In DESIGN

Behind The Scenes With The Beach Chess

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Editor Note: August 7th, 2014 – It has been brought to our attention that Tim Callahan is not the originator of this product. On June 21, 2013, Industrial Designer Diane Bayard submitted the Beach Chess idea to Quirky. On July 19th, 2013 is was selected for development. Tim took the idea, 3D printed it and claimed creation–Do not support his campaign. You can find the real product, ’Dés d’échecs’, on Diana’s website.

There are plenty of things to do at the beach besides getting tons of sand stuck in your butt cheeks – surf, build sandcastles and of course play some chess. Ok, chess was not on your list, but perhaps you should consider it, given that we have designer Tim Callahan in the house, talking to us about his pet project on IndieGogo – The Beach Chess.

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In FAB

Behind the Design: "I Made a Bicycle For My Wife"

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Color us impressed. Reddit user ‘bcmanucd’ has just shared his process on the trending /r/DIY subreddit of creating a time trial bike for his wife using his university’s engineering shop. While it’s unclear what his design or engineering background is, one thing is for certain: the dude can build a pretty impressive bike! Here he…

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In NEWS

Precious Plastic: An Open Source Plastic Microfactory

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With both an impressive knowledge base of how industrial plastic manufacturing machines work as well as his desire to repurpose plastic waste, Dutch designer Dave Hakkens has created an open source microfactory concept that he hopes will change the way we produce everyday plastic goods. Precious Plastic explores how plastic waste can be shredded and…

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In DESIGN

Behind the Design: Candle Wick Trimmers Then and Now

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It’s almost as if they evolved from the magical dust of silver and steel, candle wick trimmers have made their presence felt from early 1200s to 1500s. While we still have people around Northern Europe scavenging the landscape for Georgian English sterling silver candle wick trimmers and snuffers – yes that is what they were called – some antique sellers are making a quick buck by adding it to their diverse silver collection.

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