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

"The EV motorcycle industry forces riders into a rigid binary: endure the massive weight of… www.​core77.​com/posts/145689/An-Electric-Motorcycle-Concept-with-Modular-Scalable-Power #ElectricMotorcycle #EVRevolution #InnovativeDesign #SustainableTransport #MotorcycleConcept

In the mid-1960s, Dieter Rams and Reinhold Weiss designed Braun's H7, a portable fan and heater. It had one fan setting, and two… www.​core77.​com/posts/145688/The-Simple-Beautiful-Interface-on-Brauns-1960s-Portable-Heater #Braun #Design #DieterRams #PortableHeater #1960s

Journalist Peter Wagner runs MeisterStunde, a web magazine where he interviews master craftspeople and creators. (MeisterStunde is… www.​core77.​com/posts/145685/A-Creative-Low-Tech-Way-to-Cantilever-a-Movable-Lamp #InteriorDesign #LightingDesign #HomeDecor #Craftsmanship #DIY

Amsterdam-based Joram de Haas calls himself an industrial and computational designer. His FilaLoom project, done as his Master's… www.​core77.​com/posts/145676/Combining-3D-Printing-with-Weaving #3DPrinting #TextileDesign #AdditiveManufacturing #FunctionalDesign #Innovation

This eye-catching Speaker S is by CMF, a spin-off brand from UK electronics company Nothing. The portable Bluetooth… www.​core77.​com/posts/145672/CMFs-Milk-Carton-Inspired-Affordable-Portable-Speaker #PortableSpeaker #BluetoothSpeaker #CMF #AffordableTech #SpeakerDesign

Since 2009, NYC-based photographer Maya Barkai has been exhibiting Walking Men, a traveling public art project. Barkai gathered images… www.​core77.​com/posts/145662/Maya-Barkais-Walking-Men-Public-Art-Installations #PublicArt #MayaBarkai #WalkingMen #ArtInstallation #StreetArt

Here's what we looked at this week: To build a low-cost EV, Citröen dusts off the 2CV. ID firm Layer develops corrugated plywood that's strong and… www.​core77.​com/posts/145633/Core77-Weekly-Roundup-10-13-26-to-10-16-26 #Core77 #IndustrialDesign #EV #Sustainability #Innovation

In a fairground in Kansas this week, a number of utility poles have been sunk into a field. This is for the… www.​core77.​com/posts/145660/The-International-Linemans-Rodeo-The-Olympics-for-Lineworkers #LinemansRodeo #Lineworkers #Electricity #SafetyFirst #PowerIndustry

Last night in Texas, Tesla assembled group of fans, influencers and journalists to witness the unveiling of their new Roadster. "We need an audience to prove that… www.​core77.​com/posts/145668/Tesla-Unveils-Bonkers-Flying-Car #Tesla #FlyingCar #ElonMusk #Roadster #Innovation

This Lavabo project is by Moritz Steiner, a Product Design student at the Aachen… www.​core77.​com/posts/145652/Industrial-Design-Student-Work-A-Handwashing-Station-for-Kindergarteners #IndustrialDesign #ProductDesign #DesignForKids #HygieneInnovation #HandwashingStation

Thanks to the Paris Motor Show, this week we've seen some wild automotive concepts from Citröen and Fiat. Now Renault… www.​core77.​com/posts/145651/The-Wild-Looking-Seating-in-Renaults-E-Space-Concept #Renault #ESpaceConcept #ElectricVehicle #ParisMotorShow #AutomotiveDesign

Australian company Memobottle made their name producing flat water bottles that more easily fit into crowded bags. Now the… www.​core77.​com/posts/145650/Memobottles-Easy-to-Clean-Water-Bottle-Lid-Design #Memobottle #WaterBottles #CleanDesign #SustainableLiving #EcoFriendly

Here we see an odd-looking wireframe, 3D-printed by Japanese artist Akinori Goto. The piece is called Ballet #01. When you place it on a… www.​core77.​com/posts/145648/Akinori-Gotos-Incredible-3D-Printed-Zoetrope #AkinoriGoto #3DPrinting #Zoetrope #ArtInstallation #ModernArt

German company Hinterher makes bicycle cargo trailers that can be stored flat. The company was founded by architect and furniture… www.​core77.​com/posts/145646/Hinterhers-Flexible-Bike-Cargo-Trailers #BikeTrailers #CargoBikes #SustainableTransport #CyclingLifestyle #EcoFriendly

This week Fiat unveiled their Multiplay concept, a boundary-blurring vehicle with transforming bodywork. "The concept combines the space efficiency of an… www.​core77.​com/posts/145645/Fiats-Strange-Transforming-Multiplay-Concept-Vehicle #Fiat #Multiplay #ConceptCar #SUV #MPV

This Ripple table is by British industrial design and engineering firm Layer.  Its construction… www.​core77.​com/posts/145637/ID-Firm-Layer-Develops-Corrugated-Plywood-Strong-Lightweight #DesignInnovation #SustainableDesign #FurnitureDesign #LightweightMaterials #Plywood