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Craft & material · 15 stories, +7 vs last week

Craft & material: 15 stories in seven days, +7 on the week before.

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Core77Researchers Develop a Tire Prototype with Replaceable Treads Once upon a time, if the soles of your shoes wore out, a cobbler could attach fresh soles. Nowadays, once your sneaker soles wear out, you junk them. Tires are the same.

October 9

Core77Red Bull's Hilarious Flugtag DIY Flying Machine Competition Remember that "egg drop" ID school project? For the uninitiated, the students design a vessel to hold a single egg.

October 9

Core77A Handmade Iron Pourover Coffee Rig This Wedge Coffee Dripper Set combines low-tech coffeemaking with traditional Japanese metalwork. Made by Totetsu Ironworks, the components feature a baked-on Japanese lacquer finish.

October 9

Yanko DesignRetro Song Bird Is the Record Player Game Boy Cartridges Deserved Game Boy cartridges usually wait in a drawer until you feel like playing something again. But sometimes it’s the music you miss, not the game.

October 9

Mindsparkle MagThink Company's identity pairs bold red Bagoss type with an AI agent Think Company has never been defined by a list of services. The Philadelphia-rooted team of strategists, designers and engineers is known for how it thinks and for the people it puts in front of…

October 9

Creative BloqAdidas sues White Fox in battle of the stripes It claims the Australian brand’s clothing is “substantially identical”.

October 9

My Scandinavian HomeSimon's Beautiful Stockholm Home Where Old Meets New Friday calls for a lovely, inspiring home tour to get us all in the mood for the weekend, don't you think?

October 9

Mindsparkle MagBetr's gaming super app now runs on one question: You In? When Betr launched four years ago, it did one thing: microbetting. Founded by Joey Levy and Jake Paul, the company has since grown into a real-money gaming ecosystem spanning Picks, Predictions…

October 9

Yanko DesignThis $1,500 Korean Chair Is Built More Like a House Than a Couch A sofa usually hides its structure beneath cushions, leaving you to think about it only when something creaks.

October 9

AzureFun, Lighthearted Furniture that Feels Straight Out of a Rom-Com Sometimes, there’s no better escapism than a romantic comedy. In the genre’s idealized version of Manhattan, characters know how to work hard and play hard, moving from a busy 9-to-5 to last call at…

October 9

BRUTUSJapanブルータス時計ブランド学 Vol.91〈ブレゲ〉の「トラディション」 〈ブレゲ〉の「トラディション」とは 初代考案のヘリテージを現代に色濃く受け継ぐ 王侯貴族や著名人の顧客が多かったアブラアン-ルイ・ブレゲはフランス革命の際、迫害を恐れ、故国スイスに逃れた。そして1795年にパリに戻った彼は、工房を再興する運営資金を調達するために翌年、価格の4分の1を前金制とする予約販売制度(スースクリプション)を考案。

October 9

BRUTUSJapan【珍奇の現場】ファインミネラルを缶にまとったクラフトビールが誕生! クラフトビールブランド〈FETISH CLUB®〉からファインミネラルの写真をあしらったシリーズが登場!珍奇鉱物特集でもおなじみのPEANUTS MINERALS代表、亀田和人さんのコレクションだ。 〈FETISH CLUB〉は、山口と東京の2拠点で醸造しているブルワリー。

October 9