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JuliaNecklace
FRACTALS   |  Comment

Marc Newson's Gobsmacking Fractal Necklace

The designer's new creation for Boucheron took 1,500 hours to craft, and 2,000 diamonds and sapphires.READ»

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DESIGN   |  1 comment

Who Buys This Stuff? Inside with Some Design Collectors

A couple years ago, the superstar designer Marc Newson set the auction record for a piece of design created by a living designer: $1.5 million for his Lockheed Lounge. Who on earth buys these things? Last year, ...READ»

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Marc Newson's Qantas A380 Interiors Make Us Want to Fly to Australia

The Australian super designer Marc Newson has been busy working for clients at home: First, with a sumptuous first-class lounge for Qantas. Now, he's revealed the interior for the airline's new A380s, which are set to become the ...READ»

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Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson Gripe About Design's Current State

At a recent London screening of the new documentary about industrial design, Objectified, Apple's lead designer Jonathan Ive joined Marc Newson to introduce the film. The event wasn't exactly a love-note to contemporary ...READ»

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SONY   |  Comment

Sony's Sleek New Portable Mouse

In an attempt to complement its handsome netbooks, Sony's new mouse ends up getting things wrong--as usual.READ»

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Another Plane Hits the Sea, but Aircraft Are Still Safe

More terrible aviation news: A passenger jet carrying 153 souls has crashed into the sea in the Indian Ocean. According to press reports, the flight was a Yemenia Airbus A310 flying out of Yemen into the island of Comoros. It was ...READ»

Ivan Glickman
ECO   |  3 comments

Eco Design Series: ICONOGRAPHIC

From Iconographic (culturally classically designed) to Biomimicked (bio organism inspired design) - We are taking a look at the cross-influenced, current eco conundrums design faces today.READ»

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Why Aren't Airplane Seats More Like the Aeron Chair?

Beginning this fall, every new airliner will feature passenger seats that are the strongest ever, and some will even come equipped with airbags. It's great for safety, but here's an interesting question: Airline seats are ...READ»

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APPLE   |  8 comments

'Objectified' Review: A Hurricane of Consumer Values

    There's a moment, at the beginning of the documentary Objectified, where Jonathan Ive, Apple's head of design, takes his iPhone out of his pocket and wipes it along the hem of his shirt to remove the ...READ»

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First Commercially Available Electric Airplane Coming Soon

Yuneec has test flown an electric airplane, which they expect to bring to market for the price of an (expensive) car.READ»

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Desperate for Design

“Stand back, people! Everybody take two steps back!” The cop at the door of the Moore Building in the center of Miami’s Design District Thursday night was getting a little frantic. A horde of VIP badge-wielding design fanatics, ...READ»

Investment Tip du Jour: Real Estate: Out. Chairs: In.

Art collectors who already have a Gerhard Richter for over the sofa are finding a whole new way to empty their wallets in Basel this summer. A short tram ride away from the main show at the big art fair, Art Basel, is Design Miami ...READ»

Global City of the Year: London

Global City of the Year: London

Where one of every eight works in a creative industry.READ»