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A 2,700-Pound Concorde Sculpture Soars Above the Peninsula Hotel London

Design Milk

Created by industrial design firm Discommon , the sleek aerodynamic silhouette of the Concorde was installed to become the centerpiece and focal point of the luxury hotel’s restaurant, an “homage to British aviation and cars” that required several feats of engineering.

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F5: Scott Henderson Talks Powerful Graphic Images, Travel + More

Design Milk

Scott Henderson is a top industrial designer, creating product designs for global Fortune 500 clients. is based in New York City and specializes in industrial design, engineering, digital design, branding, IP/patent generation, and manufacturing sourcing. Cleverness + Lightness In Design. Sculpture.

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Atomic design 2022: what we can learn from Eames and other design giants

UX Collective

This was probably the moment where the early majority of the design community embraced the concept of atomic design metaphor when Frost did a wonderful job of explaining how we derive atomic design through his association of chemistry particles. For industrial design, it was with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

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Design 4.0: leading design in the new industry

UX Collective

It is no wonder designers in top companies are progressing because their classically trained designers are also syncing and transiting into Industry 4.0. Consider the industrial designer who now designs with IOT in mind, or the graphic designer who can now dabble in both the physical and virtual worlds through augmented reality.

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Don Norman and the Emotional Side of Design

Inkbot Design

Emotional design considers how a product makes users feel on a gut, instinctual level. Holistic emotional design requires mixing quantitative metrics with open-ended human narratives to understand effectiveness fully. What academic programs or outlets best showcase the latest emotional design innovations?

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Design Academy Eindhoven Celebrates 75 Years With Intergenerational Graduate Show

Design Milk

Design Academy Eindhoven’s previous incarnation – the Academie voor Industriële Vormgeving (AIVE) – was founded in 1947 and was the first school in the Netherlands to teach industrial design. Over the years, the curriculum has evolved to reflect changes in industry and the aspirations of its students.

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Remembering Terence Conran: “No one has done more to create modern Britain”

Design Week

Peter Mandelson, chairman of the museum’s board of trustees, calls Conran “one of the most iconic figures of post-war Britain”: “He leaves a treasure trove of household and industrial design that will stay with us forever.” In 2003, Conran became provost of the Royal College of Art.