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A remote job can be great, but these things should make you think twice before accepting. Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice....
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Working with cutting edge technologies to create innovative products, experiences and spaces is a dream job for many of today's designers. Ideally, these designed experiences...
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Hairstyle Follows Function: Why Samurai Had Crazy Haircuts
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If you watched the recent Shogun remake, you might have wondered why the samurai, fearsome warriors that they are, had such goofy haircuts.
I'd asked a teacher about this...
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This Beautiful Stool CNC Machined from an Aluminum Slab
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This striking ANC stool…
…was CNC-milled from an aluminum slab. Once the parts are folded, the diamond-shaped key is bolted into place, holding it all together.
It...
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Desk-Mounted Pet Bed to Keep Cat Off Keyboard Lands $420K+ on Kickstarter
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"I struggled to work with my cats nearby," writes inventor Scott Salzman. "They interfered with my work, stepped on the keyboard, and interrupted business." Salzman then...
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An Unusual Furniture Design Niche: Behind-the-Sofa Consoles
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Here's an unusual furniture niche: Powered behind-the-sofa consoles. Michigan-based builder Mitten State Woodworks specializes in them, offering depths as narrow as 3", and as...
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Electric Cargo Bike Mashed Up with Tractor-Trailer
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As European cities increasingly ban cars and trucks, delivery by bicycle is growing in popularity. But cargo bikes can only carry so much. That's why Cityshuttle, an urban...
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Engineering School Equivalent of ID School Egg Drop Challenge: Bridge Out of a Box
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Remember the package-design-egg-drop challenge they make (or made) ID students do? Civil Engineering students at the Technical University of Munich face a similar challenge,...
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An LED Lamp Shaped for You to Improvise Into Place
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This Help Universal Light is by German industrial designer Rupert Kopp. A sort of task lamp for everyday life, the graphic, playful shape is meant to encourage you to jury-rig...
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The Hailo Libero: A Hands-Free Kitchen Cabinet Door Opener
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In the 1950s, German manufacturer Hailo produced step trash cans.
Nowadays trash cans (at least in Europe) are no longer standalone items in kitchens, but are hidden within...
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MagPower Tables Provide Power Without Needing to be Plugged In
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These MagPower Tables were designed by Carl Magnusson. The legs feature one USB-A and two USB-C ports.
You may be wondering where the power comes from. In Magnusson's...
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I wear a face shield in the mornings. On a farm, when you're blasting out muck buckets with a hose, you only have to get liquid feces up your nose once before you seek...
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