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UK University League Tables – 2019 paints a mixed picture for product design and engineering

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 29, 2018

The annual Guardian University league tables have been published, and as ever product design courses are spread across the ‘Design…

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Graduates 2017 // 15 of the best

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 17, 2017

Another year of high-flying product design graduates were on show at New Designers, London, where we headed along to uncover…

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Electrolux announces Design Lab 2014 finalists

Posted by Tanya Weaver - October 16, 2014

One of this year’s concepts includes Future Hunter-Gatherer, which turns shopping into a game by allowing users to virtually hunt…

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James Dyson Awards 2014: A Bee monitor is amongst the national winners

Posted by Tanya Weaver - September 19, 2014

Mima is a minimal invasive monitoring assistant for apiarists, which allows for the monitoring of a hive without having to…

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Bike that can’t be stolen? How a design countering theft is more likely to give the user a headache

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 27, 2014

Novel designs for bikes that can’t be stolen – like this example from Chile Bike theft is a massive ball…

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Reinventing the toilet for the developing world

Posted by Tanya Weaver - August 5, 2014

LuLoo – an aspirational toilet for all designed by a team at Loughborough University’s Design School In the developing world…

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College students making the most of new 3D printer

Posted by Tanya Weaver - July 22, 2013

Each year we get invited to a raft of design and engineering degree shows at various universities and have a…

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Student designs repairable toaster and kettle

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 25, 2013

Those who read my comment in the June issue will know my feelings towards fixing and our throwaway culture –…

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A UK designed baton on a 3,300 mile journey across the USA

Posted by Tanya Weaver - June 21, 2013

Today marks day 14 of the 23 day, 3,300 mile non-stop running relay from LA to Boston, which features a…

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A fishing net hauls in the James Dyson Award 2012

Posted by Tanya Weaver - November 8, 2012

Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate Dan Watson has been awarded the coveted James Dyson Award for SafetyNet, a fishing…

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