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 Ikuo Maeda to Head Up Mazda Global Design TeamIkuo Maeda has been appointed General Manager of Mazda Motor Corporation's Design Division, effective April 1, 2009.He will lead a global design team, responsible for the overall design and styling of all Mazda global products. He will be based at the company's world headquarters in Hiroshima, Japan. He replaces Laurens van den Acker, who has decided to leave Mazda to pursue other interests. Van den Acker will remain at Mazda until April 10 to ensure a smooth transition. Prior to this appointment, Maeda was the Chief Designer of the Design Strategic Studio at Mazda's headquarters facility in Hiroshima, Japan. Maeda joined Mazda in April 1982 (then known as Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd). He was in charge of advanced design at Mazda's Yokohama Design Studio from 1985-1986. Following a three-year work assignment at Mazda North America Operations' design studio in the late 1980s, he held a succession of prominent design positions before being dispatched to Ford's Design Studio in Detroit (1999-2000). Upon his return to Mazda in Hiroshima in 2000 as Chief Designer, he led the team which designed the highly acclaimed Mazda RX-8 sports car. More recently, Maeda was the Chief Designer for the second-generation Mazda2, which in 2008 was crowned World Car of the Year, among many other motoring accolades. added by Levent OZLER |
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 Insights, Trends, and Opportunities to Leverage DesignWe live in interesting and challenging times.Research, innovation, design, packaging, and in-store are no different... and in fact, may lead the way for these interesting and challenging times. The pressures of competition, economics, and economy have generated interesting behaviors from both sides of the business and creative relationship. John Gleason will lend his unique perspective (20+ years at P&G), and his direct involvement into (and for) both sides of the creative relationship. He will offer insights regarding themes and trends that will continue challenge creative relationships and the effectiveness and value of the various ways to converse with consumers. He will also offer some insights and ideas as to the opportunities that might help you thrive in these challenging times, as well. event (ended) current design events more info iweb.po... (86) added by Levent OZLER |
 Peter Horbury Tapped to Lead Design at Volvo CarsFord today announced key changes to bolster vehicle design leadership at both Volvo Cars and Ford's Americas operations.Peter Horbury executive director, Ford Americas design, will return to Volvo as vice president, design, based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Horbury will replace Stephen Mattin, who has left Volvo to pursue other opportunities. Moray Callum, currently director of design for cars, Ford Americas, will replace Horbury as executive director, Ford Americas design in Dearborn. "Peter has a deep knowledge of Volvo and understands how to use the power of design to define a brand," said J Mays, group vice president of design and chief creative officer, Ford Motor Company. "Peter was the creative force behind the new Lincoln design language and before that, some of the most successful Volvo designs. He is the right person to take Volvo design to new heights in the coming years." Added Stephen Odell, president and CEO, Volvo Cars: "Peter is returning to Volvo at the perfect time to lead the design team in developing the next generation of Volvo products." Mays said Callum's global background and successful track record at Ford in the Americas and Europe, as well as at Mazda, position him to lead Ford design in the Americas as the company moves into a new era of global products. more Peter Horbury Tapped to Lead Design at Volvo Cars design directory Ford Motor Company > Car Design Manufacturers added by Levent OZLER |
 Caddy: the New Stand-up Workstation with Storage SpaceCaddy is a mobile stand-up workstation designed by Christoph Ingenhoven.It offers a large amount of storage space for everyday office needs. Caddy facilitates non-territorial and cooperative work, but can also be used as auxiliary furniture for conventional workspaces. And thanks to its electrical features, Caddy can serve as a practical mobile cabinet for laptops, projectors, coffeemakers and other equipment. more www.vit... (112) design directory Vitra > Industrial Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 RCA Platform 10 Present Crisis Shop. Sold Out! at the Milan SaloneFor the duration of the Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2009, a team of young design students from Platform 10, one of six teaching units within the College's celebrated Design Products department, will be taking up residence at the prestigious Seves glassblock showroom in the heart of the city.The fourteen postgraduate student designers will stage a makeshift Crisis Shop, exhibiting a range of crisis products. The shop layout will embody the very nature of a potential crisis - a canopy, attached by suction pads, hooks and grommets will stretch across the glass surfaces of the showroom. Under extreme tension, the canopy serves to communicate a sense of urgency, a material under stress and physical tension. The Shop isn't about making a commodity out of a crisis but investing in the means to respond to crises at large. One man's crisis is another man's opportunity. All products in the Crisis Shop are examples of opportunities in disguise. The collective response to this state of alert can be broken down into two clearly defined product categories: those that require an "Immediate Response" and those that opt for "Mutations." event (ended) current design events more RCA Platform 10 Present Crisis Shop. Sold Out! at the Milan Salone design directory Design Events added by Levent OZLER |
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