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 New Bentley Mulsanne Makes World DebutBentley Motors unveiled the Mulsanne, the company's all-new flagship grand tourer, at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance in Monterey, California.The Mulsanne is inspired by the company founder W.O. Bentley's crowning achievement in 1930, the 8-litre. And it was W.O.'s own sensitively conserved company car that shared the podium with the new Mulsanne in Pebble Beach. This early motoring masterpiece represented the last big Bentley that was designed, engineered and built from the ground up by Bentley engineers - until now. Nearly 80 years later, while paying respect to this illustrious past, the new Mulsanne is a thoroughly modern statement of luxury driving and grand touring. Conceived, styled and engineered entirely at Bentley's headquarters in Crewe, England, the Mulsanne, with its completely new and unique platform, goes into production next year in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility within the Crewe factory. The Bentley design team, lead by Dirk van Braeckel, have created a flagship that offers the classic sporting, styling cues long-associated with Bentley - expressed in a thoroughly contemporary way. "From the very first hand sketches in the styling studio, we were inspired by the traditions of the grand touring Bentleys and have sought to evolve this story for a new generation of Bentley enthusiasts." more New Bentley Mulsanne Makes World Debut added by Levent OZLER |
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 Additional Distinguished Speakers Confirmed for Icsid Congress in NovemberA glittering array of leading figures from the world of design has been confirmed as speakers and symposia-leaders for the 50th Anniversary Icsid Congress, being held in Singapore this November.Organisers of the 26th International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) World Design Congress announced the addition of three key-note speakers and three further symposia leaders for the event in addition to the six already confirmed. The congress, sub-titled "Design Difference: Designing our world 2050", will involve participants helping create and debate potential design solutions to some of the key challenges facing the world of tomorrow. Already delegates from 25 countries have confirmed their attendance. "The experience of the keynote speakers and their combined backgrounds in government, industry, and the non-profit sectors, further strengthen the purpose of the Congress - to stimulate a dialogue about the discipline of design and how it has and will continue to shape the future of the world," said Prof. Carlos Hinrichsen, Icsid President. "Attendees will contribute to this discussion, and should be prepared to be engaged in a thought- provoking, and creatively-enriching experience. The congress will be a wonderful occasion for all those inspired by the power of design to deliver a better world." more Additional Distinguished Speakers Confirmed for Icsid Congress in November design directory ICSID > Industrial Design Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
 UCB and Its Design Partners, OXO and Smart Design, Win 2009 Red Dot: Communication DesignUCB announced today that the newly designed Cimzia packaging was honoured with a "red dot communication design" award, given by a respected international jury for the largest and most renowned global design competition, the red dot awards."For Cimzia in rheumatoid arthritis, UCB developed premium packaging components that shift the paradigm of pharmaceutical packaging by designing for the consumer first. I am proud of this patient-centric approach and the fact that people living with rheumatoid arthritis worked directly with the design teams to develop the Cimzia packaging," said Roch Doliveux, Chief Executive Officer of UCB. UCB partnered with OXO Good Grips, a company dedicated to Universal (or "inclusive") Design, to develop their new Cimzia syringe and packaging components. As OXO's long-time design partner, Smart Design led the team in developing all the elements of the new Cimzia packaging components (the syringe itself, the packaging and the accompanying guides). more UCB and Its Design Partners, OXO and Smart Design, Win 2009 Red Dot: Communication Design design directory Smart Design > Industrial Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 Material ConneXion to Present Beyond the Surface by Forms+SurfacesGlobal materials consultancy Material ConneXion will present an exhibition of new products and groundbreaking materials by Forms+Surfaces, one of the world's most advanced design and manufacturing resources, in its New York City showroom at 60 Madison Avenue, from Thursday, October 1 through Friday, October 30.As part of Material ConneXion's ongoing commitment to presenting exhibitions that explore influential developments of new materials and their potential uses, Beyond the Surface will introduce Forms+Surfaces' revolutionary new Screens program and two of its new proprietary materials. Together, these innovations highlight significant breakthroughs made during the company's recent exploration into transparency, texture and dimension. Building on the company's rich, 45-year history of creating beautiful, high-performance products for public spaces - from New York City's Hudson River Park and 7 World Trade Center to commercial venues for Apple and Toys"R"Us - Forms+Surfaces Screens program will equip the A&D community with new and limitless ways to shape the built environment. By offering extraordinary three-dimensional capabilities through innovative combinations of form, texture and light, the Screens program responds to a growing trend in how public spaces are used and defined. event (ended) current design events more Material ConneXion to Present Beyond the Surface by Forms+Surfaces design directory Material ConneXion > Industrial Design Materials added by Levent OZLER |
 Real World Laboratory: Central European DesignThe Real World Laboratory is presenting designs from six countries of Central Europe: Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary.The exhibition is looking at the design from this region through the lens of the relationship between experimental design and industrial production. Conceptual design is treated as an intellectual testing ground, a source of new ideas; industrial production, on the other hand, economically justifies the designer's work. Each country will present exhibits of a selected type: Austria - furniture, the Czech Republic - glass and porcelain, Poland - lighting, Slovakia - transportation, Slovenia - footwear, and Hungary - architectural components. The exhibit is meant to familiarize the design of the countries of Central Europe, emphasizing its most trademark attributes. This region (with the exception of Austria) is generally viewed as being backward in terms of industrial development. As a result, the design work is regarded as being behind the times compared to that of highly industrialized countries. Of late, however, both the economy and the design of Central European countries have been dynamically developing, and the local designers are abandoning tried-and-tested designs and are increasingly putting forward new and innovative products. This exhibition presents the changes taking place in Central European design. event (ended) current design events more info www.mqw... (79) design directory Design Events added by Levent OZLER |
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