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Some things you already knew about design. Plenty more you didn't.

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French industrial designer Johannes Faure-Brac knows furniture; he grew up in his father's woodworking shop in the French Alps, building traditional furniture. But after gaining two degrees in ID and… https://t.co/8qVJgyIy5C #design #mobilier #innovation #durabilité #meubles

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This unusual Kael Walnut Folding Chair is by a no-history company called Esspur.

While it doesn't appear to be high-quality, the folding design is certainly interesting:

… https://t.co/MP5nXIktRB #FoldingChair #InteriorDesign #HomeDecor #FurnitureDesign #UniqueDesign

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Italian manufacturer Manfredini specializes in making shoe lasts for high-end footwear manufacturers. These are objects that only those within the manufacturing industry ever get to see;… https://t.co/iY48pAz6jb #Footwear #ShoeDesign #Manufacturing #ShoeLasts #FashionIndustry

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Indiana-based Encore RV makes "Adventure Trailers," camping trailers designed to handle rugged terrain. And for their ROG 12RK model, they've designed a module that makes off-road life way more… https://t.co/cc8c9VtjdP #Camping #RVLife #AdventureTrailers #OutdoorLiving #Travel

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To work the handles of pliers, you need a certain amount of throw. Knipex's new Slim Knips cutting pliers were designed for tight spaces, where handle travel would be limited.

… https://t.co/lwDP2JyapA #Knipex #PrecisionTools #CuttingPliers #ToolDesign #HandTools

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Australian fabrication firm KinkFab creates high-end architectural products, many of them one-offs. They designed, built and installed these adjustable solid brass… https://t.co/KVmF2vEEpO #InteriorDesign #ArchitecturalProducts #BrassScreens #DesignInspiration #HomeDecor

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"Last year, we were awarded a utility patent for a table system designed to make group seating more flexible and comfortable," writes furniture designer/builder Justin Nelson, a/k/a… https://t.co/sSoRIklf57 #FurnitureDesign #UXDesign #InteriorDesign #Hospitality #Innovation

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Here's what we looked at this week:

Sony's personal wearable air conditioner / heater is coming to the U.S.

Architect Paco Martinez's low-tech height-adjustable… https://t.co/Z7KYENIaj9 #DesignInnovation #ProductDesign #WearableTech #SustainableDesign #Architecture

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Yesterday we wrote about the Japanese trend of making tools with a matte black finish. Today we've tracked down the origin of that trend.

Just over a decade ago Yasunobu Nozaki, the President… https://t.co/Z0AnE2EoRO #JapaneseTools #MatteBlack #CarCulture #DesignTrends #Fujiya

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"Form Follows Fabrication" is the motto of Steel & Form, a UK-based metal fabricator. The firm employs designers, engineers and craftspeople. "We recently completed this bespoke… https://t.co/1NIVPXqYr4 #Metalwork #HandrailDesign #Fabrication #InteriorDesign #Architecture

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Tool retail sites are now flooded with anonymous designs from China. The anonymity is a pity, because assuming this works as advertised, the inventor deserves points for… https://t.co/r0uKuZ5R31 #DrillBitSharpening #ToolDesign #DIYTools #HomeImprovement #InnovativeTools

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As we know, even tools are susceptible to fashion trends. In Japan, tradespeople are coming to prefer tools with a matte black finish, as demonstrated by this All Black sledge.

Made by tool brand… https://t.co/x7JmiPANNb #Japan #Tools #MatteBlack #SledgeHammer #Tsubaki

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About thirty years ago, Swedish company W.steps invented the telescoping ladder. Now they've made it a bit safer for use in tricky places, with these add-on Adjustable Safety Feet.… https://t.co/gt2CcQh8z9 #SafetyFeet #TelescopingLadder #Wsteps #HomeImprovement #LadderSafety

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This sexy piece of hardware is a quick-release pin. The ball end of the pin locks into a socket within the latch bolt. To release it, you press the spring-loaded button in the… https://t.co/h1ztOmryRr #QuickReleasePins #NiftyHardware #AutomotiveAccessories #DIYProjects #ToolZone

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A group of freshmen at the Olin College of Engineering built this autonomous self-balancing bicycle:View the full content here https://t.co/2VyMUzbj6e #Engineering #Innovation #Robotics #AutonomousVehicles #SelfBalancing

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This Gordix invention, by Taiwanese manufacturer Muherz, aims to offer CNC-mill-like capabilities, without the bulk of a gantry and table. You drop a trim router inside the object, and then unfurl four… https://t.co/R74mMVzbSx #CNC #Milling #3DPrinting #Woodworking #Innovation

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Elevator indicator panels take up a certain amount of wall space. Installers cut a hole in the wall roughly the size of the panel.

However, Mitsubishi Electric… https://t.co/UTMtpN3iB6 #JapaneseDesign #ElevatorTechnology #MitsubishiElectric #InteriorDesign #BuildingSolutions

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Here's what we looked at this week:

Anker Bak and Takumi Kohgei's gorgeous Gaze Highback Chair.

Renault brings back the canvas roof. A convertible-like experience that's cheaper to… https://t.co/zQnETDxhRO #IndustrialDesign #FurnitureDesign #Innovation #MechSuit #HomeDecor

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Something you'll find in a European gardening center, but probably not an American one, are these palisade-style landscaping stones.

They're a nifty (and probably meditative) way to create… https://t.co/fg2hHyt9jN #DIY #PylonLamp #InteriorDesign #OpenSource #3DPrinting

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This outrageously chunky Cubio coffee table is by Danish furniture brand Formarkivet. The fabricators went to great lengths to hide the seams, giving this raw aluminum piece the look… https://t.co/WSEXFrMDSm #FurnitureDesign #CoffeeTable #DanishDesign #InteriorDesign #HomeDecor