturing #ShoeLasts #FashionIndustry
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