Vision express
Grabbing attention in a crowded marketplace is all about first impressions. Stephen Holmes looks at how product rendering was so important in the marketing drive for a new range of…
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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.
Designing a workstation – interview with Dell’s design team
The new Precision T7600 has been completely designed from the ground up as a workstation. This is unusual for Dell who typically adapts chassis from other products. “Internally the chassis…
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3D printing takes to the Formula Student track
Motorsport has always been about speed – the fastest person from A to B wins – but for a group of students entering this year’s Formula Student challenge, it is…
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Objet printers get colour treatment
Artist Neri Oxman’s ‘Beast’ now has the capability to be printed in colour using Objet 3D printing In what can only be described as an ‘impromptu’ unveiling, Objet today announced…
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Design BUZZ – prizes update!
As you might have noticed, we’ve launched our very first design competition – open for everyone to enter – to create modern tools for beekeepers, with some splendid prizes for…
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Urban revolutionary
An 'ultra lean' business model reliant on British design and manufacture is putting a smile on everyone's faces. Stephen Holmes visits Swifty Scooters, a product of Salford and Britain's reinvention
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Urban homes for London’s wildlife: The winner!
51%’s flatpack beehives, bird boxes and planters, made from leftover insulation linings of cars, fridges and insulation Architectural practice 51% Studios’ ‘Habi Sabi’ concept to create urban wildlife habitats has…
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Autodesk goes to war with African pirates over ‘pieces of eight
Autodesk’s battle against pirates will sadly not involve scenes like these In an exciting morning that had us sat reading the news out in the sunshine (it counts as work,…
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Objet launches new top model in its desktop 3D printing line
The new Objet30 Pro – a seven material desktop 3D printer – looks likely to be the last piece of individual innovation from Objet before its merger with Stratasys. Including…
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World’s first consumer 3D printing show hits London this October
With 3D printing technology becoming more readily available to creatives, makers, hackers and general swathes of humanity, it was only a matter of time till we could all converge at…
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