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From May 16-20, 2008, Knoend features its newest ecodesign objects and concepts at the Karin Kohlberg Studio.
The gallery is transformed into a Playspace displaying Knoend's most whimisical designs.
While contemporary design tends to place an emphasis on the sleek and chic, Playspace celebrates emotional connection, playfulness and imagination.
On Playspace's opening night, May 16 at 7pm, Knoend is inviting the design community to attend a "Monster Tea Party".
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Kia Motors Corporation has been presented with two significant international certificates which confirm that the design and manufacturing processes behind the successful Kia Ceed are indeed "environment friendly".
The globally-recognised, German-based Tuv Nord presented Kia with a DFE (Design for Environment) and a LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) environment certificate at a special ceremony in Seoul after rigorous inspection of the company's design and manufacturing operations at Zilina in Slovakia.
The Kia Ceed, which was designed for and made in Europe at Zilina, is the first Korean brand car to receive such recognition.
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In the northern part of Sweden the mining industry continues to expand and, in certain areas, the ground is crumbling under entire cities.
This poses enormous challenges to the survival of such communities and may force their residents to relocate - leaving behind their homes, workplaces, public spaces and local attractions.
Is it possible to relocate whilst safeguarding and transferring parts of, or entire societies?
How can this be done effectively?
This is the challenge set for the City Move Interdesign.
The project will look at socially responsible design methods to create new spaces for people.
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The UK's creative industries are set to be strengthened at the cutting edge of technology and innovation with today's announcement of a new Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) which will champion their interests with Government and the technology sector.
A KTN is a national network in a specific field of technology or business application, which brings together people from businesses, universities, research, finance and technology organisations in order to stimulate innovation through knowledge transfer and sharing of ideas.
Funded by the Technology Strategy Board and led by University of the Arts London, the Creative Industries Technology Innovation Network (CITIN) consortium includes the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Imperial College London, and Tiga, the trade association for games developers.
This partnership bristles with a wealth of expertise, networks, experience and passion that makes it uniquely suitable to implement this KTN.
CITIN aims to become a national and international centre of excellence, driving technology innovation across the creative industries.
CITIN will work with all sectors of the creative industries, from architecture to video games, from fashion to film, TV and new media.
It will clarify the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing technology landscape and bring together creative industry companies, technology providers and researchers to exploit this potential, drive innovation, and secure the UK's international competitiveness.
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We all want our customers to be satisfied with our products.
The process of creating a successful user experience requires empathy with the user, insight into the needs, wants and limitations of the end user and a willingness to be open to new solutions.
On May 22 2008, the first conference and intensive training on user-centred design in Brussels, U2 Understanding Users, will emphasise the importance of user-centred design and other cutting-edge methods and their applications for industry, as well as discuss practical tools for working user-centred design principles into product development and keeping them there.
The activities of this user-centred design conference are geared towards fulfilling the needs of product developers, design and consumer researchers and practitioners, planners, marketing and branding strategists and other managers and executives interested in the latest advanced methods and approaches to user-centred design practice.
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