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New dispense suit for Guinness by Seymourpowell
Added by Robert Zlokower on April 24, 2013 at 12:59 — No Comments
Materials Technology: an interview with Marcus Fairs
Seymourpowell has interviewed Dezeen's editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs who speaks about affordable 3D printing and scanning. Apart from that, Marcus…
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Pre-Milan fair 2013
Watch a special pre-Milan Fair review featuring Carl de Smet, Belgian designer and engineer, who creates self assembling furniture. The key feature of his technique is the ability to grow from compact form to a pre defined design in several minutes.…
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The New Industrial Revolution: 3D printing and rapid prototyping
Matthew Cockerill, Associate Design Director at Seymourpowell, shared his views on the democratization of product development highlighting the opportunities of 3D printing and affordable 3D printers.
''3D printing is evolving but its output at this point is mainly suitable for rapid prototyping. It’s good for getting parts you’ve created in 3D CAD into a physical form without expensive tooling or days of…
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The Drum Design 100 2013
Good news: 'The Drum' has ranked Seymourpowell number two in the client poll of the 2013 design 100. To find more information on The Drum Design100 visit their …
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The Art of Concealment
Seymourpowell’s design and CMF researcher Chloe Amos-Edkins and design researcher Sarah Johnson appeared in January’s edition of Interior Design Today. Their report below reveals some key trends in storage which has them thinking inside and outside the box.
With the overwhelming amount of ‘stuff’ people now possess, consumers are suffering from a sense of overloading of stuff, information and…
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Listen to consumers – or ignore them?
Dr Kevin McFarthing recently commented in his Innovation Fixer blog about the debate between innovating with or without consumers’ ideas in mind.…
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Why Design and Technology Education Matters
At the fourteenth Design and Technology Excellence Awards, held on Friday 8th March at the IET London, Dick Powell, co-founder and design director at Seymourpowell, made a passionate and compelling case for why design and technology education is so important and why the current draft Design and Technology programme of study poses such a huge threat...…
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The Path of Illumination for 2013
Seymourpowell’s Design and CMF researcher Chloe Amos-Edkins appeared in the 2012 November/December edition of Interior Design Today. In her report, Chloe discusses four key trends inspiring lighting…
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New life from old paint
n a recent post of the RSA‘s Great Recovery Blog, Seymourpowell’s head of Sustainability, Chris Sherwin, discusses our winning entry to the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) funded ‘New Design for the…
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Design Insights: Designing for the differences
‘Designing for the differences,’ the ninth video in the ‘Design Insights’ series, features Richard Seymour, co-founder and design director of Seymourpowell, discussing the importance of gender differences for design.
Added by Robert Zlokower on March 8, 2013 at 17:00 — No Comments
Seymourpowell visits India
In February, Seymourpowell design researcher Sarah Johnson was lucky enough to visit Mumbai and Delhi for a research trip. Click here to see a few places she visited and would highly recommend to others…
Added by Robert Zlokower on March 6, 2013 at 16:30 — No Comments
Key Trends from CES 2013
Mariel Brown, head of trends at Seymourpowell, cuts through the digital noise and reflects on the highlights of Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013, exploring the cultural trends and social context that surround the latest technology releases...…
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Seymourpowell reading list…
Seymourpowell’s reading list represents some our favourite magazines, journals, and books. These carefully selected titles are to us both interesting and inspiring and we hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we do..
Outside Innovation…
Added by Robert Zlokower on March 4, 2013 at 16:30 — No Comments
Seymourpowell Visits…
Rio de Janeiro
On a recent trip to Rio, Seymourpowell design researcher Theo Bridge (a certified carnivore) found surprising delight in Rio’s fledgling vegetarian scene. Here’s what he saw…
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3D printing out of this world
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Seymourpowell Visits…
VANCOUVER
On a recent trip to Vancouver – a city that is less known to us for its touristy fame, yet truly deserving a spot on our map – Seymourpowell design researcher Sonia Wang came across a few must-see stores.
Meat & Bread…
Added by Robert Zlokower on February 27, 2013 at 13:30 — No Comments
Adventures in San Francisco and Buenos Aires
Exploring what ‘everyday adventure’ means to different people around the world, Seymourpowell has again teamed up with the mobile communications leader and the team at DesignStudio to create another two new short films.
In these two new films, Seymourpowell traveled with Nokia and DesignStudio to the vibrant cities of San Francisco and Buenos Aires to talk to people…
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Google Glasses – an insight into the possibilities they bring
Sam Crompton, Head of User Research at Seymourpowell, on the latest developments around Google Glasses…
I’ve always wanted glasses. I’m one of those people who actually want glasses rather than need them, so I am delighted that Google is…
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Enviu and Trendwatching.com’s 2013 predictions
Will 2013 become the year when consumers turn into presumers andcustowners, and will their demand increase for more transparency from companies? With your mobile phone will you buy the coolest products from emerging countries? Have you already heard about products with ‘new life inside’?...…
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February 19, 2013 to June 30, 2013 – Online submission
China has unique, flourishing markets that are comprised of a diverse group of people with strikingly distinct lifestyles and preferences. In order to compete in the Chinese market, designs have to b…
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From Design Thinking to Doing Business
May 26, 2013 all day – Shoreditch
DesignThinkers UK has proposed a FREE StartUpLab workshop at this years Digital Shoreditch Festival - "From Design Thinking to Doing Business" will be a hands-on Co-Creation Session focused on discov…
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New York London Courses from Central Saint Martins & Parsons
June 24, 2013 to July 5, 2013 – Parsons, New York, USA and Central Saint Martins, London, England
In 2013, Dual City crosses the Atlantic Ocean with an exciting new series of international short courses linking two world class cities and iconic institutions: Parsons The New School for Design and…
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London-Milan 2013: The Dual City Summer Sessions at Chelsea College of Art & Design and NABA
June 24, 2013 at 9am to August 2, 2013 at 5pm – London, England and Milan, Italy
London - Milan the Dual City Summer Sessions with Chelsea College of Art & Design and Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA) It could never be denied that London and Milan are synonymous with great…
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London- Istanbul 2013 - Dual City Summer Weave & Print Course
June 24, 2013 at 9am to July 18, 2013 at 4pm – London, England and Istanbul, Turkey
Starting in Central Saint Martins College of Arts & Design weave department you will create your own fabric samples using a table-top loom which you will take to Istanbul to print on, with other…
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London-Barcelona 2013: Theatre Set Design for Stage
July 1, 2013 to July 26, 2013 – Wimbledon College of Art in London & ELISAVA in Barcelona
This course is ideal for anyone interested in pursuing theatre design. Through a progressive series of workshops, you will respond to a narrative through story boarding and model making to develop yo…
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London Barcelona 2013: The Dual City Summer Sessions at Chelsea and ELISAVA
July 1, 2013 at 9am to July 26, 2013 at 5pm – London, England and Barcelona, Spain
London - Barcelona the Dual City Summer Sessions with Chelsea College of Art & Design and ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design of Engineering London and Barcelona are both world-famous for art and…
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Mayo Clinic Transform Symposium 2013
September 8, 2013 to September 10, 2013 – Mayo Clinic
Transform is the conference for thought-provoking and inspiring ideas - held this year September 8 - 10, 2013, in Rochester, Minn. A multidisciplinary event focused on innovation and design solutions…
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