Recycling is about to be the new buzzword
The video shows a panel discussion arranged by Inhabitat on reclaimed materials and recycling with designers Tejo Remy, Matt Gagnon, Carlos Salgado and Sam Grawe. Seems like the word recycling is about to be the new buzzword… According to me recycling is interesting on both a personal level and in a bigger industrial coherence. The...
The relaunch of Fiat 500, what happened?
The Fiat 500 is back in a new shape. The car industry seems to like relaunches of beloved and classic models. This time it is the iconic Fiat 500 that has been on the operation table of the car designers. I’m not sure I like what I see. Just compare the new one to the...
Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic
Myto chair is developed by the highly acclaimed German designer Konstantin Grcic in collaboration with the Italian furniture producer Plank and BASF. The chair is made entirely from the engineering plastic Ultradur® High Speed (polybutylene terephthalate – PBT) which has an extraordinary flowability. The project was started in late summer 2006, when BASF invited four...
The iPhone musical
There is a lot of buzz about the iPhone around the world. David Pogue of The New York Times ditches his old cellphone for the iPhone in this sing-a-long sequel. I think you will recognize the good old Frank Sinatra song. Now we are just waiting for the iPhone to come to Europe… Ping Intressant.se...
Design vs marketeers
After a long working journey with a highly reputable company on the development a new design, things collapsed in a split of a second when the marketing and sales people came into the meeting room to say: that has no commercial value! End of discussion. Project cancelled! I got an email in my office from...
Let your customers build your brand
A brand is nothing more than a perception in a person’s mind. Why not let the true believers help you build it? Your customers are the most trustful messengers you can find. When they speak to their friends and networks something is happening that no ad can ever copy. That is credible communication. It doesn’t...
Smart electrical accessories
Gilles Belley did just send me some pictures of their latest works about energy. It is some smart electrical accessories currently shown at the exhibition ” So Watt ! du design dans l’énergie” (So Watt ! design sheds a light on energy), Espace Electra, Paris, France. The objects propose an alternative relationship to power control....
Design a pair of panties
Do you have an idea for a nice panties pattern? Then you should check out the Nordic design competition Nordic Design Challenge in collaboration between Libresse and JC which started yesterday. I have been involved in bringing the event together (it’s created by Swedish agency Prime PR) and I’m also head of the jury (which...
Freecycle your used stuff
I have been writing quite a lot lately about the importance of re-using and re-cycling design. We are producing more and more stuff and our world can’t take it any longer. Freecycle is a global organisation which is made up of many individual groups across the globe. At the moment you can find them at...
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