What does it mean to be a Chief Design Officer? Interview with Mauro Porcini
Mauro Porcini is the SVP & Chief Design Officer of PepsiCo. I got in touch with him in 2011, when he was the Chief Design Officer at 3M. […]
Design
Product design is the intersection of problem-solving, ideas, materials, art, and technology. Product design translates the insights from all these fields of knowledge merging them into innovative applications for real-world scenarios. Due to ever-increasing consumption and specific market demands, product designers play a central role in shaping consumer habits and carry a big responsibility towards our planet and society.
An intergalactic vessel piloted by a silvery-skinned captain
They have done it again. The forward-thinking team of MB&F have once again surpassed not only themselves, but also our expectations, with their latest phenomenal horological […]
Why design learning is fundamental for our children’s future?
Design learning in both the primary and advanced levels highlights the prevalence of design in all aspects of our everyday life and makes the processes of the […]
Shinya Yoshida: a car mechanic with the design gift
Shinya Yoshida, born in 1984, is a Japanese designer from the city of Yachiyo, Chiba. Established in 2012, SHINYA YOSHIDA DESIGN designs furniture, appliances, and other daily solutions. […]
Grey power and enabling design are shaping the future of furnishings
Design and furnishings may well represent an “aesthetic” cure – as Massimo Vignelli suggests – but they are also a “physical” one, having a positive effect […]
Powerful bluetooth loudspeaker with great sound
Raw, pure materials chosen to fully reflect the essence of the Helsinki bluetooth loudspeaker. Materials that will age beautifully. Only nature can provide materials that fully […]
Hyperadapt sneakers: Nike’s self-lacing shoes are here
But the one thing that had everyone—okay, mostly sneakerheads—salivating was the rumored public launch of the self-lacing high tops inspired by what Marty McFly wore in […]
Forest and Whale’s tin can coffee cup is a sustainable alternative
Working together with international design studio Stanziano, they have developed a reusable coffee cup as well as a mono-material food container, which can be recycled up […]
Wasteful peel turned into a useful pigment by Kaiku – living color
Acknowledging the fact that most of the colors that surround us are produced from harmful chemicals, Nicole Stjernsward says pigments are due for a change. Student […]
We Are Rewind is re-making the cassette tape players
The idea came to We Are Rewind after a year of riding a wave of 80s nostalgia, first started by the movie «Gardians of the Galaxy […]
Marc Newson, a design sculptur
In 1993 sex icon Madonna was seen lavishly reclining on a curved metal chaise lounge in her ‘Rain’ music video, certainly aware of how a good […]