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Here's a peculiar device that, if the reviews are to be believed, a subset of book readers love: The AwesomePre, a portable book light designed by Seoul-based… www.core77.com/posts/145810/An-Alternate-Take-on-Booklights #BookLight #Reading #LEDLighting #PortableLight #Bookworm
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Since the 1970s, self-taught engineer Hugh Piggott has been building wind turbines from scratch in his native Scotland.… www.core77.com/posts/145808/PureSelfMades-Build-Your-Own-Wind-Turbine-Workshops #RenewableEnergy #WindTurbine #SustainableLiving #DIYProjects #CleanEnergy
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You probably know of RED, Bono's organization that raises fund to fight preventable diseases, through their many collaborations with Apple and Jony… www.core77.com/posts/145802/The-Unique-Fairings-on-Bandit9s-RED-800-Motorcycle #Motorcycle #RED800 #Ducati #Bono #Motorcycling
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The automatic door bottom is a clever bit of engineering that prevents under-door drafts, without installing a skirt that drags… www.core77.com/posts/145799/Automatic-Drop-Down-Seals-for-Doors #AutomaticSeals #DoorBottoms #HomeImprovement #EnergyEfficiency #Soundproofing
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Here's what we looked at this week: A good idea for a lamp for Ferrari fanatics--based on a 1970s East German design. Improvised… www.core77.com/posts/145726/Core77-Weekly-Roundup-10-26-26-to-10-30-26 #IndustrialDesign #ProductDesign #Innovation #CreativeTools #Sculpture
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Earlier we looked at the work of Dream Domes, a UK-based event structure company. They've worked out a way to erect large event tents with no central support.… www.core77.com/posts/145772/Unidomes-Transparent-Igloos #EventPlanning #TransparentIgloos #Unidome #DreamDomes #Glide
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This morphing hard drive enclosure is by Antonin Odin, done as an Industrial Design student… www.core77.com/posts/145770/Industrial-Design-Student-Work-A-Hard-Drive-that-Visually-Indicates-How-Full-It-Is #IndustrialDesign #ProductDesign #Innovation #TechDesign #UserExperience
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This T&C Pocket Bici is a folding bicycle made by Tresoldi & Casiraghi, an Italian metalworking firm, in 1963.… www.core77.com/posts/145766/An-Italian-Folding-Bicycle-Design-that-Fits-Into-a-Suitcase #FoldingBicycle #ItalianDesign #BikeDesign #Cycling #SustainableTransport
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From Apple to Herman Miller, iF DESIGN AWARD winners have defined excellence in product design since 1954. This is your chance to earn a place alongside them.View the full content here bit.ly/47GyY9j #iFDesignAward #ProductDesign #DesignExcellence #CreativeAwards #Innovation
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This La Bagnole is an adorable electric runabout by French EV brand Kilow. Designed by transportation designer Léo Choisel, La Bagnole is part… www.core77.com/posts/145762/La-Bagnole-A-Funky-French-Utility-EV #France #Électrique #MobilitéDurable #VoitureÉlectrique #Kilow
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We think of the task of undoing a fastener as simple: You insert the bit into the fastener head, then turn. But in… www.core77.com/posts/145760/An-Electric-Screwdriver-That-Identifies-Which-Bit-You-Need #ElectricScrewdriver #DIYtools #TechGadgets #Innovation #SmartTools
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Swiss furniture brand Embru is teasing this Patio Chair, by Swiss industrial designer Moritz Schmid. The form… www.core77.com/posts/145752/Industrial-Designer-Moritz-Schmids-Patio-Chair-for-Embru #IndustrialDesign #FurnitureDesign #PatioChair #SwissDesign #ModularFurniture
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This Stacking Open Box is by industrial designer Yusho Nishioka. Inspired by cardboard boxes, the "flaps" serve as handles. A 45-degree bevel… www.core77.com/posts/145750/A-Cardboard-Inspired-Wooden-Stacking-Box #Design #IndustrialDesign #JapaneseDesign #Woodworking #HomeDecor
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In 2010, French inventor Eric Beau developed a towable caravan that could telescope sideways to expand its footprint. Sixteen… www.core77.com/posts/145747/This-Sideways-Telescoping-Camper-Triples-Its-Footprint #Camper #Caravan #InnovativeDesign #TravelInStyle #CampingLife
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This "Flock of Ducks" motorized sculpture is by German artist Felix Scharstein. "Three spirals are interlocked and rotate… www.core77.com/posts/145738/A-Mesmerizing-Kinetic-Sculpture-of-Ducks-in-Flight #KineticArt #Sculpture #ArtExhibition #FelixScharstein #DucksInFlight
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This Posto lamp, by French industrial designer and photographer Claire Lavabre, has an industrial-minimalist… www.core77.com/posts/145737/Claire-Lavabres-Industrial-Minimalist-Lamp-for-Hay #IndustrialDesign #Minimalism #FurnitureDesign #InteriorDesign #LightingDesign
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"Inspire" is a public sculpture by Wowhaus, a California-based art and design studio. Commissioned by the San Ramon Public Library, the stainless steel… www.core77.com/posts/145733/Wowhaus-Dichroic-Glass-Inspire-Sculpture #Art #PublicArt #Sculpture #Design #CaliforniaArt
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This vintage desk lamp is by VEB Zweckleuchtenbau, a state-owned East German lamp manufacturer of the 1970s. It's a pretty basic Communist-era… www.core77.com/posts/145730/A-Good-Idea-for-a-Lamp-for-Ferrari-Fanatics #Ferrari #VintageLamp #Design #HomeDecor #IndustrialDesign
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Scenic artist Nikolay Laukhin creates large-scale backdrops for the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. And I mean seriously large-scale:
You might… www.core77.com/posts/145727/Drawing-with-Absurdly-Long-Pencils #Art #ScenicDesign #Theater #StPetersburg #Painting
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In Hindi, the term jugaad means something like "jury-rigged" in English. With jugaad, the idea is that you don't have the tool or material you… www.core77.com/posts/145725/Improvised-Tools-A-Creative-Juggad-Leak-Detector #Jugaad #ImprovisedTools #Creativity #DIY #Innovation
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