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...That distinction should probably fall to E L de Mole, an Australian who approached the British war office in 1912 with a design that was — in the words of historians Kenneth Macksey and John Batchelor —...
...“The concept of the Cube was an action camera for the rest of us, something iconic and understandable.”...
...Tomasz Krysinski, Airbus Helicopters’ vice-president for research and innovation, is confident about the numbers that the concept demonstrator will bring in....
...In April, Volkswagen showcased its neat, diminutive XL1 not at a car show but at the Milan Furniture Fair, just as last year Renault first showed its extraordinary Twin Z concept car with its theatrical...
...This original design concept was conceived by the architectural firm Arte Charpentier and aims to foster creativity....
...The result has been the success of ventures such as Volkswagen’s enormous factory on the outskirts of Bratislava, or the echoing 16 hectare Swedwood plant in northern Poland that makes furniture for Ikea...
...“They’re practising concepts, working with new tools and still having fun.”...
...De Kooning: A Retrospective, by John Elderfield, Thames & Hudson, RRP£48 My art book of the year: the stunning catalogue to the New York Museum of Modern Art’s current Willem de Kooning retrospective is...
...A fellow Finn and former Nokia strategist before he turned entrepreneur, Mr Ahtisaari has impeccable design cred: he sits on the board of Artek, which produces stylish furniture designed by Alvar Aalto,...
...What we are trying to do is create toolkits for innovation that can build the products of the future.” His most enthusiastic supporters agree....
...been backed by Valorisation de l’Innovation dans l’Ameublement (Via), a non-profit group supported by the French ministry for industry and financed through a tax on the country’s furniture manufacturers...
...Count Antoine Norbert de Patek, founder of the company, was an exiled Polish army officer in Geneva....
...Office for Product Design Ding Paris’s Maison et Objet has become a springboard for brand launches, so its no surprise that China’s Jia Inc chose it to launch themselves on the global stage....
...www.russiandesignshow.com Syl Tang tracks trends and runs HipGuide Inc, ceo@hipguide.com...
...South Wales is not a hotbed of financial innovation....
...Toyota will soon be able to design and develop a new car within 12 months. Zara, the clothing company, can detect a fashion trend and respond with new designs in about two weeks....
...“It's high concept.” They said Marcel, which will start with 20 to 30 people, will offer an array of marketing services, from advertising to promotions and website design....
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