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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

Here's what we looked at this week: Maya Barkai's "Walking Men" public art installations. CMF's milk-carton-inspired affordable portable… www.​core77.​com/posts/145669/Core77-Weekly-Roundup-10-19-26-to-10-23-26 #Design #Art #Innovation #3DPrinting #SustainableDesign

These bottles are by Taiwanese industrial designer Rock Wang and design firm Agoood. They were designed for Hosay, a Taiwanese… www.​core77.​com/posts/145716/A-Clever-Design-for-Waste-Reducing-Bottles #SustainableDesign #EcoFriendly #WasteReduction #Recycling #DesignInnovation

In 1969, the world saw images of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. In 1970 Japanese consumer electronics company JVC, presumably… www.​core77.​com/posts/145715/A-Spherical-Computer-Monitor-Pays-Homage-to-a-1970-JVC-Design #RetroTech #JVC #DesignHistory #Videosphere #Apollo11

This Mid-Century chair, designer unknown, was produced by German furniture brand Wilhelm Knoll.* Called the Scissor Chair,… www.​core77.​com/posts/145698/A-Transforming-Mid-Century-Chair-and-Fun-Knoll-Facts #MidCenturyDesign #ScissorChair #FurnitureDesign #Knoll #InteriorDesign

Last year Toyota unveiled three concepts at the Japanese Mobility Show: Walk Me, a chair that… www.​core77.​com/posts/145699/Toyota-Releases-Video-of-Wheelchair-Alternative-Mobility-Concepts-in-Action #Toyota #Mobility #Innovation #AssistiveTechnology #WheelchairAlternative

For children, learning rarely begins with a theory. It begins with a gesture: picking… www.​core77.​com/posts/145454/Designing-Play-How-Ekoplay-Turns-Learning-Into-a-Hands-On-Experience #LearningThroughPlay #HandsOnLearning #EducationalDesign #ChildDevelopment #MontessoriMethod

This Pivot Plus Knife Sharpener is by Work Sharp, an Oregon-based manufacturer of sharpening kit. Measuring just 3.​5" x… www.​core77.​com/posts/145696/Work-Sharps-Diminutive-Flexible-Knife-Sharpener #KnifeSharpener #WorkSharp #KitchenTools #CookingEssentials #SharpeningTools