Here’s what we looked at this week:
Hyundai’s gaming-inspired Insteroid concept. The base model is popular worldwide, but won’t be coming to the U.S.
Freefly Systems’ Flying Sun: Persistent overhead emergency lighting, delivered by drone.
Studio Lugo’s Anachron series: Agriculture-inspired furniture with traces of Rietveld, the Bauhaus, Memphis and ’80s Postmodernism.
At the Salone, Es Devlin’s Library of Light celebrates books and “Thought for humans.”
Victor Manuel’s “Geometric Chimera” style of furniture design.
A focus on UX, and Texas history, inform the design of Igloo’s Party Bar cooler.
The Yeti Rescues program offers refurbished coolers and products at a discount.
If Dremel went designey? Hoto’s SNAPBLOQ precision toolkit is designed for organization and portability.
GM opens new design studio, tasks several studios with Corvette concept work.
Casual seating: Konstantin Grcic’s THING_01.
Phaidon’s forthcoming “Mid-Century Modern Design in the U.S.” book features hundreds of images from Cranbrook’s Art Museum.
