the chicago design museum and chicago design firm thirst provide two venues of inspiration in close proximity to neocon happenings at block 37 located on state and randolph.

the first autonomous all-electric passenger-carrying drone.

this zero-emission car is designed for an era of luxurious limited space.

but then again, an homage to prince. bowie. and hendrix.

nuez is described as enveloping, suggestive, warm and at the same time technological.

the design: a very futuristic lamborghini-looking test tube supercar.

it’s always better. that’s the goal. to get better. and working with emeco, especially with emeco, where only one product is shown every year…the goal is to look towards the future creating products which are natural descendants of the original.

29 october 2017 > 15 january 2018 | the art institute of chicago

one of main venues in recent years during milan’s annual design week in april, ventura lambrate, has shut down. the crowds and content that came to the area has come with a price. gentrification. “the success of ventura lambrate also meant that the area came into development,” said margriet vollenberg, founder and curator of ventura projects.

in 2017, for the second year, group renault partners and challenges with central saint martins master candidates in industrial design to a competition to design cars for a changing transport landscape. the winner to spend two weeks with senior designers at renault’s design studios in paris.