Very cool look into the making of the 699 Superleggera Chair by Gio Ponti and Cassina, of 1957. (more…)
Core77 Design Awards
The final deadline for entering the 2016 Core77 Design Awards is tomorrow. If you don’t know about the C77DA, you may be too late to enter this year. But you (more…)
Taxes – Get Smart
Work for yourself? Sometimes? Small business? Here is an excellent look at how to stay on top of self-employment and small business taxes. (more…)
Airline Seats
Interesting look at the push for regulation of airline seat dimensions. (more…)
Stella Chair – Luca Nichetto
Italian designer Luca Nichetto has just released the Stella chair, one of five pieces of a new collection for Portuguese brand De La Espada. (more…)
Massive E-Waste
How Can Product Designers Help Solve The World’s Massive E-Waste Problem? “I think that’s what strikes me most from running a design agency. I know how sophisticated production methods are. (more…)
Side Hustle for Your Career
Many designers who work 9-5 have projects of their own that can help them grow in their full time position, as well. Here are 5 Ways a Side Hustle Can Advance Your (more…)
Gillis Lundgren, RIP
Gillis Lundgren, IKEA’s fourth employee, who helped invent flat-pack furniture, has died at 86. Three years into his post at IKEA, inspiration struck when he detached the legs of a table (reports (more…)
IDSA Northwest Student Merit Awards
This Saturday, IDSA Northwest brought together a panel of seven senior Industrial Design leaders for unbiased assessment of students from University of Washington and Western Washington University’s ID programs. This Northwest selection process sends (more…)