When designers rove between spaces, they’re typically spaces equipped with desks. But for furniture-free fieldwork, the laptop wants a surface to rest on, and a mobile desk would come in handy. This problem has been …
Industrial Design Student Work: Emergency Housing from Simple PVC Pipes
This CINTRE project is by Baptiste Marx, done when he was pursuing his Masters of Industrial Design at France’s ENSCI. Marx’s pre-ID degree was in “composite materials project management,” and both disciplines inform his approach. …
Xiaomi’s Bauhaus-ian Sound 2 Max Speaker
Xiaomi has been referred to as the “Apple of China,” and it appears they’re taking it seriously. This is their new 100W Bluetooth Sound 2 Max speaker, of unibody aluminum construction and seemingly designed at …
This DART Drone Can Safely Land on Cars at High Speeds
I don’t know if you’ve seen the footage—some of it quite disturbing—but high-speed quadrotor drones are being used to kill people with chilling accuracy in the Ukraine conflict. The progression of that technology will of …
Design Postcard: Mashpi Lodge, Ecuador
If you are into convenient package price holidays to relax on a deck chair by the pool, this might not be the place for you. The Mashpi Lodge in the Chocó-Darién rainforest in Ecuador, a …
String Ring: A Creative Way to Manually Create Physical Images with String
As our lives become increasingly digital, more and more people are seeking to create tangible things with their hands. It’s no wonder that LEGO, gardening and tool purchases are all on the rise. We’ll probably …
Clothing With Extreme Pockets Trend Continues
“On average, we touch around 600 objects a day,” Karim Rashid told us ID students, decades ago, at Pratt. (He still cites the stat in interviews.) What’s strange is that today, we seem to be …
The Surprising Way Airplanes Attach Advertising Banners After Takeoff
Aerial advertising banners are a kitschy, eye-catching way for companies to get their message out. I always thought they were an American thing, but I was wrong. Anyways: Did you ever wonder how they attach …
Core77 Weekly Roundup (9-29-25 to 10-3-25)
Here’s what we looked at this week: Frank the Dogtopus is a smart design for a dog toy: It’s low-tech, durable, eco-friendly and time-consuming. With this $400 ultrasonic chef’s knife, 40,000 vibrations a second do …
Nikon’s Compact Indoor Binoculars
Most of the binoculars Nikon makes are bulky, black, have a technical look to them, and are made for the outdoors. But they also make this discreet, compact 4x10D CF pair, designed to not look …