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TechShop opens first European outpost in Munich with BMW

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 2, 2013

We’re big fans of the expansion of TechShop, a ‘gym membership’ scheme for workshops and equipment, which has now announced…

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What you’d rather be designing: Car makers and wristwatches

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 13, 2014

Ford’s timepiece is a sporty yet understated number, with design input from the European design team Even designers at top…

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Power of heritage: Goodwood Revival a showcase of the design and engineering prowess of yesteryear

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 15, 2014

One of only 7 in the world, this road version of the legendary Ford GT40 Le Mans car was our…

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Inspiration: IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards shortlist

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 29, 2014

This year’s YWE shortlist: (L-R) Vidhyalakshmi Karthikeyan, Jessica Bestwick, Holly Driver, Nicola Combe, Laurie-Ann Marshall, Lucy Ackland, Naomi Mitchison, Hannah…

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Competition: Reinvent the wheel – Win trip to Cologne to meet Ford’s design team

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 3, 2014

Reinvent the steering wheel for Ford and win a once in a lifetime trip to Cologne to meet its design…

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Folding electric bikes to beat our cities’ future gridlock?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 2, 2015

Ford’s new foldable electric bicycle collection, designed to compliment and fit within its more typical four-door range Two new foldable…

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Esteco collaborative optimisation tools at work for Ford

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 4, 2015

The latest generation of Ford cars looks set to benefit from optimisation enabled by Esteco’s software Ford has adopted Esteco’s…

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Ford adopts Impossible Objects’s technology for composites R&D

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 24, 2018

Ford has purchased two of Impossible Objects’ Model One machines for its research and development teams, as it looks to…

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WATCH // Ford’s automated hot-forming that adds safety to its latest designs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 5, 2018

Once it was a technique that helped protect knights in armour from the crashing blows of their rivals, but now…

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Features

Designing the Ford Police Interceptor 2020

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 5, 2019

With its latest police vehicle, Ford has taken a deep dive into human-centric design. Stephen Holmes learns how watching police…

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