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Design Essay: Pseudomotive Design
It has been six years since Ford displayed the O21C by Marc Newson at the Milan Furniture Fair and brought awareness to the inter-relation between car and product design. Since then, Newson has turned his attention to planes with the Kelvin 40 jet concept, while also creating sneakers for Nike ...
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Show Review: Milan Furniture Fair 2006
Back in Hall 12 American company Emeco unveiled the latest addition to their range of chairs: 'Icon', by Phillippe Starck, joins the Designworks piece revealed last year, similarly using anodised aluminium in its construction. In the same hall, Italian design company Horm presented wardrobes by Karim Rashid and American Steven ...
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Show Review: Milan Furniture Fair 2006
Located in one of Europe's most fashionable cities, the Italian design fair is in its 45th year, newly housed in 'Fieramilano' west of the city centre. That the venue effectively disperses crowds knotted on the underground says something about its size and the somewhat compromised transport infrastructure that has to ...
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ArticleDesign review: Mazda Furai concept
The Mazda Furai concept was developed at the Mazda North American Operations design studio
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Paris Motor Show 2008 Trends and Overview
Elsewhere, many were questioning what an eco - or specifically-hybrid - aesthetic could and should be, expressing disappointment at both the Honda Insight and Chevrolet Volt for so obviously referencing the Toyota Prius in silhouette. A trend shared among this type of vehicle appears to be the similarity of the ...
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Paris Motor Show 2008 Trends and Overview
While green issues are taking a back seat for many consumers in the face of increasing economic constraints, green still felt very much like the imperative at the Paris Motor Show, much as it was in Geneva earlier this year and at Frankfurt in 2007. Yet is the industry moving ...
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Designer Interview: Jean-Pierre Ploué, Director of Citroën Design
Jean-Pierre Ploué, Director of Citroën Design, has overseen a quick succession of new models since taking up the post in 2000. Although he arrived just after the C5 was completed, his legacy has moved Citroën design into a new era starting from the C3, followed by the C2, C6 and ...
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim University Summer Degree Show 2006
The 1st and 2nd semester Masters students presented a Mazda-sponsored project called 'MX Box'. The 1st semester Masters students presented exterior proposals, while the 2nd semester students presented both exterior and interior proposals. All proposals were presented as digital model renderings and animations.
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim University Summer Degree Show 2006
Transportation Design students at Germany's Pforzheim University displayed their work in the school's summer degree show held in July, one of two graduation shows per year. The show was held in conjunction with the International Transportation Design Forum 2006, alongside work from six other international design schools.
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim University Spring Show 2007
Graduating Masters student Kris Vancoppenolle presented his project 'Projecting the success of a racing team onto a road car'. Last year Renault won their second Formula 1 world championship title in a row, but this success is not yet shown in Renault road cars, except for some sporty versions of ...
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim University Spring Show 2007
Transportation Design students at Germany's Pforzheim University displayed their work in the school's spring Transportation Design degree show in February, one of the two graduation shows per year. The exhibition included work from graduating Diploma and Masters students, projects by the 5th and 7th semester students, as well as work ...
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College Exhibition: Pforzheim Design Forum 2006
The biennial Design Forum at Pforzheim Hochschule in Germany took place last week, with six international design schools joining together to present and discuss the latest work of their students. The Forum is held in conjunction with the annual summer degree show at Pforzheim where Diploma and Masters students presented ...
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Royal College of Art Degree Show 2008
My LoungeIlaria SaccoThe My Lounge interior concept defines a new way of consuming and selling cars. With the aspect of personalization as the overall theme, Sacco's proposal is for an infinitely tailored interior built atop what is essentially a white canvas. Buyers can select from various different brands - such ...
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Royal College of Art Degree Show 2008
The Vehicle Design Masters program at the RCA held its annual degree show a few weeks ago, showcasing an array of transport designs created by the graduating class of 2008. In all, 18 students - including three PhD graduates - developed projects which dealt with the current issues of accessibility, ...
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Show Review: Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2005
This is not a restored historic vehicle, but rather a recreation of the truck that hauled the famous Mercedes 300 SLR (driven by Sterling Moss) to races around Europe. Without little to no technical information, or blueprints to be found about the original truck, the Mercedes-Benz Museum tasked the company ...
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Show Review: Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2005
'Best of Show': 1937 Delage D8-120 Pourtout Aero. Click for larger images1963 Ferrari LussoLamborghni MiuraMonterey Historic Auto RacesChaparral 2J 'Sucker'1965 Ford Shelby GT-350When you are asked if you went to 'Pebble', this is a question that refers to a week long series of events, this year from August 15th, ...
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Design Review: Fiat 500
The new car is considerably larger than its ancestor in all aspects, measuring 3.5m in length and 1.4m wide. The car's 2.3m wheelbase is nearly the size of the entire overall length of its predecessor. But the increase in overall dimensions has benefited interior space. Driving up the twisting road ...
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Design Review: Fiat 500
After being dormant for nearly 35 years, Fiat has revived the 500 nameplate and affixed it to the latest in a series of iconic, retro-inspired small cars. Just as Volkswagen and MINI brought vehicles to market which paid homage to their legendary ancestors, Fiat has decided to rekindle the flame ...
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Who's Where: Roberto Giolito appointed Head of Design for Fiat Automobiles
Roberto Giolito, the designer behind the reinvention of Fiat's historic 500 nameplate, was recently promoted to the top spot at Fiat Automobiles, becoming Head of Design.