Tanya Weaver, Author at DEVELOP3D

Bringing the 21 metre tall Nike Ballman to life in Jo’burg

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 25, 2010

You would have to be living on a different planet to not realise that it’s the Football World Cup at moment. There is football frenzy everywhere (well, here in the…

The future of transport according to the Vehicle Design students at the RCA

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 5, 2010

Last week Wednesday I took a trip into London and one of my stops was the Royal College of Art (RCA) Design Degree Show 2010. This is the one degree…

The Oakington Monoplane is closer to taking to the skies

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 8, 2010

This morning I had an email from Nick Harrison with an update and images of his Oakington Monoplane project. I had met with Harrison, managing director of product design consultancy…

What it takes to be named the Autodesk Inventor of the Month

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 15, 2010

A couple of weeks back Autodesk named West Hills Construction (WHC) – a California–based contracting firm with an energy division that integrates energy management solutions into commercial, industrial and manufacturing…

The Big Bang: how to get young people excited about science and engineering

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 28, 2010

For many years organisations such as EngineeringUK and Young Engineers have been banging on about how we need to enthuse and inspire young people about careers in science, technology, engineering…

Bike, bus, taxi and cable car – the greenest ways to get round the city

Posted by Tanya Weaver - August 3, 2010

I was in London on Friday and stumbled across the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme whilst walking from Euston Square towards Covent Garden. Not living in the capital, this line-up up…

Bright spark – would you be interested in creating the London 2012 Olympic torch?

Posted by Tanya Weaver - August 6, 2010

I can’t believe that London 2012 is just two years away. I’m already excited and I constantly keep a close eye on the progress of the build, especially Zaha Hadid’s…

The future is bright

Posted by Tanya Weaver - August 9, 2010

Tanya Weaver met up with three student designers, fresh out of education and looking to make their stamp on the world of design

Ripple effect – cool products to look out for at the London Design Festival

Posted by Tanya Weaver - August 20, 2010

With the London Design Festival coming up next month I decided to have a look at what was happening and what events, exhibition, launches, debates and talks would be worth…

How Metropolitan Works is helping London designers to innovate

Posted by Tanya Weaver - August 31, 2010

I have known about Metropolitan Works for awhile but was not really clear about what they offered so, a few weeks back I went to East London to find out…