Siggraph 2011 #3: Fantasy meets reality
The Envisiontec Ultra caught our eye In my first blog I promised to report today on 3D printing and storage, but I realised that, with a couple of exceptions, there…
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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.
What’s shaping sustainable design?
In the first of a series of articles, sustainable design specialist Chris Sherwin shares some of his experiences of pushing the boundaries of sustainability over the past 15 years Onzo’s…
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“It’s Wacom, and that’s the way it is”
Nothing screams designer one-upmanship than “my Wacom’s bigger than your Wacom”. Frankly in the coming months I won’t be surprised to see young men walking around Shoreditch in East London,…
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Prime Cuts: Hozelock’s summer loving
Summer in an English country idylll; a place for cream teas, a spot of croquet, and wistfully flicking through a novel while perched on a sun lounger. The reality is,…
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Prime Cuts: Ford E-Bike sparks future ideas
According to a song by a pretty young lady who seems to sport George Clooney’s chin as a novelty facial addition, there are 9 million bicycles in Beijing. The population…
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Prime Cuts: Feet meet your treat
If I had a penny for every time a designer or engineer comes up to me and starts complaining about the state of their plates of meat* I’d be a…
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Pretty pylons for future power
We mighty be edging towards a wireless future, but electricity still has to find a way around the country and it might as well look good while doing it. Danish…
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Knockout robots in Real Steel
A 3D printed concept model of the star robot, Atom, 1/5th scale, assembled and painted That nice special effects man out in Hollywood has been at it again – Legacy…
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Prime Cuts: Rally Fighter – big engine, eco-conscious and crowd sourced
With curves in all the right places, this off-road, street legal car has both the grunt and the futuristic design process to get everyone interested in Local Motors (LM). The…
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You’re fat, and Ford knows it
Ford Motor Company has today revealed the thinking that went into the design of the new Ford Focus – effectively, “Whoa there big lad!”. With the car giant going global…
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