By Ani Tzenkova 14 Jul 2011 @ 11:49 am |

A beautifully crafted and designed collection of furniture by Swedish industrial designer David Ericsson, called “Carl Malmsten Made Me Do It”. Carl Malmsten was the university Ericsson attended and this was his thesis project.
“The aim with this work is to try to create processes and products deriving from humanist values. I have developed a humanistic design manifesto Read the full story
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carl malmsten university,
David Ericsson,
industrial design,
product design,
Sweden,
swedish designBy Cyril Foiret 07 Jun 2011 @ 10:36 am |

Chinese industrial designer Xun Ye had the idea to create this great re-branding campaign for the 348-year old Chinese scissor brand Zhang Xiao Quan. The oldest Chinese scissor brand has been passed down for several generations and is facing serious problems due to a lack of design consistency from Read the full story
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branding,
Chinese Scissor,
product design,
Rebranded,
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Zhang Xiao QuanBy Ani Tzenkova 16 May 2011 @ 9:24 am |

Desk Chair by Yun Hsin Lee
It is my favorite time of year again and it’s not Fashion Week! It is getting to be close to the end of school semesters and final design projects. All the design schools worldwide have already started showcases student projects in different departments. Featured here are a select group of chairs from “Take a Seat”,
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"Take a Seat" by Parsons Sophmore's,
chair design,
furniture design,
parsons school of design,
product design,
student projectsBy Ani Tzenkova 15 Feb 2011 @ 10:20 am |

Two of Chromoly’s past designs, the Ninja Tack and especially Bourgeois Brass Knuckle, emerged as problematic to market. Potential manufacturers were consulted by their lawyers to stay away from them, and Scandinavian retailers had the products taken off their shelves by the police. The objects were being treated like the weapons from which they borrowed their forms. They were clearly carrying semantic baggage
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Chromly's Everyday Weapons,
holster trend,
product designBy Cyril Foiret 07 Feb 2011 @ 10:35 am |

Holga D is a digital camera inspired from the extremely popular cult of the Lomography Holga and other toy cameras of its kind. Invented by Indian product designer Saikat Biswas this digital Holga (prototype), retains the qualities and simplicity of the original Holga camera and brings back the joy and delayed gratification (your photographs remain Read the full story
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Camera,
Digital Holga,
Holga camera,
Holga D,
Lomography,
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Saikat Biswas,
TECHPOSTED IN TECH
By Ani Tzenkova 07 May 2010 @ 10:35 am |

Ana Kras is a young Serbian product designer with a great aesthetic. Her graphically minimalistic approach seems to be greatly inspired by Swedish design.
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Ana Kras,
furniture design,
product design,
serbian designer,
swedish design