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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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Meet the Jury of the AZ Awards 2024

Azure Magazine

He also co-founded many design institutions, including the nomadic gallery MASA, the experimental glass-making collective VISSIO, the evocative EWE Studio, and – of course – his own design and architecture practice, Esrawe Studio , which he launched in 2003. 2024 KEY DATES January 2 Competition opened.

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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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Women You Should Know in Graphic Design History

Tuts Plus

Marian started out as a book typesetter and later joined the Canadian design studio Digitopolis. In 2003, she left her studio and the world of strategic design to pursue her own interest after a year of sending out promotional materials. There she did most of the work that put her on the radar in the design industry.

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35 Famous Graphic Designers You Need To Know

Shillington

Fuerte and her team at Hey work across art direction, branding, packaging, campaign, illustration, print, typography and digital. His incredible knowledge of design, production, printing and illustration helped to spread the message of the BPP and was instrumental in its success—finding new ways to spread the word.

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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. Martin’s).