Whirlpool’s new Spin&Load Dishwasher Rack is designed to improve accessibility. The lower-level rack can rotate a full 360 degrees, making it easier for those with mobility issues to access all parts of it. You don’t …
Industrial Design Firm Makes Even Telecommunications Gear Look Good
For this project No Picnic, an amusingly-named industrial design firm based in Stockholm, was hired by Spanish telecommunications firm Televas. Televas needed to update their line of telecommunications infrastructure objects: Routers, distribution amplifiers, signal combiners, …
This Unique Recessed Handrail Feature, Designed by Adjaye Associates
Saudi Arabia is currently building the largest urban park in the world. At six square miles the King Salman Park, which should be completed around 2026, will be five times the size of New York’s …
Caltech Develops Drone That Smoothly Transitions from Flight to Four-Wheeling
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed this ATMO, a quadrotor drone that can transition from flight to driving and vice versa. The housing of its rotors double as wheels, going from a …
From Germany, In-Curb EV Chargers
Embarassingly, the U.S. is a laggard when it comes to EVs. Stateside they make up just 7.5% of new car sales. In Europe, the figure is 25%, projected to grow to 60% by 2030; in …
Digital Camera with Fake Analog Controls Becomes a Crowdfunding Smash
I’m no sociologist, but it’s clear that in this digital age, people increasingly seek the satisfaction of manipulating physical things. Even if those physical interactions are purposeless (see: Fidget spinners). How else to explain the …
Core77 Weekly Roundup (5-27-25 to 5-30-25)
Here’s what we looked at this week: Crucial Detail’s Ona Wine Chiller is an unusual-looking object for keeping wine bottles cool. Marc 3DP’s love letter to 3D-printed fidget toys. A jeweler shows you her method …
A Modern Take on the Doorknob
This modern take on the doorknob is by L.A.-based industrial designer Will Zhang. Called the Spoke knob, it’s made of solid brass. If you prefer alternatives to the brass look, it comes in a number …
Industrial Design Case Study: PDR Brings Dignity to Catheter Bags
This Shield concept is by PDR, an industrial design consultancy based in Cardiff, Wales. It aims to bring dignity to those who are required to live with catheters. Shield is a simple and low-cost redesign …
Once Known for Scissors, Fiskars Produces a Sought-After Demolition Tool
Fiskars has been around since 1649, making it one of the world’s oldest companies. The company started out as an ironworks, making nails, knives and tools, eventually expanding into cutlery and the orange-handled scissors that …