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Genius design for a better everyday The new BraunPrize 2012 is embracing the increased relevance of well-designed products that help improve all aspects of everyday life. With most people´s daily challenges becoming increasingly complex and demanding, we are relying on ubiquitous technology, highly connected social structures and our ability to cope with a fast, 24/7 lifestyle. Our everyday has become an artificial environment of architecture and technology and while it seems that the quantity of products around us is consistently increasing, their level of quality is not. We have surrounded ourselves by many things we don´t really value, instead of focusing on fewer but better solutions to help us live our lives.
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The introduction of solid modelling made possible a new industry called Rapid Prototyping (RP), Additive Manufacture (AM), Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF), or Additive Fabrication (AF). Rapid prototyping refers to the creation of physical models directly from an electronic part file using an additive process. That is, the model is created by building it layer by [...]
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The No. 216 sideboard, by Swedish designer Jesper Ståhl for Voice , is one sleek piece of storage furniture. The idea behind the design was for the door compartments to correspond to the A-series paper standards that are used worldwide. A0 (square meter) being the size of the whole unit and all the way down to A8 (74 mm x 53 mm), the smallest door on the unit. The doors are various shades of green giving it a bright, fun feel while the body of the unit and the legs are made of ash veneer. Hold the phone!Elegant paper wig fashion by Flurry and Salk from Paper Cut Project for store Jeffrey in Atlanta + New York. The wigs which mimic real hairstyles are constructed solely with paper. 'Flurry and Salk’s custom-made paper art installations are fuelled by a love of fashion + an appreciation of the grace and nuance of this humble material.' Nikki Salk holds a degree in fine arts in interior design from the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago.
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