How to Mock Up a Compound-Curved Bluetooth Speaker Using Foamcore

Industrial designer Eric Strebel has already shown us some great techniques for building foamcore models, but this set of tricks takes the cake. Here he builds a model of a Bluetooth speaker, the design of which calls for both conical surfaces and compound curves, and reveals some clever techniques that come from decades of experience.

One particularly neat trick is that he constructs the frame of the model to be adjustable, so that he can play with the proportions in physical 3D to fine-tune them. He also shows you how by thinking ahead a couple of steps, you can create very accurate patterns using paper and can then transfer them to the foamcore.

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In case you missed the earlier vids:

FoamCore Basics: Modeling Tips & Tricks for Designers, Part 1

FoamCore Basics, Modeling Tips & Tricks for Designers, Part 2: Making Clean, Curved Shapes

Brilliant Method for Forming Compound Surfaces with FoamCore

Link About It: Nendo's Self-Assembling Toilet for Natural Disasters

Nendo's Self-Assembling Toilet for Natural Disasters


Nendo’s Minimilet project began after Japan’s Tōhoku and Kumamoto earthquakes—specifically the devastation and difficulties in the wake of each. Entirely collapsable, the disposable toilet can be assembled using found materials and then dismantled……

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Latest Dezeen Mail features the winning UK Holocaust memorial design

This week’s Dezeen Mail includes David Adjaye and Ron Arad’s winning design for the UK’s National Holocaust Memorial in London and an opinion piece raising questions about sexism in architecture following the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

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Amazon Key allows strangers to open your front door

Online retail giant Amazon has launched a service that lets its delivery staff drop off packages inside a customer’s home while they are out.

Amazon Key combines an app, a smart lock and the new Amazon Cloud Cam – an indoor security camera – to provide in-home delivery without the need for physical keys or access codes.

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When a driver requests access to a customer’s home, Amazon ensures they are at the right address at the right time through an “encrypted authentication process”.

Once verified, the door is automatically unlocked and the Cloud Cam records the drop-off. Users can watch this live or review a recording later, and receive regular notifications about the delivery status all through the app.

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The service will be available for subscribers to the company’s Prime service, initially in 37 US cities, from 8 November 2017.

“Amazon Key gives customers peace of mind knowing their orders have been safely delivered to their homes and are waiting for them when they walk through their doors,” said Amazon vice president of delivery technology Peter Larsen. “Now, Prime members can select in-home delivery and conveniently see their packages being delivered right from their mobile phones.”

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The set-up also allows users to let friends, family and other visitors – cleaners, pet sitters, dog walkers etc – into their homes when they are not there.

An Amazon Key In-Home Kit includes an Amazon Cloud Cam and a compatible smart lock, by manufacturers Yale and Kwikset, and starts at $249.99. Users can set up the system themselves, or opt for free professional installation.

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The service will work with same-day, one-day, two-day and standard shipping by selecting “in-home” when purchasing on Amazon.com, at no extra delivery cost to Prime members.

Amazon’s vision for the future of delivery also includes drop-offs by drone, which the company has been testing since 2013.

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Hendrix wins German Design Award

Hendrix is designed by David Fox for Deberenn, recently the chair was credited with the German Design award given by the German Design council.

The secret to sensational salads

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Designed to be a funny little impressive kitchen tool to make the most amazing mess-free salads, the appropriately named Tada is a slightly cute alien-ish looking device that allows you to evenly coat your salad with dressing… without tossing it! For people like me who are just incredibly bad at tossing salads (it’s an acquired skill, honestly), the Tada allows you to fill the dressing inside it and simply inject it into all parts of the salad, thanks to its eight arms. It reduces a two minute procedure to literally a two second procedure so you can get to eating that delicious salad faster. But first, after dressing, you must do the jazz hands and say “Tada!”

Designer: Dorsa Javaherian

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Party Plants Compositions by Australian Studio Filmgarden

Succulent Party du studio australien Filmgarden est un projet visuel dédié à la succulente, une espèce végétale possédant des formes, des couleurs et de la symétrie fascinantes. Chaque succulente de la série est associée à une situation de fête, présentée dans des compositions ludiques et une esthétique minimaliste. Voyez les autre projets de Filmgarden ici, et suivez-les sur Instagram.






Impressing Installation in Caserta by Daniele Sigalot

Imaginez un monument italien du XVIIIème siècle, le Palais Royal de Caserte, dans lequel auraient été entreposés divers sculptures et objets de notre monde contemporain. Cette installation pour le moins insolite est l’œuvre de l’artiste Daniele Sigalot qui souhaite, à travers l’exposition « Tutto è già vostro » (Tout est déjà à vous), entremêler les frontières du temps et s’interroger sur l’avenir des édifices historiques. Ainsi, le sol de l’une des pièces est presque entièrement recouvert de capsules multicolores qui rappellent les décorations murales tout en symbolisant le dialogue engagé par Sigalot entre le passé et la modernité.





Indian Flower Men From The Malik Ghat Market

C’est dès son premier voyage en Inde que le photographe Ken Hermann a ressenti une réelle affinité avec le pays, sa culture et son potentiel photographique. Au fil des années, il a développé un intérêt pour les hommes, leur histoire et leur relation avec l’environnement, les traditions et la modernité. Flower Men est une série de portraits photographiés au plus grand marché de fleurs au monde, le Malik Ghat Flower Market à Calcutta. Il fut particulièrement fasciné par ses hommes forts dont les habits contrastaient avec leurs magnifiques couronnes de fleurs et le soin que ces hommes leur prodiguaient.








Vintage Whimsical Stranger Things Capsule by Top Shop

À l’occasion de la sortie de la deuxième saison de Stranger Things, Top Shop régale les fans de la série avec une collection décalée, drôle et résolument vintage à l’honneur de la série déjà culte. Retour à l’enfance avec cette capsule aussi pop que glamour qui a déjà fait des ravages.