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.

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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.