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Lamborghini kitchen.

Dec 2, 2010

a kitchen like a super car?
Tonino Lamborghini, the only son of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the famous tractor maker who founded the sports car company, has designed a new kitchen bearing his name and the rearing bull logo.

Manhattan Motor Cars sent over two current Lambos for a party introducing the curved, gleaming counter installation at Pedini, the Tribeca store that sells it.

Since 1981, Tonino has been producing Lamborghini branded products — watches, leather goods — on the model of F.A. Porsche’s Porsche Design. He has turned out a set of women’s high heels with carbon fiber heels and what look like tail lights on the heel.

The sides of the kitchen counters are faced in ostrich leather embossed with the raging bull logo. A according to Pedini, the handles of the drawers are inspired by the door handles of the Diablo. Only two of the kitchens, priced above $103,000 — are on display — one in Los Angeles and one at Pedini.

above: another option — mondo kd, features lamborghini orange ostrich leather, high gloss lacquer, with a white solid surface countertop.

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Kravis honored. Gifts iconic industrial design collection.

Nov 25, 2010

kravis gifts 250 product icons.

Collector and art patron George Kravis II received the Governor’s Arts Award, which recognizes individuals and organizations for their significant contributions to the arts in Oklahoma.

His contribution to the Philbrook Museum served as the foundation for the Museum’s 75,000 square-foot expansion that opened in 1990. In 2008 Kravis gifted the Philbrook with 250 significant modern and contemporary pieces from his iconic industrial design collection that he amassed over the past decade, enabling the museum to expand its focus to include design.

International in scope, the George Kravis Collection includes works from c.1900 to the present, with particular strengths in American industrial design of the 1930s and ‘40s. Comprised of furniture, ceramics, glass, metalwork and plastic objects created by central figures in the history of design, the George Kravis Collection lends an entirely new aspect to the Museum’s educational mission and to the visitor experience. Fifty selected works from this collection formed the core of the Philbrook’s 2009 exhibition “Better Living By Design,” curated by David Hanks and designed by Wendy Evans Joseph Architecture.

As a trustee for the Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation Kravis has provided scholarships for 100 Tulsa Public School teachers to attend the Fall Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain and has created the Kravis Discovery Center at the Gilcrease Museum. Additionally, Kravis has been a committed supporter of the Tulsa Symphony, the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, Tulsa Ballet, Tulsa Symphony, and Living Arts of Tulsa.

First awarded in 1975, this year’s 35th Annual Governor’s Arts Award ceremony, sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council, took place at the Capitol in Oklahoma City. Kravis, was honored on November 10th.

Through the eyes of an eighth-grader.

Nov 22, 2010

new media, social networking, education, and gadgets collide.

the article…

It’s too late when they arrive as freshmen in college. They bounce onto campus with brand new hairstyles, the latest clothes and expectations for a college experience already in place. Innovations that colleges were so proud of just a few years ago are passe to a new crop of students influenced by a society constantly in motion.

As a new college president and someone who thinks a lot about higher education, I’ve realized eighth-graders hold the keys to the future. They represent the next wave of students, and colleges have just five years to get ready. Fortunately, I am in the catbird seat — an eighth-grader lives under the same roof with me in this planning laboratory, where simulations always are available.

Our older daughter, Emma, is now a sophomore in college, but when she was in eighth grade I stopped reading all the experts and just began watching her interact with the world. One day, sitting in the family room of our house, I heard Emma bounding down the stairs from her bedroom.

“Where are you headed?” I asked as she opened the front door.

“I need to see Angela for a minute,” she replied. Angela was her friend across the street. Less than a minute later she appeared again and began running up the stairs.

“What was that all about?” I asked.

“I had to tell Angela to go online so we can instant message,” she responded.

That was my first clue that the coming generation of students would encounter higher education with a very different set of expectations, far from the reality of our current enterprise. The world was changing — faster than I imagined. This was the precursor to social networking, which now defines much of the human interaction among a generation of students who always are connected. Team learning reshapes the way we think about education. Expertise is more defined by peers, and less by authoritative sources.

