Weekender // Design Museum
The Design Museum opens its doors this weekend in London, having relocated to Kensington It might have been announced by founder Sir Terence Conran as a ‘Cathedral of design’, but…
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Stephen Holmes
As Editor-in-Chief, Stephen’s role covers the online space and the magazines. A mix of interviewing designers for in-depth features, and hunting for the latest industry news keeps him busy. If you have a story, get in touch.
Watch // Repurposing F1 cars as art
//giphy.com/embed/13U3KRo0oR0Ft6 To celebrate the career of F1 driver Jenson Button, Channel 4 commissioned former F1 race team chief mechanic Alastair Gibson, who now produces works of art under the studio…
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Big Rep partners with Kühling&Kühling for new pro FDM machine
The VP75 will be a dual-branded FDM machine capable of outputting ‘engineering grade’ materials Big Rep and Kühling&Kühling have partnered on a new ‘delta-style’ FDM 3D printer that aims to…
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Winner of Le Mans 2030 Global Design Competition adds driverless element
Tao Ni’s winning entry, Infiniti Le Mans 2030 The global ‘Le Mans 2030’ 2017 Michelin Challenge Design has been won by Tao Ni of Wuhu, China, for his entry Infiniti…
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Wetsuit washer looking to clean-up on crowdfunding
//giphy.com/embed/OzXofcgKI1S0M ‘Think outside the bucket’ is the mantra for MAS Bully’s latest product to help water sports fans clean up their wetsuits in the best possible fashion. Replacing the traditional…
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Oerlikon expands metals 3D printing operation with Citim acquisition
Citim’s metals 3D printing abilities have been added to Oerlikon’s growing portfolio The German firm Oerlikon, specialising in surface solutions, advanced materials and materials processing, has added experienced metals additive…
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Weekender // The Brits Who Designed The Modern World
El Tel settles in to watch the documentary he features in. Cigars are optional. With December meaning dark nights, wet weather and present-buying poverty we’ve turned to the telly to…
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Cloud Bill of Materials tool OpenBoM receives updates for 2017
OpenBoM has received updates for 2017 including more intuitive CAD integration and design changes reflected in the BoM The latest release of OpenBoM’s cloud-based tool ‘significantly expands’ openBoM’s existing feature…
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Thermal vision smartphone add-on gives user ‘Predator vision’ for product design
//giphy.com/embed/eWnoHIIadQtaM The FLIR One gives its users the handy power of thermal vision, through detailed infrared images that can show where a heat escapement might be needed in a product…
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German brewers adopt metals 3D printing for assembly line spares
Metals 3D printing keeps the beers flowing off the production line In the world of German beverage packaging the production 40,000 – 80,000 bottles or cans per hour are not…
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