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Deadline: 31-01-2008 The WORLD Space Creators Awards ask design professionals and students to envision a new concept in shop style, a venue conceived to promote “customer-to-shop interaction”. Winning designers to be commissioned to be part of a team to use their winning design in a project for real retail space development. The WORLD Space ...

theme:living simplicity in furniture design There are 5402 designers from 98 different countries participated and the winners works are shown below:1st Prizename of design : borroddesign by : line depping from denmark ---designer's own words:In everyday life we always try to follow certain norms, have tidy homes for ...

Panasonic's new heater, ''No-Constraints Carpet,''  looks almost like a cat's tail. Constructed of soft faux fur, the No-Constraints Carpet has heating elements integrated within the length of the device, and the control switches are embedded into ''paws'' that are located at the end of the heater. More information, please refer to ...

This year, Time Magazine's Invention of the Year title goes to the iPhone, as: 1. The iPhone is pretty2. It's touchy-feely3. It will make other phones better4. It's not a phone, it's a platform5. It is but the ghost of iPhones yet to come Below are others selected on the list:  Autonomous Automobile  The trouble with ...

Care for Guests'Daylight' is a hotel scenario for the future. The hotel industry is dominated by large chains that provide consistent service, but often lack a personal touch. Luckily, the rise of private, theme-oriented hotels is ushering in a new age of hospitality, one in which guests control virtually every aspect of their stay. New ...

The James Dyson Award is an annual design competition which recognises young designers and engineers who demonstrate Dyson’s design philosophy - the ability to think differently, persist in the face of set-backs and create functional, innovative products that improve the way we live. The winner is selected from the shortlist of national winners ...

Our industrial design program's alumna Mr. Joe Tan (AY04/05) has won the Gold Prize in the Opus Design Award 2007 which is considered one of the top eyeware design competitions around the world. The Competition attracted 756 works from 54 countries in the world this year. Below is his winning design work: blue is inspired by the ...

Deadline: december 10, 2007. Designboom and 'MACEF international home show' design competition. participation is open to applicants from every country in the world, to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts. free registration required.the subject of the international competition is: dining in 2015- at work- during travel- at home For ...

Samsung officially confirmed its collaboration with Armani to produce a new cellphone that reflects the fashion designer's sense of style. Simply called the Armani-Samsung luxury mobile phone but known internally as the P520, the device is a direct challenge to both the iPhone and LG's Prada phone with the same emphasis on a touch-driven ...

The 16th International BraunPrize, one of the most coveted prizes for young designers, has been awarded to Donn Koh from Singapore for his project “LeapFrog”, an innovative walking aid for children with impaired mobility.   Mr. Donn Koh, a recent National University of Singapore (NUS) Industrial Design graduate and NUS Design Incubation ...