News
27-hectare Headquarters for Google in London's King's CrossGoogle has revealed that its new UK headquarters is a building longer than the Shard skyscraper is tall. The so-called groundscraper at the King's Cross Central development is the latest overseas property deal by the cash-rich US internet group, which will house all of its London staff under one roof when completed in 2016. Construction will start early next year subject to planning approval and it will be one of the internet giant's largest offices outside its so-called Googleplex corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California. London firm Allford Hall Monaghan Morrisdesigns feature a steel-framed structure with cross-laminated timber panels. Bold primary colours will be picked out on the exposed steel members, intended to reference the painted metalwork of the neighbouring railway stations. Regarding Dezeen Magazine, AHMM director Simon Allford "The architectural approach, which has taken inspiration from King's Cross and St Pancras International railway stations, complements the local area's strong industrial heritage and will be a building London can be proud of." The external design of the building gives homage to the broad industrial history of the local area of King's Cross. It iincludes steel columns, pre-cast concrete panels and low-iron glass. And of course, the bulding meets the highest standards of environmental sustainability. |
Interactive Wooden Skyline for the Hotel IndustryAVE, A collective or Architects and Designers specialized in digital prototyping and new technology redesigning a guest room at the Au Vieux Panier hotel in Marseille. The rooms of the hotel has been decorated by several graphic designers and artists such as Jérémie Bellot, Josselin Fouché and Anne-Sophie Acomat. The project aims to touch the senses as well as the emotions. wood, a material that is either rough but warm in nature has been used.The installation compares two opposing elements that characterize the wood mass to its lightness. these two elements appear dense and massive at first sight but flirts with weightlessness when contemplates in its interstices. The piece is also interactive and with the help of a touchpad guests have the possibility to interact with this wooden sky forest. They can control the animations, the patterns, and the colors. |
A Camera That Capture Smell Not Pictures!Called the ‘Madeleine,’ the system is an analogue odour camera. Based on current perfumery technology, Headspace Capture, works more or less the same way as a 35mm camera. The Madeleine records the molecular information of a smell instead of recording the light information of visual. The designers Amy Radcliffe is currently working on the project at Central Saint Martins, University of Arts of London. For more info about the project and the designer visit the official website: http://www.amyradcliffe.co.uk/ |
"Urban Contemporary Designers" at Printemps Department Store in ParisThe first floor of Printemps for Men in Paris is fleshly dedicated to a selection of new, emerging designers and brands offering the latest fashions in Paris.Living in the city or planning a travel trip soon? Seeking for simple and authentic style? You know, now, where to go to discover the latest trends and authentic fashion design. What's more, the department store celebrates its middle eastern guests from the 3rd of June to the 31st of August. Everything is there to fulfill your shopping spree among the finest names in fashion and luxury! Source: http://departmentstoreparis.printemps.com/en/pages/index.aspx |
When Fashion meets 3D-PrintedWhat if 3D printing brings designers to rethink their process of creation? A Belgium-based 3D printing company Materialise collaborated with the fashion designer Melinda Looi to design a collection for Asia's first 3D-printed fashion show. The collection is inspired by birds, consisting of winged accessories and patterns that echo natural forms. Coordinating efforts and technical expertise were asked to Melindz Looi and make this project a newchallenge for her. Impressive job and Once again, a great result when art meets technology! A 3D-printed wing harness. Image courtesy of The Photoz. |
A start-up boosts innovation projects made in France!Inspired from the American concept Quirky, the new french website la Fabrique à Innovation transforms ideas of inventors into real projects made in France. Thomas Panzolato and Raphael Jolivet , two young industrial designers from Marseille in France, and two advisors innovation, Arnaud Groff and Matthew Dupas just launched the website lafabriqueainnovations.com. This is a way to promote the importance of design, the comeback made in France and to make innovation accessible! If you are the kind of people with always any brilliant idea, this website is for you!
