Core77 Weekly Roundup (1-6-25 to 1-10-25)
Here's what we looked at this week:The Travel Heavy, an aluminum 12" LP carrier for traveling DJs, is an upgrade from milk crates. Nifty tool: A tiny universal workholding device for watchmakers.Now available in the U.S.: This electric-assist screwdriver from Japan. An impressive exploration of material: This monomaterial bamboo projectile weapon.Forever object: This minimalist Mark Two pen, by Studio Neat, is a beautiful piece of industrial design.The cuckoo clock's unlikely origin story, plus a more modern interpretation of the design.Steller Floors produces a hardwood floor system where you can actually remove one piece at a time.Annabell, by industrial designer Elizabeth Salonen, is a pendant lamp inspired by Finland's natural light.Sony's Afeela 1 is a car that's not so much about driving.A small design touch by Yardsale improves the UX of ski poles.Not good: Robot vacuums are now growing arms.A desk for industrial designers who sketch? Basically a drafting table with a monitor mount.To tackle unusually narrow French vineyard rows, tractor manufacturer turned to Pininfarina for a solution.The g.stand, by ID firm grape lab, is a laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper.This Nyala Chair, by industrial designer Jomo Tariku, warns of the extinction of the antelope that inspired its design.Design for how people actually behave: The Stupid Car Tray.Similar functions, different forms: Umbilical cord scissors vs. PEX cutters.Swippitt: A system that fully charges your phone in two seconds.ID firm SGW Designworks explains how to design military-grade products.
Here's what we looked at this week:
The Travel Heavy, an aluminum 12" LP carrier for traveling DJs, is an upgrade from milk crates.
Nifty tool: A tiny universal workholding device for watchmakers.
Now available in the U.S.: This electric-assist screwdriver from Japan.
An impressive exploration of material: This monomaterial bamboo projectile weapon.
Forever object: This minimalist Mark Two pen, by Studio Neat, is a beautiful piece of industrial design.
The cuckoo clock's unlikely origin story, plus a more modern interpretation of the design.
Steller Floors produces a hardwood floor system where you can actually remove one piece at a time.
Annabell, by industrial designer Elizabeth Salonen, is a pendant lamp inspired by Finland's natural light.
Sony's Afeela 1 is a car that's not so much about driving.
A small design touch by Yardsale improves the UX of ski poles.
Not good: Robot vacuums are now growing arms.
A desk for industrial designers who sketch? Basically a drafting table with a monitor mount.
To tackle unusually narrow French vineyard rows, tractor manufacturer turned to Pininfarina for a solution.
The g.stand, by ID firm grape lab, is a laptop stand made from a single sheet of recycled paper.
This Nyala Chair, by industrial designer Jomo Tariku, warns of the extinction of the antelope that inspired its design.
Design for how people actually behave: The Stupid Car Tray.
Similar functions, different forms: Umbilical cord scissors vs. PEX cutters.
Swippitt: A system that fully charges your phone in two seconds.
ID firm SGW Designworks explains how to design military-grade products.
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