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In this week's Designing Women profile, we take a peek into the archives of Ford Motor Company's Design Studio—now celebrating its 80th anniversary—and find an extraordinary woman along the way. Although the studio was established in 1935, it wasn't until the end of World War II that women joined Ford's
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Mason Currey
Writer and editor, Los Angeles
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Designing for Desire
We talk to journalist Rita Catinella Orrell about her forthcoming “showcase of modern erotic objects.”
By Mason Currey - February 24, 2016
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Benjamin Hubert on What It Really Takes to Make a Difference Through Design
The London designer has given up “style-centered” projects.
By Mason Currey - February 16, 2016
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IDEO Joins Kyu
Tim Brown and Michael Birkin on why the creative collective may represent the future of independent design
By Mason Currey - February 11, 2016
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A Magazine That Luxuriates in Design’s Subtleties and Obscurities
Laura Houseley on the making of Modern Design Review
By Mason Currey - January 22, 2016
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The Best Product Design GIFs of 2015
The animated GIF is ideally suited to certain types of subject matter. Adorable animals?...
By Mason Currey - December 30, 2015
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Designing Disruptive Business Models
Verynice founder Matthew Manos calls out ten organizations doing it right.
By Mason Currey - December 15, 2015
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L.A. Design Without L.A. Stereotypes
Sight Unseen’s new exhibition goes beyond “California chill.”
By Mason Currey - December 10, 2015
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Sonos Debuts Software That Makes Its Speakers Sound Good Even in Terrible Listening Environments, i.e. Your Apartment
Like any other home-audio company, Sonos designs and engineers its products to sound their...
By Mason Currey - September 29, 2015
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Rolf and Mette Hay on Making High-Quality, Affordable Design Objects
The founders of the Danish brand HAY answer our Core77 Questionnaire.
By Mason Currey - September 22, 2015
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Matthew Manos on Giving Half Your Work Away for Free
The founder of the design-strategy consultancy verynice answers our Core77 Questionnaire.
By Mason Currey - September 8, 2015
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The 2015 Core77 Conference: The Future Now
Introducing our final CoreCon session, with a look into the near and distant future of design thinking and product development
By Mason Currey - August 25, 2015
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The 2015 Core77 Conference: Business Now
Introducing our third CoreCon session, with a look at the challenges and opportunities facing design entrepreneurs
By Mason Currey - August 24, 2015
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The 2015 Core77 Conference: Making Now
Introducing our second CoreCon session, featuring spectacular water fountains, made-in-LA lighting, socially-minded crafts and a life-design workshop
By Mason Currey - August 20, 2015
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The 2015 Core77 Conference: Collaboration Now
Introducing the first of our four CoreCon sessions, with speakers from Google, Levi's, Sonos, The Hydrous and Future Partners
By Mason Currey - August 19, 2015
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Signs of Life
Project Projects' Prem Krishnamurthy on a weeklong wayfinding experiment in the French countryside
By Mason Currey - August 17, 2015
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Frederick McSwain on Conquering the World of Corporate Gifting
The industrial designer—and newly appointed chief creative officer of LR Paris—answers our Core77 Questionnaire.
By Mason Currey - July 14, 2015
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Incase's Moses Aipa on Bridging the Gap Between Product and Graphics
The company's VP of brand and creative answers our Core77 Questionnaire.
By Mason Currey - June 30, 2015
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David Adjaye on His New Line of Textiles for Knoll
“There's a vibrancy and movement, but it's not intense; it's not something that's supposed to trip you out.”
By Mason Currey - June 19, 2015
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Barber & Osgerby on Justifying the Existence of New Objects
The London designers answer our Core77 Questionnaire.
By Mason Currey - June 3, 2015
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Ronan Bouroullec Is Never Satisfied
The French industrial designer answers our Core77 Questionnaire.
By Mason Currey - May 19, 2015
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Sonos's Tad Toulis on Bridging Hardware and Software, Being a "Pessimistic Optimist," and the Power of Naïveté in Design
The company's VP of design answers our Core77 Questionnaire.
By Mason Currey - April 28, 2015
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Hadrien Monloup on Making Super-Slim Wallets and Why Designers Should Aim for Improvement Rather Than Perfection
The Bellroy co-founder and design director answers our Core77 Questionnaire.
By Mason Currey - April 7, 2015
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Ineke Hans on Designing Products That Are Clean, Clear and Clever
The Dutch industrial designer answers our Core77 Questionnaire.
By Mason Currey - March 24, 2015
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Immediacy Is Key, and Six More Takeaways From Our 'Tech Specs' Interview Series
We noticed a handful of themes (and complaints) emerge from talking to designers about their digital tools.
By Mason Currey - March 17, 2015
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Tech Specs: Marc Fornes, Founder of THEVERYMANY
The New York–based experimental architect on generating form through code, hopping between software platforms,...
By Mason Currey - March 13, 2015
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Tech Specs: Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, Director of Pratt's IMARI Lab
The designer, educator and wearables expert on being an enthusiastic early adopter, always searching...
By Mason Currey - March 12, 2015
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Tech Specs: Jonathan Harris, Digital Artist
The Brooklyn-based artist and data-visualization pioneer on avoiding smartphones, being a control freak about...
By Mason Currey - March 11, 2015
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Tech Specs: Andrew Kim, Designer at Microsoft
The Seattle-based designer on being addicted to Instagram, sticking with physical sketchbooks and why...
By Mason Currey - March 10, 2015
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Tech Specs: Greg Howell, Design Chief at Ram Trucks Exterior Design
As we begin our second week of tech-centric Q&As, Ram Trucks’ exterior-design head talks...
By Mason Currey - March 9, 2015
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Tech Specs: Victoria Slaker, VP of Product Design at Ammunition
The San Francisco–based designer on having a very straightforward computer setup, being an impatient...
By Mason Currey - March 6, 2015
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Tech Specs: Abe Burmeister, Cofounder of Outlier
The Brooklyn-based designer and entrepreneur on the iPad Mini’s “transformational” form factor, his devotion...
By Mason Currey - March 5, 2015
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Tech Specs: Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
The Seattle-based designers Dylan Davis and Jean Lee on working from home, being “degenerate...
By Mason Currey - March 4, 2015
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Tech Specs: Paul Hoppe, Art Director at Local Projects
The NYC–based art director on prototyping through code, building interactive installations—and being careful not...
By Mason Currey - March 3, 2015
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Tech Specs: Thomas Murray, Senior Industrial Designer at Bresslergroup
In the first of our ten tech-centric Q&As, Murray talks about the industry-wide transition...
By Mason Currey - March 2, 2015
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Introducing 'Tech Specs,' Our Interview Series on Designers' Digital Tools
Starting today, as part of our 2015 Tech-tacular, we’ll be publishing Q&As with ten...
By Mason Currey - March 2, 2015
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