Core77 Weekly Roundup (4-21-25 to 4-25-25)
Here's what we looked at this week:Why tariffs can be tricky: The Honda Ridgeline is a more "American" truck than a Ford F-150. Three Humanscale solutions for neatly delivering power to your desk.Practical Industrial Design student work: This much-needed "Basic Knowledge of Product Development" course tasked students with designing connectors that met strict criteria.A clever, open-source design for an easy-to-use 3D-printed solder dispenser.Tree transplanting, the old way and the new way.This rotary-printed HIVE lamp is by Dutch designer Stijn van Aardenne, who invented a new production method to make it.This timeless, visually light Liviana chair is by veteran industrial designer Gabriel Teixidó.The AfricroozE: A German e-bike designed specifically for the African market.Oatey's pop-down sink drain: Easier to install and clean, less leak prone.ToughBuilt's folding Japanese pull saw protects both sets of teeth in transit. It's a better design than competitors', and actually costs less (until the tariff war really gets going).Researchers "discover" a never-before-seen color.Single flippable lens eyeglasses for applying eye makeup.These lightweight stone-like furniture pieces are by Karim Rashid and Zachary A. Design.Horizon, by industrial designer Louis Filosa, is a sunset-inspired table lamp.1970s Italian design classic: Angelo Mangiarotti's Molla lamps.A 3D-printed Starbucks opens this month in Texas.Excellent Industrial Design student work: Sapna Tayal's Quilted Furniture expands the possibilities of existing fabrication methods.Furniture designer Aidan Reinhold's Foldseat is a fold-flat aluminum chair that fits in a FedEx box.Industrial design case study: Mixer Design tackles a communications analyzer.

Here's what we looked at this week:
Why tariffs can be tricky: The Honda Ridgeline is a more "American" truck than a Ford F-150.
Three Humanscale solutions for neatly delivering power to your desk.
Practical Industrial Design student work: This much-needed "Basic Knowledge of Product Development" course tasked students with designing connectors that met strict criteria.
A clever, open-source design for an easy-to-use 3D-printed solder dispenser.
Tree transplanting, the old way and the new way.
This rotary-printed HIVE lamp is by Dutch designer Stijn van Aardenne, who invented a new production method to make it.
This timeless, visually light Liviana chair is by veteran industrial designer Gabriel Teixidó.
The AfricroozE: A German e-bike designed specifically for the African market.
Oatey's pop-down sink drain: Easier to install and clean, less leak prone.
ToughBuilt's folding Japanese pull saw protects both sets of teeth in transit. It's a better design than competitors', and actually costs less (until the tariff war really gets going).
Researchers "discover" a never-before-seen color.
Single flippable lens eyeglasses for applying eye makeup.
These lightweight stone-like furniture pieces are by Karim Rashid and Zachary A. Design.
Horizon, by industrial designer Louis Filosa, is a sunset-inspired table lamp.
1970s Italian design classic: Angelo Mangiarotti's Molla lamps.
A 3D-printed Starbucks opens this month in Texas.
Excellent Industrial Design student work: Sapna Tayal's Quilted Furniture expands the possibilities of existing fabrication methods.
Furniture designer Aidan Reinhold's Foldseat is a fold-flat aluminum chair that fits in a FedEx box.
Industrial design case study: Mixer Design tackles a communications analyzer.