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Product
Peugeot Design Lab reveals GTi Surfboard ConceptInspired by the design of the 208 GTi, Peugeot Design Lab will unveil a unique GTi Surfboard Concept at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013. The new 208 GT, the new RCZ R and the recent Onyx Concept Car inspired the design of the board. For more information about the design and the raw materials used please see the full article on Car Body Design. |
Technology and Design Give Born to the 'World's Most Advanced' Street SignAre you looking at the future? Where are you headed next? What is the answer?The Brooklyn-based agency BREAKFAST had the intention of creating entirely new products that harness the power of the web, and in turn, change our way to interact with our environment. The culmination of that idea gave birth to Points, a bit of a high-tech wonder, full of gears, LEDs and great design. Points looks as one may expect a directional sign to look... Three arms pointing in different directions, each displaying text of a nearby destination. It’s when the arms begin to rotate around towards new directions and the text begins to update that you realize you’re looking at something much more cutting-edge. Points enables great functionalities as it leverages content from Foursquare, Twitter, transportation APIs, RSS feeds and many other online sources. Thus, it can be expanded to work with almost any online data source and adapt to any place where it’s installed. It can be found in cities, concert venues, and transit systems. The only thinks it requires isrequire constant power (500 watts) and an Internet connection (preferably hard-wired).
Interested in how does it looks like? Tweet the hashtag "#PointsSign" and watch the sign change live on the company's website. Finally it looks like they find the sign which is always aware of the best things going on nearby…and directs you towards them. We love that! More info at breakfastny.com/points. |
Google Glass: Less Is More“And what if we can design something that lets us live in the moment and have technology be out of the way when [we] don’t need it?” This is a quotation from Maj Isabelle Olsson, lead industrial designer of Google Glass at last weekend’s annual Dwell on Design in Los Angeles. She showed to the audience what happens when design surpasses technology with her uncluttered and perfectly wearable Google Glass.The product appears definitely groundbreaking! Indeed, in addition to an outstanding design, the Google Glass gives directions too, sends and receives emails and text messages and obviously, Googles things! Well, one day Albert Einstein said: “I fear the day technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” It might worth thinking a bit about it maybe…?! The new Google Glass are a hands-free, voice-activated smartphone that, helps us to think much more less in everyday life. Just have to watch the video to get it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uyQZNg2vE Google Glasses are available in a variety of colors (for a little amount of \\\$1500 only!) , with the ability to include sunglasses and, eventually, prescription lenses as well. People can really make their own glasses. When When design surpass technology it is fine but what if it reduce our human interaction? |
Teaser: BMW i3 to Be Unveiled !BMW launches a teaser campaign that introduces The BMW i3 Concept, an uncompromisingly sustainable vehicle designed for urban areas. Watch the teaser to get an idea of what to expect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89OA3a0pNoI So for those who had often pleasurably anticipated the moment…it will come soon! On the 29th of July ! Full article: http://www.bmwblog.com/2013/07/01/teaser-bmw-i3-to-be-unveiled-on-july-29th/ For more crucial details have a look at this article: http://blog.caranddriver.com/electric-bmw-i3-to-start-at-35k-have-150-hp-and-160-mile-range/ |
Paper Lion Created from Hotel Receipts by Kyle BeanThe british designer Kyle Bean made a 2ft lion sculpture made from shredded hotel expense receipts. This project has been realized for the Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG). The design, illustration and sculpture designer's work is usually characterised by a whimsical and meticulous reappropriation of everyday materials and handcrafted techniques. Take a dive into his official website to see his amazing creations. Picture source: http://kylebean.co.uk/portfolio/receiptlion |
Events
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10th International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Nantes, 6th - 10th July 2013 |
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Daimler EDM CAE Forum | Stuttgart, 10th to 11th July 2013 |
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Collaborative Project | London, 2nd - 7th July 2013 |
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Mineral Design | Paris, until 6th of July 2013 |
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Berlin Fashion Week | Berlin, 2nd - 7th July 2013 |
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Food Design in France | Reims,6th - 13th July 2013 |
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Design Parade 8 | Hyères, 5th - 7th July 2013 |
