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Allison Fonder
Community Manager New York, NY, USA
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By Allison Fonder - Apr 04
This Kickstarter Hit Finds a Way to Unlock a Whole New Coffee Market
The designers behind the Humanscale manual relaunch return to crowdfunding with an idea for coffee
On Kickstarter, it feels as if designers are constantly coming up with new ways to redesign a device to brew your coffee or a product in which you can enjoy your beverage. In a world rife with likely unnecessary coffee products, it's hard to imagine something that actually creates new
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By Allison Fonder - Nov 06, 2017
Wintersmiths' Crystal Clear Sphere Ice Maker Is a Kickstarter Hit
This is their first product that allows you to make up to seven spheres at a time and more
For many, an ice cube is simply a tool to help keep your drinks cool, but to professional and passionate home mixologists it can be a creative opportunity. This is one of the reasons why four years ago, brothers Chris & Pat Little started prototyping models for the perfect ice
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By Allison Fonder - Oct 10, 2017
frog's 'Yona' Project Reimagines the Awkward Gynecology Visit Experience
And a redesign of the speculum, a medical instrument that hasn't been refined in years
For anyone who has experienced it firsthand, a visit to the gynecologist can easily be a dreaded one. Some purport the experience to be so awkward, they skip the opportunity to visit a doctor entirely, which can be seriously detrimental to a woman's overall health. Last week designers at frog
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By Allison Fonder - Oct 02, 2017
Levi's x Google Jacquard's Jacket with Conductive Yarn Is Finally Available
This is perhaps the first wearable to come out you'll actually want to wear
Over two years ago, Google's Advanced Technology And Projects group began developing Project Jacquard, an effort to transmit the idea of futuristic wearables from tech to the textile world. Head of the Jacquard project Ivan Poupyrev (who spoke at our 2015 Designing Here Now conference about it) along with his
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By Allison Fonder - Sep 28, 2017
What's the Likelihood That Your Job Will Be Automated in the Future?
This list shows probability by percentage and includes some surprising job titles
Early last year, we came across a video that broke down generally which types of jobs would be in danger with the adoption of automation in the workforce, and it basically told us that all repetitive blue collar jobs were at risk. Yesterday, the Telegraph released a comprehensive list of
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By Allison Fonder - Sep 22, 2017
Tinda Finger is an Invention Designed for Sad, Desperate Singles
Yes, I said it
Those of us who have seen the Tinder Meat Robot video from a couple year's past know that it is nothing short of sweet, satirical gold: A robot created by artist Marcelo Gómez Moreira in 2015, this revolting allegory spoke to our worst behaviors exacerbated by technology. It's visceral.
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By Allison Fonder - Sep 19, 2017
Tiller Designs a Physical Solution for Digital Time Tracking
The team behind the Kickstarter project explains why tech companies should pay more attention to physical UI
Anyone familiar with the woes of freelancing knows that hourly time tracking can be a genuine hassle. While it's true that many common software programs for personal accounting are trying to tackle this with digital solutions, it can still at times feel difficult to accurately track your time on the
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By Allison Fonder - Sep 06, 2017
Silicon Valley Startup Juicero Throws In the Towel
A lesson in do and don'ts of IoT
As a strong indication of the powers of journalism and the sometimes superfluous nature of the Internet of Things, Juicero has officially shut its doors. Last Friday, the company announced that they would be shutting down production of their $400 juicing machines and offering full refunds to customers within the
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By Allison Fonder - Jul 12, 2017
Do DIY Computer Kits Really Teach Kids About Coding?
Our in-house Software Architect tests the new Kano Pixel Kit with his kids to find out
In 2014, DIY computer company Kano released their first product, the Kano computer, after an impressive run on Kickstarter, raising $1.5 million to manufacture. The computer is, essentially, a series of basic parts needed to make a simple operating system with a guide simple and clever enough to teach kids
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By Allison Fonder - Jul 10, 2017
The Exposed Plywood Trend in Architecture and How to Make It Look Great
Where and how did this trend emerge?
