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World Car Design of the Year 2014 award shortlist revealed
The BMW i3 and Volkswagen XL1 are amongst the contenders for the World Car Design of the Year award as the top 10 finalists in each category of the tenth annual World Car Awards are announced.
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Video: Honda Super Ultra Daydreams has us smiling with joy
Honda's press conference at last week's press conference was full of the usual marketing messages about sales figures, new models and company strategies but the thing that caught our magpie-like eyes was this joyful little video.
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Video: Pininfarina Sergio design process revealed
Pininfarina has released a short video about the conception and development of its Sergio concept.
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Is Car Culture in Los Angeles really dead?
Reviewing the different facets of the car culture in Los Angeles, it could be easy to see a fragmentation and dissolution of the car culture in twenty years, just like the critics would have you believe.
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Is Car Culture in Los Angeles really dead?
Los Angeles is a huge metropolis, surrounded by a constellation of cities - some of which could be considered large in their own right.
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Is Car Culture in Los Angeles really dead?
Classification of the many elements of the car culture in Los Angeles is something that defies any precise taxonomy. However, we already have a good idea of the general segments that prove LA's car culture is still alive and kicking.
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Is Car Culture in Los Angeles really dead?
For the last decade or so, it has been fashionable - even obligatory - in journalistic circles to proclaim the death of car culture in Los Angeles. Critics jostle in print and online to herald a new, post-automobile era of the city.
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Concept Car of the Week: GM-X Stiletto (1964)
With dreams of flying cars as the ultimate inspiration, General Motors designers in the ‘60s used every trick possible to make their creations appear as though they were floating - long, straight bodies, wheels pushed in and hidden away, large fins and lights that looked like rockets. As William L. ...
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Who's Where: Christopher Svensson appointed Ford’s new director of design, the Americas
Christopher Svensson is Ford's new director of design, The Americas, following the promotion of Moray Callum to vice president design to whom he will report.
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Hartmut Warkuss to receive 2014 EyesOn Design Catalyst Award
Hartmut Warkuss, former head of Volkswagen Design, will be awarded the 2014 Catalyst Award by EyesOn Design at next week's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
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Concept Car of the Week: Citroën C-Metisse (2006)
Citroen was on a roll back in 2006, in terms of its production cars such as the C4 and C6, but most notably in advanced design. The previous 'C-' range of concepts that started in 2002 with the C-Airdream, swiftly followed by the C-Airlounge and C-Sportlounge.
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Concept Car of the Week: Lincoln Indianapolis Boano Coupé (1955)
There is always a plethora of wonderful cars on display during the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and also some not so wonderful, like the Spyker B6 Venator and Laraki Epitome. This year, one of the cars stood out with its bright orange color and unusual styling - the Lincoln Indianapolis ...
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Car Design China Award winner benefits from Umeå placement
One of this year's Car Design China Award winners won the prize of a visit to Sweden's Umeå Institute of Design to mix with and work alongside other young aspiring designers and learn new skills using some of the latest technology available.
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Relive Volvo's 'Emotion of Design' Google Hangout
If you missed out on Volvo's ‘Emotion of Design' Google Hangout, which was broadcast on Volvo's YouTube channel on 28 November, you can relive it here.
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Who's Where: Alfonso Albaisa is Infiniti's new executive design director
Alfonso Albaisa has been appointed executive design director at Infiniti as part of the Infiniti brand's restructuring. Reporting to Shiro Nakamura, he is based at the company's Design Center in Atsugi, Japan.
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Trend Analysis: 2013 Techtextil Trade Fair
Thin film coatings offer vibrant visual effects without impacting on the flexibility, weight or breathability of woven textiles. The Institute of Materials Science from The University of Applied Sciences in Germany has used a process known as physical vapour deposition (PVD) to add oily iridescent patterns to materials including woven ...
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Trend Analysis: 2013 Techtextil Trade Fair
Forster Rohner has developed a light-up curtain for interiors brand Creation Baumann, which can be cleaned in the washing machine; Rohner is also developing integrated heating elements and sensors using conductive yarns. A possible application for heated textiles was demonstrated in the Avantex prize winners stand in a wheelchair with ...
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Trend Analysis: 2013 Techtextil Trade Fair
Puretex and Trans-Textil GmbH specialise in water-based performance coatings that are less harmful to the environment than chemical-based alternatives. The textiles retain technical and performance properties, but are also free from solvents, heavy metals and formaldehyde, as well as being skin-friendly.
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Trend Analysis: 2013 Techtextil Trade Fair
In recognition of the large amounts of waste the automotive industry generates, new composite materials are being developed to include natural fibres or recycled matter. Raw fibrous plants such as hemp are combined with polypropylene for thermoformed linings and insulation. Unusual filler materials such as denim and chopped up tyres ...
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Trend Analysis: 2013 Techtextil Trade Fair
JRC Reflex launches a stretch reflective textile in recycled polyester in response to an increase in demand for environmentally responsible materials, and the company plans to add more lines to this range in the near future. The super-black and black textiles continue to prove popular and a newly available piqué ...