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The Design Evolution of Mailboxes

For most of the 20th century, U.S. mailboxes looked like this:They hewed to the ...

"Emigre Fonts: Type Specimens, 1986–2024" Book

The original Mac's debut in 1984 launched the desktop publishing revolution. A p...

Verge's Hubless Wheels for Production Vehicles

Verge Next, a subsidiary of Estonia-based Verge Motorcycles, invented this Donut...

Spacetop for Windows: AR Glasses that Provide a Virtual...

Spacetop, which we covered in 2023, was supposed to be a laptop with no screen. ...

Smart Design: Pelican's Reconfigurable, Infinitely Reus...

Having a hard case fitted out with foam inserts to hold your gear is satisfying—...

"Anti-Tesla" Slate to Offer Sub-$20,000 Modular EVs

Who would've guessed that U.S. automaking would turn into an expensive playgroun...

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 Ridgelin...

A Fold-Flat Aluminum Chair that Fits in a FedEx Box

This FoldSeat is by Aidan Reinhold. The NYC-based furniture designer moves a lot...

Industrial Design Case Study: A Communications Analyzer

Freedom Communications is an American manufacturer of communications gear. To cr...

Excellent Industrial Design Student Work: Sapna Tayal's...

This Quilted Furniture project is by Sapna Tayal, an Industrial Design student a...

1970s Italian Design Classic: Angelo Mangiarotti's Moll...

Angelo Mangiarotti, a 20th-century Italian architect and industrial designer, li...

In Texas, a 3D-Printed Starbucks

This month Starbucks is opening their first 3D-printed storefront. Sited in Brow...

Lightweight Stone-Like Furniture by Karim Rashid and Za...

These Polli monolithic outdoor furniture pieces were designed by Karim Rashid an...

Basic Geometric Forms in This Sunset-Inspired Table Lamp

This beautiful Horizon Table Light is by Brooklyn-based industrial designer Loui...

Hand-Anodizing and Swiss Design Schools, ECAL, ID HGK B...

In 2025, per usual, Milan Design Week, the Salone, delivered an overwhelming ban...

Time & Style, Fine Japanese Furniture — Milan 2025 ...

Thanks to Designboom founders Birgit and Massimo we toured the Milan showroom of...

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