Product Design

Eco Materials Adviser

Posted by Al Dean - April 4, 2011

Autodesk has teamed up with materials science master, Granta Design, to create a materials selection…

Product Design

Getting a foot into Life Cycle Assessment

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 4, 2011

Life Cycle Assessment is a cornerstone of any sustainable design project. Here is a brief…

Product Design

Back to basics – Light-weighting & optimisation

Posted by Al Dean - April 4, 2011

In the first of a series of back to basics articles, Al Dean explores one…

Product Design

Sustainable design gallery

Posted by Tanya Weaver - April 4, 2011

Four companies, four unique approaches to sustainable product development Company Ecovative Design Product EcoCradle In…

Product Design

Sitting pretty

Posted by Tanya Weaver - April 4, 2011

How Yves Behar & Herman Miller used an Eco-dematerialised design approach to create the Sayl…

Product Design

The Shannon Solo boldly goes where men fear to tread

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 5, 2011

The Shannon Solo mini dumper is controlled remotely so it can operate in hazardous areas…

Product Design

IDC’s LCA Calculator

Posted by Tanya Weaver - April 5, 2011

I’ve just had wind of the launch of a new Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) calculator from…

Product Design

eBooks a new era in reading!

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 7, 2011

In our digital age the book is no longer locked in black and white ink…

Collaborate

The Chris Randles interview

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 13, 2011

Founded in 2005, SpaceClaim is one of the youngest solid modelling companies, with a key…

Product Design

Bikes!

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 15, 2011

Stephen Holmes still can't walk after giving his quads a pounding on the latest two…