D-day Innovation day

Last Friday, on the French TV channel France 3, there was a great documentary on the D-Day. A documentary paying tribute to the engineers and other people who invented and enabled the marine assault on June 6th 1944 in Normandy.

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Technia launches a design contest

Technia, one of the great PLM supplier launches a design contest  in order to design Tehnia's new award. Click on the picture below to get more information about the contest.

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Apple's not approved products

Just a bunch a apple products that were not approved by Steve Jobs for their design and style. Click on the picture below to see some more.

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Google's car design

We recently talked about Google's driverless car prototypes. Just right here ! But now, we have a chance to see the design of the prototypes that will soon be on public roads .

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Ford is testing new materials

Ford is testing new materials and technology on a Fusion-derived experimental car, which achieves a 25 percent weight reduction and showcases potential solutions for future models.

The Ford Lightweight Concept represents the latest phase of Ford’s research into developing sustainable technology solutions that are affordable for consumers and can be produced in large volumes across the product lineup.

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SpeedBirds volume 2 released !

You remember about SpeedBirds that came out a few years ago? Yes, this great book about aviation design. You know what ! Volume 2 is now available. Whereas volume 1 was focusing on the period 1913 to 1931 , volume 2 focuses on the period 1964 to the present.

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CCS students design the Buick of the future

Buickl has recently launched a competition for students at Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, who were asked to shape their vision of what Buicks will look like in 2030.

More than a dozen of transportation designers have participated in the contest.

If you want to have a look at their creation and see the work of the winners, please click on the picture on the right.
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Baptiste Nelter, new head of design at Alinéa

Alinéa, one of the major French furniture retailer has a new Head of design. He used to work for Lafuma, and then joined Alinea as an industrial designer in 2010. After 4 years of experience within the company, he is now group chief for design and style.

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Fuzzy lamp

This design, called MOU, combines flexibility, magnetism and light to form an adorable and incredibly versatile lamp you can use almost anywhere! A unique material blend of soft felt, elastic, wood and plastic, the design can be twisted and turned to the user’s liking or depending on necessity. Mount it on the wall with the magnetic base to highlight your favorite art, or stand it up on your desk for working. Leave it plugged in or take it with you wirelessly thanks to its USB charging system.
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NIKE presents rebento duffel

For Brazil FIFA world cup Nike football launched the rebento duffel, the first 3D printed performance sports bag.

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CATIA Design and ICEM day

Last Wednesday, on May 28th, around 115 people met for the 3rd edition of the CATIA Creative design and ICEM day in Torino, Italy.

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3DS united CATIA community in Paris for the CATIAcc

Philippe Laufer, CATIA's CEO, presented its vision for the 3DExperience platform. Talks from customers such as Five, PSA-Peugeot Citroën and Renault enabled to to make the presentation even more attractive.

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Design can change the world

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Sheffield design week

The inaugural Sheffield Design Week takes place later this month (23-29 of June) and includes workshops, exhibitions, film screenings and talks spanning architecture, design and visual arts.

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