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The RAD e builds a bridge from the automaker Opel’s origins in bicycle manufacturing to its current position as the transportation producer of the future. The RAD e is the first e-bike designed around automotive production methods. It is made of hollow pressed-steel which is light, strong, flexible and easy to make.
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German design student Raphael Volkmer ventured south to Italy's Free University Bolzano for his design education. Noting that the average European household consumes over a kilogram (2.2 lbs) of chocolate every Easter, he's created " Calorie Bomb ," a veritable explosion of sugary sweet deliciousness. Like the hand grenade from which it takes its form, the "Calorie Bomb" is a fairly straightforward proposition... though I can't help but wonder if a foil-wrapped version might somehow function like those chocolate oranges that split apart when smashed.
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Guy Kawasaki, at a Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture Series at Stamford, shares insights on why start-up businesses should tell a story and plant many seeds. I believe that any company (not just start-ups) interested in getting their products (or services) out there or wanting making a difference will find his few words of wisdom very useful. You will find this very applicable in a Design Thinking context as well. Enjoy!
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A happy new year gift from the IDSA- a free digital copy of their quarterly publication, Innovation.Studioclues
I am happy to announce I have been featured as Bunkspeed’s featured designer for the month of February.
Humblefacture: Complexity Through Design, Not Energy
An early post on the blog put forward the idea that information, more than matter and energy, was responsible for the utility of objects. Recognizing the separation of information from these more traditional "stuff" delineators makes for new, and exciting opportunities for manufacturers. One of the fundamental tenets of Humblefacture is that complex order -- valuable information -- can be confered to matter without overly expensive machinery, or outrageous expenditure of energy.