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Packaging · 15 stories, +11 vs last week

Packaging: 15 stories in seven days, +11 on the week before.

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Core77Made in Search's Midcentury-esque Hearth Lamp This simple, elegant Hearth Lamp looks like a Midcentury Modern design that's turned up in some Danish thrift shop. But in fact it's a new object, by British homeware brand Made in Search .

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Core77Can You Guess How This Hollow Clock with Floating Hands Works? This Hollow Clock was designed by Shinsaku Hiura , an engineering professor at the University of Hyogo. It was then 3D printed and assembled by content creator MechDesign98 .

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Core77Kate Schroder's Illuminated LED "Chandeliearrings" These chandeliearrings are by Kate Schroeder , a Missouri-based ceramic artist and jewelrymaker. They contain LEDs powered by LR41 button batteries, which provide about 30 hours of life (though the…

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It's Nice ThatCaterina Bianchini: we can’t ask where the good designers are if we won’t help anyone become one It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like…

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Yanko DesignRaven Prism Smart Glasses Put a Linux Computer in the Corner of Your Eye Checking a recipe with flour on your fingers is a good reminder that a touchscreen isn’t always the most convenient interface.

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Yanko DesignUrban Desk Saves Space Without Making You Move Your Monitor A monitor is an awkward thing to put away at the end of a workday. The screen, stand, cables, and nearby lamp make packing up feel like a small relocation project.

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The DielineToday Is the Day: The DIELINE Awards 2027 Pre-Holiday Rate Ends Tonight The $415 rate ends tonight at 11:59 PM PT.

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Design MilkThe Best Gifts for Minimalists Who Appreciate Good Design Shopping for someone who prefers fewer things can be tricky. After all, the last thing a minimalist wants is another object taking up space without serving a purpose.

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Yanko DesignSony MDR-3R over-ear headphones revive nostalgia of the Walkman era Remember the Walkman headphones from more than four decades ago? Well, the nostalgia is revived as Sony has brought back over-ear headphones for a generation obsessed with wired audio gear.

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ColossalWhat Else Could It Mean? A Book Surveys the Playful, Iconoclastic Works of James Wines It’s not uncommon for artists and architects to espouse a desire for breaking conventions and pushing boundaries, but so few have embodied such a mandate as James Wines.

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Packaging EuropeFinalist Interview: Nfinite’s ultra thin films Nominated in the Startup New Materials category of Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards, Nfinite shares details of its AP-SALD platform, which enables the deposit of ultra-thin conformal…

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PAGE onlineGerman Brand Award 2027: Jetzt einreichen! »Brand at Heart« lautet das Leitmotiv des German Brand Award 2027. Mit dem Preis würdigt der German Design Council Persönlichkeiten, Teams und Unternehmen, die mit herausragender Markenführung neue…

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