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NEWS AND PEOPLE

 

The World Can be Changed Through the Power of Design

Vincent Merlino and Michel Monsellier are passionate members of the Dassault Systèmes High Tech Industry Solution Experience Team.

Click here to read the conversation they recently had about industrial design in the consumer electronics domain.


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Context, Concept And Sketch

Here is a short video explaining you the process of an architectural creation. You'll see how Dassault Systèmes cleverly brought to life conceptual ideas; thanks to its applications, the refinement of curves,  the orientation, and the building materials are systematically well organized.


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MIT Invents A Magic Lens

MIT Invents a magic lens that combines all your screens into a single experience.


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Aston Martin Lagonda: new images

The official photos of the upcoming Aston Martin Lagonda, the exclusive sedan that is currently being tested in Oman.


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3D Printed, Not Milled: Celebrating Goldfinger with a Gold Plated Aston Martin

 

 

"Can you believe that it’s been 50 years since an evil villain threatened to snuff out the flame of a debonair intelligence agent by covering him in gold? In 1964, a young Sean Connery starred as James Bond in Goldfinger. To celebrate and to raise money to prevent child abuse, EON Productions commissioned a one-off gold-plated third scale replica of 007′s Aston Martin DB5 to be auctioned off by Christie’s online with proceeds going to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children."
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Ford design process

A series of videos released by Ford of Europe, documenting the clay modeling activities and the overall design process at the company’s European Design Center.


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American Dreaming: Detroit Automotive Styling 1946-1973

“American Dreaming” is a full-length documentary about American automotive styling featuring interviews with artists and designers of the time. The producers are looking for funding, and the announced release date is Summer 2015.


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A brief history of Citroen

For those of you who are bored  of all the futuristic cars war now used to seeing, here is something a litlle more vintage: a short history of Citroën cars, those designed during the 30's.


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Porsche design blackberry P'9983 smartphone reflects automotive style

"The Porsche design blackberry ‘P’9983′ smartphone combines the timeless and renown style of the automotive company with the productivity of the mobile communication’s technology. the cell marks the third partnership between the two brands and integrates quality materials that are normally used for their car manufacturing. these include sapphire glass for the 8 megapixels camera lens and forged stainless steel for its body’s construction."


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Panasonic puts a 1-inch sensor and a Leica lens on new CM1 smartphone

"Panasonic has made the biggest news of Photokina so far with the announcement of its new Lumix CM1 Android smartphone. The Japanese company quit making smartphones after the failure of its Eluga handsets two years ago, but now it's returning with an imaging-focused device that's as much camera as it is phone. The CM1 comes with a 1-inch sensor that dwarfs most imaging sensors in smartphones today and is on a par with what you'd find inside Sony's RX100 and Nikon's 1 Series of cameras. It has a 20-megapixel resolution and is paired with an f/2.8 Leica lens, a mechanical shutter, and a manual control ring. Interestingly, the lens extends out of the body, but is not a zoom lens, its adjustments are purely for focusing purposes."


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Leica M Edition 60

Click on the picture below to watch the unboxing of the Leica M Edition 60.

It's a limited edition of 600 pieces and this for 15000 euros (19 000 dollars).
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Interior design for students

"Russian teams for architectural studio Ruetemple imagined in Moscow this incredible thought for two students apartment, a brother and a sister. Smart choices with flexible spaces, devised to make everyday life easier to discover in a selection of images in the article."


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CONTENTS

 

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Check out our new environments while clicking on the Content section. This week, 5 new environments: City night place, Dawn, Forest road, Forest and Parking.

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EVENTS

 

Michelin challenge design 2016: mobility for all

Michelin has announced the theme for its 2016 Challenge Design, which is “Mobility for All – Designing for the Next Frontier”. Registration/Entry will begin October 1, 2014.

Please click on the picture below to see to see the brief of the design challenge.


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The 85th Geneva International Motor Show


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