Sheathing plywood: an incredibly practical and long lasting material when it comes to building the exterior of homes but rarely has it been lauded for its refined look. If you're one to frequent architectural magazines or Pinterest, you may have noticed in the past couple years the material showing up
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By Allison Fonder - Jun 30, 2017
How to Meaningfully Use Your Mornings: Daily Rituals of Successful Creatives
12 designers and creative professionals weigh in
Whether you're a morning person or not, facts show if you want to have a productive day, what you do to start it off truly matters. We've certainly seen article after article dispel the secrets for those in the professional world about how to start your morning, but how specifically
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By Allison Fonder - Jun 16, 2017
Office Seating That Challenges the Reign of the Aeron Chair
The Pacific Chair by Barber & Osgerby and Vitra is much more complicated than it looks
Very rarely do people buy office chairs simply for the look of them—this type of seating belongs more to the office supplies department than it does furniture design. "Office chairs look like machines. They always look slightly aggressive. It's a bit like car design these days... [the chairs are] overtly
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By Allison Fonder - Jun 02, 2017
Bernhardt Design Gives Creatives Outside of the Industry a Chance
How a co-founder of Airbnb, a television star and a Grammy-nominated musician teamed up with the furniture company to debut collections at ICFF 2017
I was surprised to hear who was collaborating with the furniture company Bernhardt Design this year for their ICFF booth display, which is also perhaps precisely what intrigued me about it. On the first day of the fair, Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, singer-songwriter Tift Merritt, and finally NFL linebacker-turned-Brooklyn Nine-Nine star
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By Allison Fonder - May 23, 2017
IKEA Head Designer Marcus Engman on How Their Team is Working to Fight Climate Change
Engman will be speaking today at the What Design Can Do conference about IKEA's sustainability initiatives
Since taking the role of head designer at IKEA several years ago, Marcus Engman has led a great effort to match the most well-known furniture company in the world with the best designers working in the business today. Why? Because he believes that high-quality design should be accessible to anyone.
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By Allison Fonder - May 18, 2017
Good Thing Teams with Shaving Brand Harry's to Revive a Classic Design Object
New and experimental takes on the traditional shaving brush will be on display this week at WANTED Design
Household accessories brand Good Thing is busy for this year's edition of NYCxDesign, kicking things off with an elegant collaborative exhibit at WANTED Design Manhattan featuring one classic design item: the shaving brush. This redesign is not by chance, as they've teamed up with shaving accessory delivery giant Harry's to
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By Allison Fonder - May 05, 2017
The Best of Collective Design 2017
This year's offerings were a mixture of wacky, weird and wonderful
The early May opening of Collective Design in Manhattan always feels like the official kickoff to several weeks worth of design events attached to NYCxDesign, New York's extended alternative to Milan Design Week. Often a presentation of objects demonstrating both style and concept, Collective Design brings together works of designers
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By Allison Fonder - Apr 03, 2017
Kvadrat x Really and the Rise of the Circular Economy Mindset
At Milan Design Week, Max Lamb and Christien Meindertsma are working with a new manufactured material that brings to light design's impact on sustainability
At the beginning of 2017, IDEO launched a website meant to serve as a guide and resource for designers hoping to support the "circular economy", or, the idea that designers and industries must begin to imbue in their design consciousness that products should be created with the intent of continually
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By Allison Fonder - Mar 31, 2017
MINDCRAFT Exhibition in Milan Will Explore Notions of Time
The annual exhibit will display works from 18 Danish designers next week at Milan Design Week
An arguably refreshing aspect of Milan Design Week's smaller contender shows are their concentration on the importance of spontaneity and experimentation—Salone offshoots such as Ventura Lambrate and Rosanna Orlandi embrace the unconventional, giving way to a new understanding of designers' processes and research. A view of MINDCRAFT's 2015 exhibitionIn
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By Allison Fonder - Mar 29, 2017
Tapping Into the Audience Who Will Actually Fund Your Kickstarter Project
Alex Daly's new book "The Crowdsourceress" reveals how to reach your built-in audience and much more
When it comes to funding successful crowdfunding campaigns, Alex Daly is known for having an impeccable record. She's helped run some of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns to date, such as Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda's iconic/cult-status New York City Transit Authority Graphic Standards Manual and Neil Young's PONO Player
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By Allison Fonder - Mar 08, 2017
MIT Media Lab Wants to Reward One Citizen's Disobedience with $250,000
An award for innovators and activists in "the age of rebellion"
2016 undoubtedly marks a moment in the modern era when the global population was not only blatantly confronted with a number of troubling problems, but also stimulated by a heightened sense of direct responsibility for what the future holds. "This is the age of rebellion," civil rights activist Van Jones
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By Allison Fonder - Mar 03, 2017
An Art Fair Unlike the Rest
New York's "Spring Break Art Show" packs in lots of art, some design and a pretty fun time
Sometimes it feels difficult to attend an art event that feels equally inclusive of the serious and the lighthearted, or even a place that feels interactive and low-key enough to spend a fair amount of time in. For those participating in the New York Armory Arts Week scene this weekend
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By Allison Fonder - Jan 11, 2017
Fuseproject Creates Intuitive Robots and Wearables for Older Adults
With two new projects, Yve Behar's studio bridges the gap between aging populations and technology
