Core77 Weekly Roundup (3-24-25 to 3-28-25)
Here's what we looked at this week:The Columbus, Italdesign's wild 1990s minivan concept.Form follows bizarre: Maybe the strangest EDC object we've seen. Product Designer Vicki Tan's "Ask This Book a Question" is a book on improving the decision-making process.A fantastic piece of industrial design: The Kodak Smile Camera, by ID firm Branch Creative.Industrial Design student work: A measuring system for Festool. We have some constructive criticism.From Japan, the Bathtope is a space-saving bathtub that can be tucked away when not needed.1980s Postmodern furniture: Heinz Landes' Solid Chair, made of concrete and ten pieces of rebar.The Rorra, a designey stainless steel water filtration unit, looks better than the competition. Will the company stick around?With their Zyklop Speed ratchet wrenches, Wera improves upon a 160-year-old design.Engineering for its own sake: Hancept's Zero Mk2 is a pen that folds into a credit card.Concept Sketching for Industrial Design, an online course.Japan's "Swap Reefer" trucks with freestanding detachable cargo containers.Within the odd product category of remedial design, add-on drawers for desks evolve.This Multi Auto Spray, by Japanese industrial design consultancy Lont, is a designey water spray gun attachment for bottles.Form evolution: Nebo's Slim line of rectangular flashlights with perpendicular lenses.Industrial design case study: Fresco comes up with a better-looking brain-computer interface.

Here's what we looked at this week:
The Columbus, Italdesign's wild 1990s minivan concept.
Form follows bizarre: Maybe the strangest EDC object we've seen.
Product Designer Vicki Tan's "Ask This Book a Question" is a book on improving the decision-making process.
A fantastic piece of industrial design: The Kodak Smile Camera, by ID firm Branch Creative.
Industrial Design student work: A measuring system for Festool. We have some constructive criticism.
From Japan, the Bathtope is a space-saving bathtub that can be tucked away when not needed.
1980s Postmodern furniture: Heinz Landes' Solid Chair, made of concrete and ten pieces of rebar.
The Rorra, a designey stainless steel water filtration unit, looks better than the competition. Will the company stick around?
With their Zyklop Speed ratchet wrenches, Wera improves upon a 160-year-old design.
Engineering for its own sake: Hancept's Zero Mk2 is a pen that folds into a credit card.
Concept Sketching for Industrial Design, an online course.
Japan's "Swap Reefer" trucks with freestanding detachable cargo containers.
Within the odd product category of remedial design, add-on drawers for desks evolve.
This Multi Auto Spray, by Japanese industrial design consultancy Lont, is a designey water spray gun attachment for bottles.
Form evolution: Nebo's Slim line of rectangular flashlights with perpendicular lenses.
Industrial design case study: Fresco comes up with a better-looking brain-computer interface.