The Tata Motors People’s Car – Tata Nano
A few days ago Tata motors presented Tata Nano, the worlds cheapest car, also called “People’s car” or “One lakh” (which stands for 100 000 rupees). It’s like a revival of the ideas behind the Volkswagen (yeep, that’s means people’s car in German) was launched back in the 40’s in Germany. An inexpensive car for...
Wallpaper Design Awards 2008
The Wallpaper magazine is maybe not as ground-braking as in the early days when Tyler Brule was behind the steering-wheel. With more than ten years in the hotspot of global design Wallpaper has got a lot of competitors when it comes to navigation for contemporary lifestyle. However the Wallpaper Design Awards always brings forward some...
Stephen Burks about his work
Here is another video that we produced for Designboost 07. This time it is American designer Stephen Burks who talks about his interesting design projects in Peru and South Africa. Listen to how he is trying to join handcraft with great authenticity and industrial production. Ping Intressant.se tags technorati : stephen burks design authenticity designboost sustainable design...
A brand that truly walks the local, regional and authentic walk
So many brands espouse ‘trends’ such as local, regional and authentic but few naturally inhibit all these characteristics. One brand that does is Icons South Australia (SA), a gourmet food and wine store that promotes and sources local produce, and is located in Adelaide Airport’s Terminal 1. Airport retail outlets don’t usually have the best...
Have or must not have in 2008
It’s all about must have/not must have for 2008… in mass products / music / design / trends… and for sure with a sustainable twist. The ones mentioned on the must NOT have list are very 2002-2007 things and the MUST HAVE list is a orientation for a better éco-2008 and the years to come!...
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