Obituary
Kiwi industrial design pioneer dies
The godfather of New Zealand industrial design has died aged 93.
Inside: Modtec
Sim Ahmed talks the Modtec founder and chief executive Bruce Davies about designing and manufacturing workplace ergonomic products and working with teams overseas.
Massey student's fridge design hits the top 10
Male student domestic behaviour is at the genesis of a Kiwi refrigerator design that has its young owner bound for Europe.
Furniture/Product Design
Invading your living room space
Cast your mind back to the 80s when playing Space Invaders was all the rage. Ah, nostalgia. Igor Chak has taken that nostalgia and turned it into a concept you can quite literally sit on, with his Space Invader Couch.
Industrial design
Design, according to Dieter Rams
In this video, German industrial designer Dieter Rams (central to the design behind the Braun brand), shares his crafty insights on everything from record player design to the trusty shaver.
Industrial design
A titanium future
It is named after the deities of Greek mythology and is referred to as the “space age metal” – and industry experts are predicting it could kick the New Zealand economy into a higher gear. Say hello to titanium
Industrial design
Jonathan Ive: design boffin
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Design
Putting the fun back into, er, infrastructure
From the why-didn’t-they-do-it department, the grain edit blog has a sweet collection of scans from Power Styling, a 1964 book setting out some ideas to improve the US electricity infrastructure. Pretty cool.
Celebration
Today, give something you love a hug
What day is it? That’s right, it’s World Industrial Design Day. So find something you love and let it know how you really feel about it. This year, Icsid, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, has chosen the theme “Industrial Design: Humane Solutions for a Resilient World”. The plan is to remind us all that design can indeed save the world, or, in Icsid-speak, to “facilitate collaboration within the industrial design community with the goal of producing tangible solutions to world problems”
