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Casio Releasing Functional Ring-Sized Watches
Last year we saw these non-functioning Casio watch rings by a Japanese toymaker:Apparently Casio thought it was a good idea. To celebrate their 50th anniversary, this year the company is releasing this...
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Objects to Satisfy the "Slow Life" Desire for Cozy: Miniature Reading Nooks
Here is a strange set of objects that speaks of a modern human need.Digital publishing was supposed to kill print books. Instead, after the pandemic (and perhaps because of it), print books exploded in...
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Harley-Davidson's LiveWire to Release Designey Electric Scooters
Harley-Davidson has pivoted with the times. Once known for producing heavy, gas-powered, ear-splitting hogs, the company released its Livewire electric motorcycle in 2019; it then spun Livewire off as...
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Base Case: A Portable Dual-Monitor Set-Up in a Luggage Form Factor
A company called Base Case has crammed two 24" monitors into a rolling carry-on form factor:It's got built-in telescoping legs and a built-in power cable, giving you one less thing to pack.Other than...
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New Furniture Category: Modular Armchair-Based Workstations / Gaming Stations
This looks like a simple, slightly odd armchair. But the amount of innovation it represents is actually staggering.In 2020 Sawyer and Andrew Bates, two brothers from Canada with no background in...
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This Cordless Ultrasonic Cutter is Like a Power X-Acto Knife
This C1 Ultrasonic Cutter, by Chinese tool manufacturer Hanboost, is designed to make delicate cuts in plastic easy. The cordless, rechargeable-battery-powered tool vibrates at 40,000 HZ, allowing you...
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Industrial Design Case Study: The PureTorque Training Aid
"An elite physical trainer came to us with a prototype of what would become the PureTorque, a scientifically proven tool for more effectively targeting the muscles in your torso," writes industrial...
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Core77 Weekly Roundup (11-18-24 to 11-22-24)
Here's what we looked at this week:LG develops a stretchable display that can follow compound curves.Material science + fear-based marketing: The Armor-Tex is a stab-proof jacket. Nike showed off their...
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Clever Design for a Soft Exoskeleton that Eases Walking
Great news for aging populations and folks with mobility issues: Lower-body exoskeletons are having a moment, with multiple designs in development. Hyundai's H-MEX is designed to allow paraplegics to...
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A Tailgate-Mounted Mountain Bike Shower System
This RinseKit Tailgate Shower is designed for pickup-truck-owning mountain bikers. It's a tailgate pad that features five molded EVA slots to hold bikes:And on the inside of the tailgate, it's got a...
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2024 Core77 Design Awards Trophy Production Process
The 2024 Core77 Design Awards has wrapped, but we're not done until the trophies have shipped to the winners. Our trophies are individually milled and engraved from solid aluminum blanks, and this year...
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A Recyclable Paper Bottle for Wine That's Actually Shaped Like a Bottle
British packaging company Frugalpac has developed this Frugal Bottle, a paper wine bottle. It's similar to wine-in-a-box, except the packaging is actually shaped like a standard bottle and has the same...
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Casio Designs a Watch You Can Wear in a Sauna
Casio has designed a special heat-resistant, moisture-resistant watch that you can wear into a sauna.The coiled wristband mimics the locker key wristbands you get at a traditional Japanese onsen; this...
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The American Yearning for Mobile Comfort Yields the Lawn Chariot
This Lawn Chariot object I'm about to show you is a fascinating, and very American, piece of design (for better and worse). Before I get to it, I want to back up in time to show you some related...
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Bose Re-Imagines Their Classic 901 Speakers
Born in 1929 in Philadelphia, Amar Bose grew up with an interest in electronics. While still a teenager, he started a business repairing radios and model trains. He eventually pursued a degree in...
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Yamaha Designers on Creating the Futuristic Motorcycles in "Tokyo Override"
As a transportation designer, you might be asked to design a concept vehicle for 100 years in the future. You crank out sketches, renderings, maybe a model, maybe even a life-size one. But the...
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Japanese Faucet Can Clean Dirty Dishes Without Soap, Using Micro-Bubbles
The conventional way to clean greasy dishes is by applying a surfactant, like dishwashing soap. The surfactant's paradoxical combination of hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules—the former is attracted...
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A Washing Machine for Human Beings, from 1970
The 1970 World Expo in Osaka, Japan had the theme of "Progress and Harmony for Mankind," and drew record numbers. Some 64 million people from 77 countries attended.One of the more unusual objects on...
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Micro EVs That Link, Like an ESG Centipede
French startup Metacar Mobility Systems has developed a compact EV called Kiwee. Intended as a car sharing service in urban centers, their strange micro-vehicle can link to its brethren, front and...
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This Restaurant's Aquarium Bathroom, for Female Patrons Only
In Akashi, Japan, the seaside HiPoPo PaPa restaurant boasts a rather unique bathroom. Longtime restaurant owner Koichi Miyanaga built this aquarium bathroom way back in the 1980s, though design firms...
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