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Designing around bulky patents (without breaking the law)
Getting to know the patents filed on a product category you are designing is a must: it helps find creative ways around the laws that protect necessary elements such as the outer supporting surface of a trail running shoe
Healthcare design is about acknowledging the human condition
According to Satyendra Pakhalé, healthcare design is still to detached from real life situations: designers need to deeply acknowledge pain, chronic illness, real life habits and the lack of infrastructure in different cultures and design accordingly
Lasse Madsen of Levitate on how to design a prosthesis that easily adjusts to any body
Due to costs, sport blades are normally the preserve of athletes who suffer an amputation. Yet many more amputees wish to practice a sport for leisure. Lasse Madsen founded Levitate to offer an affordable and flexible design solution to this need
What buyers and curators look for in design collectibles
Design collectibles may seem an easy way to make a living for designers who are highly skilled in styling. Yet what collectors look for is a solid research base behind each piece. A curator explains
What is Geo-Design
Geo-design is a research-based design discipline that acknowledges the planetary impact of all design gestures. Formafantasma who head a dedicated Master’s program at DAE explain
A contemporary look at Jean Prouvé’s heritage
Looking closely at Jean Prouvé’s work helps us learn when we need to stop designing and how to be socially, economically and environmentally more sustainable
What (all) designers can learn from the custom bikes world
Understanding users, defining parts on people’s moving bodies, using cutting edge technologies and materials: Romolo Stanco of TOOT Racing Engineering and T°Red Bikes unveils a niche branch of bike design
Designing cars from inside out: how interior car design is setting the pace
Electrification, autonomous driving and environmental sustainability are changing the way we design cars: Annamaria Palmigiano, Director of Interior Design at BYD Auto in Shenzhen, explains
How much should I charge for a product design?
Understanding your value, how much to get paid and how is a journey of discovery rather than a spreadsheet exercise. Sebastian Bergne, who works for top brands but also on editions, shares his tips
Dieter Rams: ten commandments for good design, applied today
There is still a lot that designers can learn by applying the Ten Principles of Good Design by Dieter Rams. Here it is
