Here’s what we looked at this week:
Footwear design sketch tutorial: How to draw a shoe from an underside perspective.
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Mercedes’ new electric G-Wagen can turn in place, but the execution is barbaric.
The Rabbit R1: Yet another AI-driven device we’re supposed to carry around.
A difficult design problem: How to shovel snow out of a stadium during a blizzard.
Why industrial designer Laëtitia Dupé designed this tiny house with the front door in the bathroom.
Swiss industrial design firm Erfindergeist created this transforming train seating system to accommodate bicycles.
Hyundai’s Mobion concept car has true zero-turn capability, and the feature is reportedly production-ready.
Hands-free power tool activation: UX-obsessed Adam Savage raves about this shop tip he learned from Tom Sachs.
The VS-01 is a wireless, rechargeable powered benchtop vise.
Honda’s “0 Series” Saloon concept car channels Giorgetto Giugiaro’s 1968 Bizzarrini Manta.
A clever bridge engineer designed this portable inverted suspension bridge.
A trend in China: Using infinity mirrors in illuminated signage.
Failed product designs: Until recently, the Expanscape Aurora 7 was a laptop with seven screens.
From Japan, the Vixion 01, designed by Nendo, is an auto-focusing pair of eyeglasses.
Industrial Design case study: DesignThink on designing the Burley Coho XC, a better tow-behind bike trailer.
Source: core77