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No fooling, there are some great Industrial Design Jobs out there right now and many of the finest popped-up on Coroflot over the past week or so. Here is a collection of roles that you may be interested in:

Junior Product Designer at Infantino

“We are looking for a Junior Product Designer to join our Product Development- Toy Team to help bring innovation and on-trend styling to the Infantino toy product line. Reporting to the Chief Designer/ Toy Category Captain, the Junior Product Designer will be responsible for managing the project through the entire design and development process in a fast-paced environment. “

Located in San Diego, California

Industrial Product Designer at Puffy (with relocation allowance)

“Join Puffy’s team at our Los Angeles premises, conveniently located in North Hollywood. Puffy is a rapidly expanding e-commerce retailer known for our exceptional mattresses, beloved by millions of sleepers in North America. Since entering the bed-in-a-box market in 2016, we have consistently achieved year-on-year growth and received recognition from top publications such as Entrepreneur.com and TechCompanyNews. Our product line now includes a comprehensive range of bedroom essentials, including pillows, bedding, and accessories.”

Located in Los Angeles, California

Industrial Designer at PlayPower

“Are you an Industrial Designer that believes that play has the power to change the world?
If so, PlayPower, a world leading manufacturer of playground and recreation equipment, located in Lewisburg, PA., is seeking an Industrial Designer to join our Outdoor Play Concept Design Team. We have a playful collaborative team environment that’s part of a growing company whose direction is set by design and innovation.”

Located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Senior Industrial Designer at SharkNinja

“The Senior Industrial Designer role will be responsible for delivering against high-profile design challenges, working cross functionally and mentoring designers throughout the creative process. The role will design and visualize functional prototypes for research purposes and internal review, through to implementation for Tooling and mass production.
Ninja Design is a team of Industrial Designers, UI and CMF Designers working on products across the Ninja brand”

Located in Needham, Massachusetts

Industrial Design Intern (post graduate) at Iron Mountains LLC

“We are Iron Mountains, LLC., a team of design forward creatives that develop a broad range of baby gear fusing style, quality, and performance. With products ranging from child safety seats to multi-mode strollers, travel beds and feeding solutions, innovation is at the core of what we do.”

Located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

Of course if you are looking to up your design career we would recommend applying for a portfolio on Coroflot, and signing up for e-mail alerts on the design job board over there.

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The Pagoda Lamp taps into the rich symbolism of Buddhist pagodas to create an unparalleled lighting experience. Pagodas, renowned for their tower-like stature, multi-story design, and construction from stone, brick, or wood, are typically associated with Buddhist temple complexes and are a common sight in East and Southeast Asia. Inspired by the deep significance imbued within these iconic structures – embodiments of enlightenment and spiritual wisdom – the visionaries behind the Pagoda Lamp set out to translate these age-old concepts into a contemporary masterpiece. In their pursuit, they seamlessly weave tradition into the fabric of modern design, breathing new life into ancient symbolism.

Designer: Zongming Liu and Xingchen Pan

At the heart of this lamp’s design philosophy lies the ambition to reimagine traditional symbols uniquely and refreshingly. Departing from conventional lamp designs, this luminary masterpiece boasts a distinctive feature – a seamless integration of form and function, reminiscent of the artful rotations of a pagoda. Its appearance alone speaks volumes, with the bulbs housed within the graceful contours of the pagoda’s shape, exuding an aura of elegance and mystique.

What truly sets this lamp apart is its innovative approach to user interaction. Eschewing the need for external switches, the lamp ingeniously incorporates its controls into the very essence of its design. With a simple touch and gentle rotation atop the pagoda, users can effortlessly illuminate their space, adjusting brightness levels to suit their preferences. This intuitive functionality not only enhances the user experience but also adds a touch of magic to everyday lighting routines.

Crafted with precision and attention to detail, the Pagoda Lamp is as much a feat of engineering as it is a work of art. The shell, meticulously fashioned from teak wood, offers not only aesthetic appeal but also durability and stability. Designed to withstand the rigors of daily use, the lamp’s construction ensures minimal deformation, while the natural heat conduction of wood imbues a sense of warmth and comfort to any space it illuminates.

With dimensions of 10cm x 10cm x 20cm, the Lamp is perfectly suited for a variety of settings, from cozy reading nooks to elegant study spaces. Moreover, its affordable price point makes it accessible to a wide audience, catering to the diverse needs of modern households. In a market saturated with mundane lamp designs, the Pagoda Lamp stands out as a testament to the transformative power of innovative design, elevating the humble desk lamp into a true work of art. However, behind its exquisite exterior lies a testament to ingenuity and craftsmanship. The complex internal structure of this lamp posed significant challenges during the manufacturing process, requiring meticulous attention to detail and precision machining techniques to achieve the desired outcome. Yet, it is precisely this commitment to excellence that sets this lamp apart, ensuring a product of unparalleled quality and sophistication.