According to data presented at a 2010 conference by Pew Research Center analysts, traditional print media lag way behind in conveying the information millennials now seek out. Only 24 percent cite newspapers as a main news source behind television (65 percent) and the Internet (59 percent). Just think what the shift could be five years down the road. What we do know is we’re far more successful getting information to college students today using Facebook than any other approach.

Our youngest daughter, Greta, is now entering eighth grade. She and her friends are essential to my next phase of data gathering. Some may assume, as I begin this research, I simply will find more of the same, but I already see signs of change. Recently, a series of thunderstorms moved through Pella, Iowa, and a deafening clap of thunder startled my wife, Tammy, and me from sleep at 3 a.m. As we sat in bed recovering from the disruption, Tammy’s cell phone alerted her to a new text message. It was Greta, age 13.

Greta: Did u hear that?!?!?! Is it a bad storm?

Tammy: It’s OK

Greta: okayyy sry did I wake u?

Tammy: No

Greta: love u goodnight

Tammy: love you too

I remember the days when a storm brought children running down the hall to jump in bed with their parents. Now it seems a text message will do.

And, this makes me wonder, will “U” someday replace “You” in the dictionary? Will punctuation become optional? Will text messaging abbreviations give rise to a new dialect of English? While I may not be ready for this, it is today’s reality. Six years ago in eighth grade, Emma’s e-mail address mattered to her and still does. Today in eighth grade, Greta just can’t be bothered. E-mail is much too slow. For her, a computer is a typewriter, sometimes useful for browsing YouTube videos. Her phone is the only device that really matters to her.

In fact, according to an April 2010 report on teens and mobile phones in the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, 54 percent of teens ages 12 to 17 text friends on a daily basis, compared to just 11 percent who use e-mail. On that list of preferred daily communication options, e-mail was seventh behind instant messaging at sixth, a social networking site, a landline phone call, face-to-face interaction, a cell phone call, and the widely popular text message.

So what can we conclude at the moment? First, I think collaboration will overtake isolation in learning. Peer-to-peer interactions, interdependencies and combined effort are likely to redefine how we organize information, facilitate learning and assess progress. The emerging generation of students is looking for the input and validation of others to affirm and extend their own learning.

Second, repositories of information need to take on a different form. Handbooks, manuals and catalogs are being replaced by FAQs (frequently asked questions), visual media and peer advice. I was taught asking for help was a sign of weakness. Now the help button, a quick Google search and YouTube video are the preferred pathways. The use of digital assistants will press us to reorganize traditional textbooks, libraries and learning environments.

Third, customization is a growing expectation. Is anyone else completely annoyed when your kids use your computer and change all the settings to suit their needs and interests? I’m happy with my plain desktop background, but wild designs appear when my laptop falls into the wrong hands. It’s a sign of things to come. Learning environments will need more flexibility to adapt to different learning styles.

We have a long way to go to be ready. The eighth-graders will seek to overthrow our colleges and universities. In the end we know what Star Trek fans learned years ago. “Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.”

Get ready.

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my most recent experience teaching design the past seven years, it’s true, college students don’t email but they have to for a grade in my classes. that may change when things change in the today’s business office. students return the favor–i must text message. for some, print may well become detritus.

sources:
this article by mark putnam, president of central college in pella, iowa.
negative aspects of text messaging
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Robin Day. British furniture designer. 1915-2010.

Nov 20, 2010

britain’s royal mail prints sets of 10 stamps celebrating 20th-century british design classics. ‘polypro – pylene chair’ by robin day for hille, 1963.

britain’s most famous 20th-century furniture designer dies at age 95.

Lucienne and Robin Day, the British answer to Charles and Ray Eames. Unlike the Eames, Robin and Lucienne Day did not design together, she did textiles and he did furniture. They trained before WWII but only got to design properly after the war.

lucienne passed away earlier this year. 1917-2010.

They both believed that good quality, affordable designs could improve people’s lives. Robin for his infamous Polyprop chair that has graced the bottoms of schoolchildren everywhere. The manufacturer estimates that they still produce about 500,000 of the chairs annually. A design classic, they are hard-wearing and have stood the test of time of 50 years.

