June 2007
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The Experience Flow
Well known, Singapore based, Philips Design Director Low Cheaw Hwei, recently ran a workshop for the 10 Touch Points design competition. He talks about using “the experience flow” as a means to trigger creative ideas or the process for your design. Interesting process and my guess is that its probably used at Philips […]
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Yang Liu Design
Very interesting work by a, multi Red-Dot winning, German based, Chinese designer Yang Liu, on the comparison between east and west. Some very tongue in cheek work I must say!
Yang Liu is born in 1976 in Beijing, China. Since 1990 lives in Germany. She studied at UWE at Bristol, UK and gradueted with Master […]
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IDAsia.org V.2 Site Redesign is up!
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Crystal Weather Station
Weather station with laser engraved 3D icons in crystal
View the weather forecast at a glance with colour illumination
Precise, worldwide time keeping with radio-controlled clock reception
Change the display mode between time and indoor temperature with just a wave of your hand
Easy-to-read animated display of time and indoor temperature with bright LED backlight
Source: Oregon Scientific
Via: Mocoloco
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Design Must Make a Splash for Car Makers Hoping to Ride China’s Second Wave of Automotive Growth
“All cars are luxury,” explained Li-Chih Fu, design director for Nanjing Automotive, owners of the MG brand: “luxury should be addressed as a must-have factor for any segment”. He suggested that the second wave of car buyers in China, often private buyers from inland cities, are likely to shun formal, business-orientated designs in favour of […]
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Naoto Fukasawa Monograph
Its been awhile since I bought a design book, as I usually prefer to get my information fresh from the web. However this seems like something for the library, as its a comprehensive collection of one of my favourite designers with never before seen work. Get it from Phidon.
Naoto Fukasawa
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Naoto Fukasawa: Shared Sense
“There are some products that don’t necessarily need to be redesigned, like the chair, because you can find good ones that people have used for a long time,” said Fukasawa. “But even a chair can be made to fit our lives better. When I design a chair, I really try to make it chair-like by […]
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Naoto Fukasawa: Intuiting function from form
From paper shredders and cellphones to a chandelier and tea bags, Fukasawa has developed dozens of products in nearly three decades as one of Japan’s most influential designers. He strives to ensure that people will use each of them as casually as they chucked their trash into that bicycle basket. “You shouldn’t need to use […]
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phunk: “Universality”
“Universality†- :phunk’s solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei.
Check them out at MoCA Taipei from 2007/6/8 ~ 2007/7/22.
via: phunk website.
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Roberto Piatti - Designing The Car Of The Future
You are welcome to a Car Design Lecture by Mr. Roberto Piatti on 18th June, 3pm at National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Design & Environment. Open to general public.
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Wacom Bamboo: It’s all in the name?
I’ve always been a fan of drawing tablets though I have the toughest time getting my drawings right by using it. I’ve even written extensively on it, comparing the differences of sketching in a traditional sketch book, to sketching on a drawing tablet and finally on a tablet pc. Thus when the Wacom […]
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Not by defaut, but by Design - Why did they choose NUS Industrial Design?
In this batch of NUS Industrial Design graduates, there were a few of them who have made the extra mile to come study in NUS Industrial Design. The high reputation of NUS Industrial design program, has certainly attracted graduates like Winter Lai from Vietnam, and Nanyng Polytechnic industrial design graduate Brian Law, to choose doing […]
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Sonys gone enviromental on us
Sony’s eco-friendly ODO concept devices that never need recharging. The attractive and bold collection includes digital cameras, MP3 player and an image/movie viewer…just push, pull or crank to power!
Official Sony Site (Translated from Japanese by Google)
Via: Not-Cot.org
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Made in China by Wokmedia
A collboration between Julie Mathias and Wolfgang Kaeppner of WokMedia and the Contrasts Gallery of Shanghai.
Seemingly innocent children toys act as a kind of space invaders emerging from a world hidden inside our childhood memories. Specifically invading antique Chinese furniture, starting to threaten their traditional past. Revealing a surreal and terrifying landscape of derailed trains, […]
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