Classic adventure in the Adirondack Guideboat
Adirondack Guideboat is a heritage company based in Vermont where brothers Justin and Ian Martin craft rowing boats from cedar and fibreglass using artisan skills that honour the classic design passed down some 150 years
How will in-car UX design evolve with AI, AR, and 5G?
UX design is becoming one of the main drivers in car design with Pininfarina’s AutonoMIA a demonstration for personalised, intuitive and immersive user experience system
Mercedes design chief Gorden Wagener on how he plans to take the brand into the sustainable era
Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz design chief Gorden Wagener explains how he plans to take this traditional brand into the sustainable future
Why businesses should support the arts post-pandemic
As head of BMW’s cultural engagement Thomas Girst is deeply passionate about arts and ideas. He involves the company in interesting projects which not only help the artists and institutions, but the partnerships also subtly boost BMW’s brand image externally and internally
From post-opulence to pos-hedonism, meet the new age of luxury
As Bannenberg & Rowell reveal the latest Estrade motor yacht, Dickie Bannenberg, one half of the celebrated London yacht studio, says post-hedonism will define post-pandemic yacht design
Is the future of luxury defined by post-opulence?
Alex Innes head of Rolls-Royce Coachbuild Design calls the post-coronavirus pandemic luxury landscape post-opulence
From ‘Me Too’ to ‘Black Lives Matter’, How the car industry could do better
How the modern car industry should address deep rooted race and gender inequalities as highlighted by the ‘Me Too’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaigns
Can computational design, using VR, AI, and gaming, advance design?
How can the design community work with computational design – utilising VR, AI, and video gaming – to help advance the design process and create complex forms
What some carmakers have been up to in the time of the coronavirus
From rose-breeding to honeymaking, origami competitions and car tattoos – see what some carmakers have been up to in the time of the coronavirus
An interview with industrial designer Ross Lovegrove
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Refik Anadol’s artwork at Frieze Art is a dialogue on humans And machine
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Émeric Lhuisset on the power and possibilities of photography
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‘Women In Design’ – the alternative design history
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New books celebrate the Bauhaus centenary and its legacy
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Classic adventure in the Adirondack Guideboat
Adirondack Guideboat is a heritage company based in Vermont where brothers Justin and Ian Martin craft rowing boats from cedar and fibreglass using artisan skills that honour the classic design passed down some 150 years
How will in-car UX design evolve with AI, AR, and 5G?
UX design is becoming one of the main drivers in car design with Pininfarina’s AutonoMIA a demonstration for personalised, intuitive and immersive user experience system
Mercedes design chief Gorden Wagener on how he plans to take the brand into the sustainable era
Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz design chief Gorden Wagener explains how he plans to take this traditional brand into the sustainable future
Why businesses should support the arts post-pandemic
As head of BMW’s cultural engagement Thomas Girst is deeply passionate about arts and ideas. He involves the company in interesting projects which not only help the artists and institutions, but the partnerships also subtly boost BMW’s brand image externally and internally
From post-opulence to pos-hedonism, meet the new age of luxury
As Bannenberg & Rowell reveal the latest Estrade motor yacht, Dickie Bannenberg, one half of the celebrated London yacht studio, says post-hedonism will define post-pandemic yacht design
Is the future of luxury defined by post-opulence?
Alex Innes head of Rolls-Royce Coachbuild Design calls the post-coronavirus pandemic luxury landscape post-opulence