Just came across this cool site, by way of the cool-hunting site PSFK. It includes fun interviews with dozens of designers, revealing Karim Rashid's favorite flower (cacti), advice for young designers from Philippe Starck ("make a ...READ»
Yves Behar is set to unveil his newest creation this weekend at the just opened extension wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. It's a departure from his design work--as one in a series of "laboratory works," it's a ...READ»
In case you missed it, our October issue features our fourth annual special report about the intersection of business and design. You can get full access to all of the content, including exclusive multimedia features, such as two ...READ»
Is Yves Behar the new Leonardo?
Everybody's favorite product designer, Yves Behar, was a one-man design lab last week at New York's International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
For starters, he was the genius behind the coolest lamp ...READ»
The news that the XO Laptop developed by the One Laptop Per Child foundation is launching a buy-one-get-one sale to encourage first world consumers to help fund laptops for children in developing countries has spawned an eager chorus ...READ»
This just in from the TED conference: A veteran of Tesla Motors and Yves Behar, designer of the Jawbone headset, unveiled what they promise will be the fastest electric vehicle in the world.
Mission Motors, based in San Francisco, ...READ»
Update: Since we published this piece, VersinnageTV has posted a nice interview with Behar, complete with an animation of the watch in action. Watch it below.
With its single hand, and pristine face, the Vue watch by Yves Behar for ...READ»
If the electric car is to succeed, it needs charging stations that are both easy-to-use and well designed--a clunky infrastructure will quickly turn off potential drivers. That's why GE brought in fuseproject's Yves Behar to design ...READ»
Plantronics fired across the bow of its high-style nemesis, the Jawbone 2, with its Voyager Pro headset, which goes on sale today. Now Jawbone--never one to be outmaneuvered--is firing back with the Jawbone Prime, which is ...READ»
I’m feeling particularly inspired today. The words are flowing. It could be knowing the October design issue is finally out the door. Or it could be my underwear.READ»
"Bored with mass-production? Scared of cultural
globalization? Emotionally disconnected from what you consume? Designers
around the world are using technology to fight back and create a new economy
based on craft, individualization ...READ»
One can easily argue that Nicholas Negroponte's OLPC XO computer predicted the entire netbook phenomenon. Now the company's revealed its vision for the OLPC XO3 in 2012--Is it similarly visionary? You betcha.READ»
In case you missed it, the Litl Webbook is a unique "cloud-based netbook" with only 2GB of local storage, a presumably Linux-based custom OS, and a 12-inch display that bends over into "easel mode." Here's what it looks like ...READ»
1. Design is the Differentiator
Ford design chief J Mays believes that only a distinctive look and feel will give customers a compelling reason to buy what is essentially a commodity. Ford has put design at the forefront of its ...READ»
Can products nurture the people and place that produced them? Ten signature designers taking part in the Design for a Living World exhibition show how it might be done.READ»
