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.

Animal house

Posted by - September 11, 2009
With this month's product design showcase focusing squarely on the latest and greatest pet homes and accessories, one can only presume that author Stephen Holmes has the happiest collection of…
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Forward thinking

Posted by - September 11, 2009
Wheelchairs aren't usually considered to be 'cool', but the Trekinetic K2 All Terrain isn't your average wheelchair. Stylish looks, coupled with an innovative front drive three-wheel design means it's just…
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Urban legends

Posted by - September 11, 2009
The weird and wacky world of urban vinyl toys is a global sub-culture with a huge following. Stephen Holmes talked to prominent London-based artist Cris Rose about how rapid prototyping…
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Flexible friends

Posted by - September 11, 2009
With a wide range of services including stereolithography, product finishing, vacuum casting and silicone tooling, Paragon Rapid Technologies (RT) recently extended its rapidprototyping repertoire to offer parts produced in silicone.…
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The Mac is back

Posted by - October 9, 2009
Apple has always been popular in 'creative' industries, but now there is growing interest from the world of product development. A self confessed lover of all things Apple, Al Dean…
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Green energy design

Posted by - October 9, 2009
The need to develop new ways of harnessing green energy has never been greater. From wave power to solar energy, Stephen Holmes looks at how engineers around the world are…
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Ahead in the clouds

Posted by - October 9, 2009
Advanced 3D inspection software from Geomagic coupled with optical scanning technology is helping Italy-based Scuderia Toro Rosso improve the performance and reliability of its Formula 1 racing cars
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Computation by GPU

Posted by - November 4, 2009
Moldflow Insight 2010 is one of the first engineering applications that can use a graphics card to solve complex simulations. Greg Corke puts the brand new CUDA-based technology to the…
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