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Since the falling of the walls, Berlin has been a site of ongoing experimentation. Old factory buildings, inhabited by artists and designers, transforming into studios and galleries. While I haven’t been for myself yet, I can tell you, based on hard anecdotal evidence, there is a consensus among young...
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The phenomenon of cheaper, faster, better (better in terms of having more options) is more a result of global economics than it is a corporate mandate. If you think about Bauhaus (the origins of Industrial Design) and how it was intended to provide a social service of making houses and household product...
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Idea Couture has its roots in digital innovation. Frog, Adaptive Path, my good friends at Normative Design, and many other leading innovation firms also have amazingly strong foundations in the digital world. Three years ago, I left the interactive industry to pursue innovation consulting, and while...
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There are 365 days in the year and our travel luggage spends most of that time buried away in the closet. When luggage is not being used, it takes away valuable space, and adds to the frustration of clutter creating awkward surfaces that are difficult integrate with other items. After 100 years in...
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Hyundai and Kia have made immense gains in the past decade by re-invigorating their brand with truly unique designs and exciting offerings with their products such as the sporty Rear-wheel drive Hyundai Genesis coupe and Sedan, and attractive yet affordable Front wheel drive Kia Forte, Soul and Sorento. Consumers...
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My career up until 2007 had been about design and styling on the exteriors and interiors of automobiles. This type of design work is essential for car companies, as it is better aligns the appearances and function with the demographic in mind for a brand. While working at GM Holden in Australia,...
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To address better ways of integrating Transportation in Urban environments requires a very wide-angle perspective lens in order to view the whole scenario of life in an urban environment as well as those in and around the emerging world. It requires that we put ourselves on the same streets of the...
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Traditionally, the notion of Beauty and Elegance is what makes classic examples of automotive design, which is designed to encourage observers to dream about an irreverent future. In the early days of the 1920’s and 1930’s these notions of dramatic proportions were predicated on people who lived...
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Recently there have been a few great and green projects that have caught my eye and feel the need to share these innovations with all of you… The Clever Little Bag by Puma Recently Puma announced the Clever Little Bag that will reduce their environmental footprint. As a shoelover, a shoebox is...
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As designers/industrial designers/architects/visionary futurists we must be able to employ many tools, and with the passing of the hand-drawn ship curves we are now permanently entering the realm of an almost fully digital process. With so many new softwares becoming available, the creative...
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I’m not trying to discount the capabilities of industrial designers, researchers, or architects who’ve found their way into the innovation space, but the qualities of digital innovators put them in a unique position to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.