Fuseproject studio's newest debuts tackle a challenging question: how can designers help aging consumers reap the benefits of the newest technologies in a way that feels intuitive, friendly and unobtrusive? With the announcement of two of their newest projects—ElliQ and Superflex—Yve Behar's team continues their recent fascination with robotic technologies
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By Allison Fonder - Dec 30, 2016
The Best #ProcessPorn GIFs of the Year
Our top ten most satisfying process videos
2016 was the first year we really embraced the form of video out there on the web that we like to call process porn. If you became a follower of our Instagram this past year, you're probably familiar with this term: "process porn", or, a short, highly satisfying short clip
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By Allison Fonder - Dec 29, 2016
2016 Marks the First Year in the "Age of the Drone"
The best and weirdest drone news of the year
The introduction of drones into the consumer market really only took place around this time last year, so 2016 could effectively be deemed the first year of the drone. And as drones proliferated into the mainstream, interesting, creative uses for the new technology were inevitable—thus resulting in a ton of
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By Allison Fonder - Dec 28, 2016
10 Things 2016 Had to Offer to the Future of Transportation
Trains, drones and automobiles
If this year was any indication, the way we look at traveling from our daily commute to long distance trips is about to completely change. With the introduction of self-driving cars into the market as well as announcements of a revolutionary pneumatic train system that can get you from 0
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By Allison Fonder - Dec 28, 2016
The 16 Best Stories from 2016
Core77's most popular posts of the year
2016 has been quite the, uh, interesting year (to say the least)—so to commemorate this year full of fascinating and shocking news, over the next week we'll be looking at several different hot topics in design over the past year. Through our Year in Review series, we'll highlight some of
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By Allison Fonder - Dec 06, 2016
Furniture Made from Recycled Newspaper Offers Up Eco-Friendly Elegance
WooJai Lee's PaperBricks project, fresh out of Dutch Design Week 2016
Despite a currently bleak-looking sustainable climate, designers' forays into eco friendly architectural and building solutions can sometimes offer a quick glimpse of hope for our future. This is perhaps most evident in projects where one man's literal trash becomes another man's treasure (one example that comes to mind are recycled
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By Allison Fonder - Nov 15, 2016
A New Design Studio Tackles 26 Design Briefs in 26 Hours
HAWRAF is live streaming the process now on their site
Have you ever wondered what it would take to start your own design studio? Despite all of the open-source information for a variety of subjects available on YouTube and Reddit, it's still a topic that lacks instructional transparency. HAWRAF, a very newly formed New York based studio housed in NEW
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By Allison Fonder - Nov 08, 2016
Bras Inspired by Architecture Provide True Support for Women
Trusst Lingerie brings digitally-fabricated relief to fuller busted women
In this digitally assisted, rapid prototyping-happy moment, it's easy to forget how difficult modeling and manufacturing a final product used to be. Examples that stand out include Frank Gehry's building designs that were technically impossible to build before the advent of CAD software, also how the customization abilities of 3D
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By Allison Fonder - Nov 01, 2016
This Robotic Cradle Gives Parents a Rest
Happiest Baby and Yves Behar's SNOO rethinks the future of parenting
I read something recently that stopped me in my tracks—as conveyed by a number of statistics, having a kid is one of the worst things that could ever happen to you. According to the Washington Post, happiness levels of recently divorced or widowed individuals are still on average quantifiably higher
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By Allison Fonder - Oct 25, 2016
Ding Hopes to Solve the Modern Problem of Traditional Doorbells
No more missed package drop-offs with this bad boy
In some instances, the saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" just doesn't cut it; this is perhaps most true for designers. For example, one artifact that has seemingly been preserved under this notion is the humble home doorbell—unaltered in function for ages, to say the doorbell cannot be
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By Allison Fonder - Oct 17, 2016
Lighting the Way to the End of Incandescent Bulbs
Plumen's new 003 lightbulb
For over 137 years, the humble incandescent lightbulb has been the gold standard for indoor lighting. The original electric lighting source has preserved its place in our lives not only for its functional value, but also its particularly captivating luminescence. Despite new lighting options on the market including halogen and
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By Allison Fonder - Oct 17, 2016
Exclusive Preview of Parsons' New Making Center - A Collaborative Space for Exploration at the New School
The launch of Parsons' Making Center at The New School marks a new age of interdisciplinary design for the institution's progressive education program—open to all students within the New School regardless of their field of study, the space hopes to be a meeting point for rich academic collaborations and innovations
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By Allison Fonder - Sep 13, 2016
Tina Roth Eisenberg on What Makes a Co-Working Space Great
Core77 takes a tour of the Creative Mornings Founder's Brooklyn haven for freelancers
Just above the office of Tina Roth Eisenberg's startup Tattly is a haven for freelancers that bears no resemblance to the spiritless, sterile co-working spaces around the city. "There are a lot of very non-supportive and really sad co-working spaces", says Eisenberg, "now it's like everybody opens a co-working space
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By Allison Fonder - Sep 06, 2016
NEW INC on How Co-Working Spaces Must Evolve for the Creative Entrepreneur
Inside the New Museum's startup incubator and why it differs from your run-of-the-mill shared office space
What do you do when you come up with the idea of starting a business that transcends category and previous entrepreneurial norms? When it comes to going out on your own and starting your own business, the truth is there is no perfect science and it's almost always daunting—but when
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