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Chinese EV automaker BYD has an upscale brand called Yangwang (“looking up”). They’ve unveiled this Yangwang U8, a luxury SUV available as a plug-in hybrid or pure electric:

I’m surprised by how rational, ordered, and clean the design is. While the company doesn’t have the track record of a Range Rover, Lincoln or Mercedes, and there are a few tacky design details, overall this vehicle looks like it can compete on the world stage.

The vehicle’s website is all in Chinese, and I wasn’t able to learn much through machine translation, but these tidbits were clear: The 4WD vehicle makes 1,200 horsepower and has a blistering 3.6-second 0-100 km/h time. Furthermore they offer lifetime free maintenance, including door-to-door pickup and delivery.

The U8 has one rather astonishing feature, designed specifically for flood emergencies. If the vehicle is driven into a certain amount of water—as during a flash flood—it goes into “emergency flotation mode.” In this mode, the windows automatically close, while the sunroof automatically opens, to provide an escape route. Furthermore, the vehicle—while floating—can actually be steered and move under its own power, at a speed of 3 km/h, the company says, just by spinning the wheels. They also say the vehicle can keep water out of the interior for up to 30 minutes.

Here’s an unnarrated demo:

To be clear, this isn’t a recreational feature, but an emergency one. BYD says that after such an event occurs, the vehicle must be taken to the dealer for inspection.

Lastly, BYD says the vehicle can make “tank turns,” i.e. zero-turns, but the video of this in action is a bit suspect.

The U8’s price tag starts at 1.1 million yuan (USD $155,000).

Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Broberg & Ridderstråle opted for a “seemingly simple” look for the versatile Pause bench, which it has created for furniture brand Asplund.

According to Asplund, Broberg & Ridderstråle created the bench as a “zen-like” seat aimed at encouraging users to sit and rest, inspiring the name Pause.

Pause is made from a combination of lacquered oak veneer and solid oak, and is available with or without armrests. Four colour finishes are also available, includign white stain and charcoal stain.

It is intended for use in a variety of settings, such as hallways, behind a sofa or at the foot of a bed.

“We have chosen a seemingly simple but high-quality material with obvious natural details to achieve the function and tactility that we have felt was missing in the market,” said creative director Sandra Adrian Asplund.

“[It is] minimalistic and distinct with classic dignity that opens up for multiple uses in any space, public or domestic.”

Product details:

Product: Pause
Designer: Broberg & Ridderstråle
Brand: Asplund
Contact: order@asplund.org

Material: polyurethane lacquered oak veneer and solid oak
Colours/finishes: Natural Oak (PU1) White Stained Oak (PU2), Black Walnut Oak (PU4), Charcoal Stained (APU11)
Dimensions: 1450 x 450 x 380 millimetres

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My PC’s mouse quit on me in the middle of a project, and I had to run out for a replacement. The only mouse available at my local Walmart (made by a company I’ve heard of, anyway) was this guy:

I hate clamshell packaging, and was about to grab tinsnips when I spotted these arrows on the back of the packaging:

They point to these two half-cups at the top corners:

They’re easy to get a fingertip into…

…and the rear panel, which is attached by little plastic spot-welds, easily peeled away with a satisfying pop-pop-pop noise.

There’s a large tab at the bottom of the paperboard packaging. This made it easy to grab and remove the paperboard. (You don’t see me grabbing the tab because I’m trying to hold the packaging up while photographing with my other hand.)

With that out of the way, the mouse is now accessible. This, too, had a helpful tab stuck to it, making it easy to free from the tight clamshell.

Overall, a fantastic piece of package design.

That said, the actual mouse is gar-bahj.

I can’t blame the company—I own their $100 MX Master 3 for my other computer, it’s the best damn mouse I’ve ever owned—and this Silent Wireless model was only 12 bucks, a pricepoint undoubtedly forced on them by Walmart. The “Silent” bit means the buttons don’t click when you press them, removing what I think is a key piece of tactile feedback; if I had to guess, removing whatever made it click was a cost-cutting measure, then spun as a “feature.”

Moreoever, the right button doesn’t register at least half the time. I’ll have to return this, then bite the bullet and drive to a more distant store that sells MX Master 3s.

Have you all noticed that these days, the stratification of product quality has turned almost binary? It’s either cheap, bottom-of-the-barrel disposable Walmart junk that doesn’t work properly, or pricey top-of-the-line offerings. There doesn’t seem to be much in the middle.