an interview with dieter rams in the financial times.
an interview with dieter rams in the financial times.
and yet another online rapid prototyping service: cloudFab does not produce the pieces themselves, but rather works by connecting buyers and sellers, allowing you to get multiple quotes in one place.
it is in a closed-beta version at this point, but you can sign up for an invite to be notified once it is opening up for the general public.
from materialise, the belgian company behind .mgx, comes a new rapid prototyping online service, called i.materialise. upload your model, choose a material, surface, and color, and get an immediate quote.
run by monica khemsurov and jill singer, former editors of i.d. magazine, sight unseen is a new website aiming to provide an intimate and behind-the-scenes look at design, art, fashion, food, photography and other creative disciplines.
takata lemnos, a japanese company, is running a competition for clock and product designs to add to their product line.
pioneers of change is a festival of dutch design, fashion and architecture on governors island in new york. it continues this weekend, september 18-20.
governors island is always a great little getaway, just a short (and free) ferry ride from downtown manhattan. although it did get very crowded last weekend.