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Coup de projecteur sur les travaux de GrandPeople à l’occasion de la refonte de leur portfolio. Depuis 2005, cette agence norvégienne a travaillé pour de grandes multinationales comme pour des petites entreprises, avec toujours une grande qualité et une singularité dans les designs.
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pJust a few months ago A HREF=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/microsoft_debuts_their_new_phones_kin_they_do_it_16376.asp” we asked/A if Microsoft could successfully pull off their new line of mobile phones, the Kins. The answer came in quicker than we thought it would, and that answer is a resounding “No.”/p
pMicrosoft has pulled the plug on the Kin just six weeks after the things hit the market. You almost feel bad for them–while the iPhone sold roughly 1.7 million units in its first three days, in six weeks the Kin has reportedly sold “more than 1,000″ units. Jeez Louise. In Microsoft’s world 1,000 is nothing; that’s only 1,000 more units than II/I sold, and I don’t even make mobile phones. They spent hundreds of millions of dollars, and I almost tied them./p
pSo what’s the lesson here, folks? I didn’t find the design of the objects to be offensive, so I don’t think the failure came at the physical design level–do you think they failed at the research level, the usability level, the raw emotional desire level, the pricing level? For their part, A HREF=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20009336-56.html?part=rssamp;subj=newsamp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20” CNET says/A that “despite a few innovative features including streaming music and a Web-based companion site, the Kin phones were criticized for missing key features, such as a calendar, as well as because the monthly fees for the phone were as high as more capable smartphones.” /p
pWhat strikes me most is that despite their investment, they’re not trying to rejigger the Kin, just killing the project altogether. Your thoughts?br /
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Dezeen and London architects Marks Barfield have teamed up to give away five copies of Gentle Landmarks, a monograph of their recent projects. (more…)
Sociologist David Harvey takes a radical look at the causes of the financial crisis in the latest of the RSA’s animated lecture excerpts
RSA Animate is a collaboration between the Royial Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and illustrator Andrew Park. In a novel attempt to engage audiences with ‘difficult’ subjects’, excerpts from lectures at the RSA are brought to life by Park and posted on the Society’s website (more here).
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pLast May, Frog Design was invited by the a href=”http://www.liftconference.com/”Lift Conference/a in Geneva to a href=”http://designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/putting-the-lift-conference-under-the-design-research-microscope.html”conduct research on the conference itself/a and share insights afterwards about what worked, what didn’t, and what might make a better conference in the future./p
pDuring the conference, Frog conducted research in several ways: through observation, direct interviews, “experience diaries” kept by 50 volunteers, a badge color experiment, twitter tracking, and a short brainstorming workshop. /p
pIn the slides above, they share their findings, grouped in the following themes: networking beats content, content on the main stage still matters, making the workshops work, create centers of gravity, and do the basics really well. Have a look through all 49 slides for some insight into your next conference, whether as a planner or attendee./pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/what_makes_a_better_conference_frog_puts_the_lift_conference_under_the_design_research_microscope_to_find_out__16858.asp”(more…)/a
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Following up on our story from earlier this week about a decision in the case over Prince Charles interference last year with Richard Rogers‘ Chelsea Barracks project, the Prince has finally spoken about it. Or rather, his private secretary passed along his response to the judge’s ruling he had crossed one too many lines in trying to persuade a developer to cancel Rogers’ planned project. Summarizing the very short statement, the Prince essentially said that he was just looking out for the public, who didn’t have the power to voice their opposition, so he just lent his. Reporting on the statement, the Guardian summarily tears the Prince apart, pointing out that his letter to the developers “contains no reference to any local opposition” and how, with other architecture projects Charles has been involved with, letters from the general public have largely been ignored. And once more, Rogers and others are quick to remind that the British royalty doesn’t have the legal right to be a political representative of the people, so “acting on behalf of” as it were, doesn’t quite work so well. Elsewhere, the City Comforts blog asks if this recent ruling and rekindling of the Chelsea Barracks fire, could possibly lead to Charles abdicating. The site’s guess is “his own family and the political establishment” will tell him “to stand down and shut up” but because silence has never seemed like his forte, maybe abdicating is the only way he’ll be able to keep arguing. “Far-fetched, but maybe not,” the site leads.
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pIn an article called “A HREF=”http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/g-m-salutes-its-damsel-designers/” G.M. Salutes Its ‘Damsel’ Designers/A,” the ITimes/I covers the “Designing Women” exhibition that went up earlier this week at the Museum of the City of New York. “Designing Women” examines a largely unknown part of U.S. auto design history: The small cadre of women hired as designers by General Motors following World War II./p
blockquote”The women I spoke with did not think of themselves as being pioneers,” said [former G.M. designer Susan] Skarsgard, who interviewed three of the original “Damsels” during her research. They shrugged off hurdles or obstacles by simply focusing on “being really good at what they did.”/blockquote
pThe following video gives you a brief look at both Skarsgard and current-day designer Christine Park:/p
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pSadly, the “Designing Women” exhibit does not have its own webpage at the Museum site. The exhibit itself is folded into the larger “A HREF=”http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/current/Cars-Culture-and-the-City.html” Cars, Culture, and the City/A” show and runs through August 8th./pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/events/exhibition_looks_at_female_auto_designers_from_the_1950s_era_16857.asp”(more…)/a
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 | Exotic skins and furs are all the rage these days but while butter soft lambskin or leather is totally fine by me, I have a few qualms about depleting endangered species just for their skins. Judith Leiber designers must have felt the same way as they are offering a zebra evening clutch. Now before you go picketing for the poor zebras and their naturally fashionable furs, this Judith Leiber clutch is actually made up of small, fine crystals of black, white and pale pink. And not only is this sparkling clutch a stunner, it’s also cute! Shaped into a small, curled up zebra, this shining purse is the perfect mix between glamour and whimsy, and is the perfect size – not too big or pretentious, but able to comfortably fit a compact, money, ID cards and touch-up essentials with room to spare. At $5000 for the zebra clutch (and a little more for other animal versions), these pretty purses aren’t for every occasion, but will garner ‘oohs’, ‘aahs’, and looks of envy every time you bring it out to help you dazzle the crowd!What: the Judith Leiber Zebra Fine Crystal-Embellished Clutch Price: $4995.00 Where to Buy: Net-a-Porter Who: IdaBone was the first to add the Judith Leiber Zebra Fine Crystal-Embellished Clutch to the Hive. |
Le designer hollandais Tim Vinke a pensé un bureau amovible nommé “Kruikantoor” afin de pouvoir effectuer un réel gain de place tout en proposant des combinaisons intelligentes. Tous les éléments peuvent se combiner et se déplacer facilement. Plus d’images dans la suite de l’article.
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