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Honorable Mention:Students

Tangible Formations

University of Stuttgart

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ITECH Master Thesis, Kyriaki Goti and Shir Katz Institute for Computational Design and Construction(ICD), Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE),University of Stuttgart Supervisors:Prof. Achim Menges, Prof.Jan Knippers Tutors: Ehsan Baharlou, Lauren Vasey

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Marcus Engman is leaving Ikea to run a consultancy that convinces companies to spend their marketing budget on what matters: design.

Dyson’s latest product is a $550 hair curler

After six years and $31 million in development, Dyson is launching the Airwrap, a device that creates ringlets using a bit of aerospace-inspired physics.

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