(photo courtesy Dyson Deutschland GmbH)
Get Inspired #2 – POWER: James Dyson about Power (Full Story)
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Dear James, what are your first three associations with the word “Power”?
“Willpower: It was a combination of sheer perseverance and the frustration from an old vacuum cleaner that quickly lost suction which drove me to develop 5,127 prototypes before I had a vacuum cleaner that did not need a bag and did not lose suction. There was lots of swearing, bangs and crashes in between but it was definitely worth it.
Power(ful) performance: Dyson vacuum cleaners have patented Root Cyclone ™ technology, which spins dirt from the airflow, so it doesn’t lose suction.
Wind power: I believe that there needs to be even more of an emphasis on developing a sustainable future for everybody starting right now. ‘Green’ energy will only be possible through engineering, and that’s exciting because science, design and engineering are the only subjects that enable you to change the future of the planet in such a meaningful and hands-on way.”
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Tagged: get inspired, interview, james dyson
The DOEN | Materiaalprijs 2009 (DOEN | Materials Prize), jointly organised by the Materiaalfonds and Stichting DOEN, seeks to promote sustainable design and the innovative use of materials in the visual art and design disciplines. The prize is open to all designers, fine artists, fashion designers and architects residing in the Netherlands.
Read on for more information and entry form.
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Tagged: artists, designers, innovation, sustainability
Dear materials fans, enjoy Material Stories first quarterly newsletter!
Get Inspired #01 – GROWTH is for download here (pdf)
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This one goes to the young professionals among us. The German Design Council is inviting fresh graduates to present their works at this year’s Material Vision.
Since this is a call for German speaking countries – please don’t mind me forwarding this in “German only”.
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Vom 16. bis zum 18. Juni 2009 findet, parallel zur Messe Techtextil, die Messe Material Vision 09 der Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH statt. Der Rat für Formgebung ist Kooperationspartner der Material Vision.
In diesem Jahr möchten wir vier Hochschulabsolventen die Chance bieten, sich und ihre Arbeiten einem breiteren Publikum vorzustellen. Dabei besteht die Möglichkeit zu einer kurzen digitalen Präsentation im Rahmen des Vortragsforums. Gleichzeitig soll das Projekt auf einem Poster in Wort und Bild im Ausstellungsareal der Fachmesse vorgestellt werden. Der Fokus liegt auf aktuellen Arbeiten junger Absolventen, die sich mit dem Thema Materialien in Design und/oder Architektur auseinandergesetzt haben.
Weitere Informationen sowie die vollständigen ausschreibungsunterlagen stehen zum Download unter tinyurl.com/materialvision09 (pdf) zur Verfügung.
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Deadline for applications: 30 April 2009
Good luck, and if your project gets selected – let me know!
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Tagged: material vision 09, messe frankfurt, messe techtextil, young professionals
The Design Plus competition invites all manufacturers of all sectors, as well as designers and architects, to submit materials applications or products that have been made using innovative materials or processing techniques.
The competition on the occasion of Material Vision is organised by Messe Frankfurt in cooperation with the German Design Council (Rat für Formgebung).
See www.designplus-materialvision.de for more information and applications.
- Download the entryform (pdf) here
- Application deadline: 31 March 2009
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Tagged: designplus, german design council, materialvision
