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Japanese overdesign is alternately hilarious and inspiring. ID students should be forced to study it. Because Japanese overdesign is about seeking out even the slightest… core77.com/posts/143832/A… #UXDesign #JapaneseDesign #PilotHighlighter #ProductDevelopment #DesignInspiration

Cosmotec is a Tokyo-based company that used to make coated films for monitors and televisions. The company's business took a hit after the '08 crash, and they sought to diversify… core77.com/posts/143835/A… #IndustrialDesign #WearableTechnology #ProductDesign #Innovation #Tokyo

Using a traditional mop and bucket means you're continually dunking the mop head back into dirty water. Joseph Joseph's designers have completely rethought this arrangement with their… core77.com/posts/143840/J… #JosephJoseph #MopDesign #HomeCleaning #InnovativeDesign #UltraClean

Doing a lot with a little: Nendo's Toru, an electric kettle for Alessi, perfectly reconciles gesture with form. Taking advantage of Alessi's distinguishing metalworking techniques, which is… core77.com/posts/143823/N… #Nendo #Alessi #ElectricKettle #ProductDesign #InteriorDesign

While France produced the Bic 4 Color Pen, Japan's Pentel makes this Multi 8 mechanical pencil, which holds eight different leads. Though it holds eight colors, the company sells 12… core77.com/posts/143822/P… #Pentel #MechanicalPencil #Multi8 #Designers #ReligiousReaders

In 1970, French writing utensil company Bic released the 4 Color Pen. Aimed at French schoolchildren, the chunky pen featured four spring-loaded cartridges providing black,… core77.com/posts/143819/A… #Bic4ColorPen #IndustrialDesign #DesignClassic #WritingUtensils #StationeryAddict

Here's what we looked at this week: Hyundai unveils Venus and Earth, two Chinese-market-specific concept vehicles. Dyson finds another application for its tech: Powerful… core77.com/posts/143737/C… #Design #Innovation #IndustrialDesign #SustainableDesign #ConceptCars

"Write, Draw, Think" is a research project by South Korean ID firm BKID. It was undertaken for the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul, which is dedicated to the country's writing system,… core77.com/posts/143806/I… #IndustrialDesign #ProductDesign #Innovation #WritingTools #Hangeul

This Star System of decorative lighting is by China-based ID firm Mario Tsai Studio. It consists of modular units of fabric stretched over a frame containing LEDs. … core77.com/posts/143804/M… #LightingDesign #InteriorDesign #ModularDesign #LEDLighting #HomeDecor

Ralf Jacobs is a Netherlands-based artist who works "at the intersection of art, design, science, and signal." He invented this incredible Harmonograph, a piece of furniture… core77.com/posts/143793/R… #RalfJacobs #Harmonograph #ArtAndDesign #FurnitureDesign #CreativeInnovation

These Wrench furniture pieces were made by Japanese artist Iyo Hasegawa. They're made from threaded rods holding stacked offset wrenches, a tool whose form has captivated Hasegawa.… core77.com/posts/143791/I… #IyoHasegawa #WrenchFurniture #ArtDesign #SustainableArt #FunctionalArt

While the '70s was about flowing plastic forms, the '80s jolted towards hard edges and an industrial aesthetic. A good example is this Architect's Lamp, designed in the '80s by… core77.com/posts/143790/A… #80sDesign #ArchitectsLamp #InteriorDesign #LightingDesign #OliverMichl

The ShadeSock is an alternative to beach umbrellas or sail shades. Intended for beaches that get a steady breeze, it's essentially a giant windsock. Unlike an umbrella, it works with the… core77.com/posts/143777/S… #BeachGear #OutdoorLiving #Windsock #ShadeSocks #BeachUmbrellas

This innovative PT-200 is a remote-controlled, battery-powered LED light that can pan and tilt, with 360-degree rotation. It features a magnetic base, giving you the freedom of a quick,… core77.com/posts/143774/A… #LEDLight #RemoteControl #HomeLighting #InnovativeDesign #DaisyChain

Typically, upholstery is fastened to furniture by adhesives, tacks or staples. London-based industrial designers Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay, a/k/a Raw-Edges Design… core77.com/posts/143770/E… #FurnitureDesign #ExperimentalDesign #InteriorDesign #DesignStudio #SustainableDesign

In the early 1900s, Prague city officials commissioned a masonry embankment alongside the Vltava River. This was to protect against flooding and provide the structure for a quay. This massive… core77.com/posts/143753/T… #Prague #VoidCafé #Architecture #HistoricalSites #ModernDesign

Toulouse-based Compagnie La Machine is, strangely, a street-theatre company with an internal design-build firm. They create kinetic machines in their workshop, and incorporate them into their… core77.com/posts/143750/I… #Steampunk #LunchDelivery #Theatre #KineticArt #Toulouse

In pre-industrial Japan, the predecessor to storm windows were these hinged panels. Image: Ktmchi, CC BY-SA 4.0 Called shitomi or hajitomi, these wooden lattices were… core77.com/posts/143749/A… #Japan #JapaneseArchitecture #PreIndustrial #TraditionalDesign #CulturalHeritage

This two-compartment waste bin is by veteran British industrial designer Daniel Barnes, a/k/a Manufactured Design. It's intended for what Barnes' people call the loo:Store &… core77.com/posts/143741/A… #SustainableDesign #HomeImprovement #EcoFriendly #BathroomDecor #Recycling

Now that Dyson's HQ is in Singapore, perhaps the balmy climate inspired this product: Their new HushJet Mini Cool, a handheld fan. It adapts the "Air Multiplier" technology that powers their… core77.com/posts/143738/D… #Dyson #HushJet #HandheldFan #CoolingTechnology #AirMultiplier