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Whos Where: Ken Okuyama appointed Creative Director at Pininfarina
Ken Okuyama at the Art Center College of Design Exotics show. Click for larger imagesThe talented Japanese designer Ken Okuyama, who penned the Pininfarina Enzo and 'Rossa' during his days at Pininfarina Studi e Ricerche, is going back to the famous Italian coachbuilder, after completing his experience as Chair ...
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WGSN-homebuildlife Trend Report Autumn 2012
Global Material Direction - Wood 5.0 continued...
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WGSN-homebuildlife Trend Report Autumn 2012
With its warm tone and natural textured grain, there really is no other material comparable with wood. But it seems that people often take this wonderfully versatile yet humbly reliable material for granted.With its warm tone and natural textured grain, there really is no other material comparable with wood. But ...
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WGSN-homebuildlife Trend Report Autumn 2012
Mood offered wallpapers incorporating metallics, crystal embellishments and holographic materials for an innovative and luxe look.
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WGSN-homebuildlife Trend Report Autumn 2012
Mood offered wallpapers incorporating metallics, crystal embellishments and holographic materials for an innovative and luxe look.
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WGSN-homebuildlife Trend Report Autumn 2012
Welcome to the latest in our series of special quarterly reports for CDN members from WGSN-homebuildlife, the online trend forecasting and product design tool created for the interiors market. It is an offshoot of WGSN, the online service which provides analysis, research and global creative intelligence for the fashion and ...
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Design Review: Volkswagen Golf 5
This powertrain configuration needed less car length and so gave more space to the cabin than the conventional front engine rear wheel drive cars of the time, and the hatchback and folding rear seat provided estate car levels of versatility in this compact package.
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Peugeot and Philippe Starck design bicycle for Bordeaux scheme
Peugeot and accomplished designer Philippe Starck, have developed a unique bike for the city of Bordeaux as part of their continuous promotion of cycling in the city.
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Cadillac releases second ELR teaser
Cadillac has released the second teaser image of the 2014 ELR electric vehicle ahead of its world debut next week in Detroit.
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Shanghai Motor Show 2005 Trends and Overview
China's most important automotive event is the biennial auto show that alternates venue between Beijing and Shanghai. Held this year for the first time on its new, modern fairgrounds in Pudong, the 11th Shanghai Auto Show was surely the first China Auto Show to decisively establish the fact that the ...
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Shanghai Motor Show 2006 Trends and Overview
China's most important automotive event is the biennial auto show that alternates venue between Beijing and Shanghai. Held this year for the first time on its new, modern fairgrounds in Pudong, the 11th Shanghai Auto Show was surely the first China Auto Show to decisively establish the fact that the ...
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Design Review: Ford SYNus
This is a perspective that Ford's design group have embraced with one of their latest concept cars; the SYNus.The conceptual background to the SYNus is that Americans (like many other nationalities) are moving back to the cities. They see this as a macro trend: 100 years ago farm workers began ...
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Design Review: Ford SYNus
This is a perspective that Ford's design group have embraced with one of their latest concept cars; the SYNus.The conceptual background to the SYNus is that Americans (like many other nationalities) are moving back to the cities. They see this as a macro trend: 100 years ago farm workers began ...
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Design Trend: Hover - designs that defy gravity
It is the human reaction which is important here. Each of these stairs makes you want to walk up them, experience them, bounce on them even, to feel that gravity-defying thrill. Similarly, Nendo's Transparent chair has a minimal frame and a see-through seat to create the illusion of levitation.
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ArticleDesign Development: Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow concept [2011]
Building full-size models of its virtual entries for the annual LA Design Challenge is now becoming something of a habit for the Mercedes-Benz US Advanced Design Center. After the critical and public success of its Biome concept last year the California-based team developed another 1:1 model for this year’s competition, called the Silver Arrow in homage to the classic 1930s and 1950s racing cars
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Design Trend: Hover - designs that defy gravity
The Strato Cruiser, also from 2007, is a similar recreational concept developed by art director Tino Schaedler and Michael J Brown, also with a restaurant, spa and swimming pool.
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Design Trend: Hover - designs that defy gravity
Researchers at Tel Aviv University and Université Paris Diderot have recently shown projects that make levitation a reality.
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Interview: Walter de’Silva, Head of Design, Volkswagen Group
Which non-VW brands do you think are doing a good job today?