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Australian artist/designer Elliat Rich has a very different take on cabinet doors. This is her Weaver Cabinet:

Years ago we looked at Aquor Water Systems' intelligent design for a hose bib. Their flush-mounted House Hydrant is a damn sight better-looking than your standard spigot, and won't freeze. They offer a number of attractive debris cover options.

The Core77 Design Awards Apps & Platform category features software applications that perform a specific task, such as writing documents, playing games, or watching videos. Web or mobile screen-based software programs designed for user-friendliness. Examples include community platforms or hubs, websites, computer programs.The Core77 Design Awards Interaction Design category features interactive content and user interface design for websites, mobile devices, and experiential installations. Examples include software, mobile apps, interactive projections, products with embedded user interface, animation

Tragically, Los Angeles resident Brandon Sanders found his home had burned to the ground in the Eaton fire. There was one good piece of news: His Tacoma had been parked far enough away from the burning structure that only the front of the vehicle was scorched. To his surprise, when he tried to start it "it fired right up," he writes. "Everything works, even the headlights and blinkers!"

In the 1940s, architect Gregory Ain designed one of the first Modernist neighborhoods in America, in Altadena, California. Called the Park Planned Homes, it was a community of 28 single-story homes laid out in a cul-de-sac and utilizing shared green spaces between the homes. That aside, the location of the windows and the design of the landscaping still provided each house with visual privacy.

Here's what we looked at this week:Dremel's new Blueprint Multi-Drill is designed with innovative features that consumers can use. AI-designed footwear is here, with a new "influencer" business model.Industrial design case study: Modern Weave 3.0, by KEM Studio, is an expe

A California-based company called MarsCharge is dedicated to developing EV infrastructure. To design their flagship product, a freestanding commercial charger that can top off two EVs at once, they turned to industrial design consultancy DesignStein Studios. After extensive industry feedback, MarsCharge realized that there was a huge demand for large, standalone EV charging station chargers that actually work. The client built a highly-engineered prototype freestanding DC fast charger that can fully charge most EVs in approximately 20 minutes, which i

A startup called HEYii claims they've developed infinitely reusable tracing paper. Called HEYtrace+, it's not actually paper at all, but a 0.5mm-thick silicone sheet with some type of proprietary coating; the company says it's nontoxic and allows you to erase the sheet using water (though they say 75% alcohol does a better job).

Here's an example of design research that does not (in my opinion) consider larger societal consequences. Researchers at Canada's University of Waterloo are experimenting with the ability to control smartphone apps with your feet, as you walk.You could argue that this isn't "design" research at all, as the researchers are from the university's School of Computer Science; but since it involves UI, I'll put it under the design umbrella.Here's the impetus for the research: "Waterloo professor of computer science Daniel Vogel, frustrated by having to stop and use his pho

The Community First! Village in central Texas provides affordable housing to Austin's homeless population. Developed by Mobile Loaves & Fishes, an Austin-based nonprofit, it currently houses 370 formerly homeless people in tiny-house-style accommodations.