When fantasy meets reality you get transformers! View full entry
Ahh...that great time of year again. Eindhoven graduation show. "Dying to see who will graduate at the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2006? And what their graduation projects will be. Well here you are." (Reluct) View full entry
The NYT takes a look at the research-driven process behind SF-based design company IDEO, in particular, their latest trajectory -- 'Smart Space,' the company's real estate division -- which can be described as designing as much for an activity as for a space itself. Going Off the Beaten Path for... View full entry
"Sottsass is one of the greatest designers of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets of design of all time," -Paola Antonelli, curator of architecture and design at New York's Museum of Modern Art.latimes View full entry
Check out the winners of this year's Plagiarius awards -- a dubious honor given to the best counterfeit products. bizweek View full entry
Eichler was the first California builder to hire progressive architects to translate Frank Lloyd Wright's and the experimental Case Study House custom designs into affordable tract houses.latimes View full entry
"Oh, are you in a band?" "No we make rcyled wood furniture".latimes View full entry
NaturalNano is developing "a special high-tech paint that relies on the wizardry of nanotechnology to create a system that locks out unwanted cell phone signals on demand." Newsday (via) | Related View full entry
Dyske Suematsu raises an important question in todays hyper-advertised world: "Does graphic design really make a difference?" View full entry
No other creator (Miuccia Prada) has the same ability to distill the essence of what is modern, sampling the cultural heritage, anchoring shifting society and making it all seem relevant. IHT View full entry
Once again the friendly voices of the PingMag team translate their latest seminar. Kinya Tagawa a design engineer leader of Takram speaks about the advantages of prototyping, his methodology and the connections between product design and marketing. good stuff - listen!. View full entry
Regine of We Make Money, Not Art, interviews London-based optical phenoms UnitedVisualArtists. View full entry
Italy has a crisis and its time the government made moves to recognize the legacy of its fashion superstars--Prada, Armani, Gucci, Ferragamo, Pucci...Will AMMO come to the rescue them? Ando has Armani. HeraldTribune View full entry
"People in Akron love blimps. They love the enormousness of them, the way the huge sacks of helium, shaped like brine-fattened pickles, float gracefully through the air." nytimes | related View full entry
Some American and Canadian skiers competing in the Olympics have a secret weapon: a flexible form of "body armor" engadget View full entry