Lucienne’s Calyx textile print for Heals brought new colours and motifs to the dull postwar table. Inspired by modern art, she produced over 70 abstract prints for them over the course of two decades. Twelve of Lucienne’s textile prints, including her Calyx design, have been digitally printed and re-released.

The Days became such style icons during the 1950s that Smirnoff featured them in an advertisement.

Resources:
the guardian – robin day
new york times – robin day
bbc – robin takes control
victoria&albert musuem – 10 stamps
the guardian – lucienne day
design museum – lucienne day

How to fix america's trade deficit.

Nov 17, 2010

jim dyson promotes innovation to cure economic woes.
Jim Dyson, legendary design engineer, in a piece for The Daily Beast, that whatever deficit fixes Washington comes up with near term, only expanding exports will grow the economy and keep deficits manageable in the long-run. Dyson encourages Congress to adopt Obama’s deficit-reduction commission’s recommendation to permanently extend the current temporary R&D tax credit. Dyson notes that China already surpasses the US in high tech exports but concludes that US companies are well-positioned to develop – with incentives that match their risk – the innovative technologies and new products of the future. more via daily beast

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Masters of design 2010.

Nov 10, 2010

fastcompany mod2010.

designers with a purpose.

Patricia Urquiola -designer ( high-art, commerce, woman )
Walter Hood – landscape architect ( urban, public, green )
Bjarke Ingels – architect ( youth, controversy, planet )
Gadi Amit – designer ( green, sustainability, anti-obsolescence )
Denis Wiel – vp of concept and design, mcdonald’s ( style, process, modern )
Fiona Morrisson – brand architect, jetblue ( branding, design, passion )

rising stars
michael murphy ( architecture student/designer ) christien meindertsma ( product designer ) candy chang ( urban planner/graphic designer ) emily pilloton ( designer ) eviana hartman ( fashion designer ) bobby c martin jr ( graphic designer ) ma ke ( fashion designer )

Project 10^100 winners.

Nov 2, 2010

in late 2008 google began project 10^100, asking to share ideas that would benefit as many people as possible.

For two years people submitted more than 150,000 ideas from 170 countries and Google selected 16 big ideas for the public to vote on. Here are five ideas that received awards totaling $10,000.

Winners!
Idea: Make educational content available online for free
The Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization that provides high-quality, free education to anyone, anywhere via an online library of more than 1,600 teaching videos. Awarded $2 million.

Idea: Enhance science and engineering education
FIRST is a non-profit organization that promotes science and math education around the world through team competition. Awarded $3 million.

Idea: Make government more transparent
Public.Resource.Org is a non-profit organization focused on enabling online access to public government documents in the United States. Awarded $2 million.

Idea: Drive innovation in public transport
Shweeb is a concept for short to medium distance, urban personal transport, using human-powered vehicles on a monorail. Awarded $1 million. [ designapplause opines on this big idea. ]

Idea: Provide quality education to African students
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a center for math and science education and research in Cape Town, South Africa. Awarded $2 million.

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Paris vs nyc. Un tour visuel.

Oct 29, 2010

vive la france. i love new york.

de cette façon, s’il vous plaît. this way, please.

Porsche. Hybrid in every range.

Oct 20, 2010

porsche plans to launch a hybrid version of every model in its range in a bid to reduce its fleet average co2 emissions.

With a hybrid version of its Cayenne SUV already on sale, Porsche’s next step will be the introduction of a hybrid Panamera in 2011. ( above photo )

The Panamera will borrow the hybrid hardware found in the current Cayenne S Hybrid. That means it will sport a 329-horsepower 3.0-liter V6 engine mated to a 46 hp electric motor. Like the Cayenne S Hybrid, the Panamera’s parallel hybrid setup boasts the ability to operate at low speeds under electric power alone.

Porsches’s first hybrid sports car ( above photo ), the 918 Spyder, has already been confirmed for production and its development will help dictate how Porsche puts more mainstream electric and hybrid sports cars into production in the future.

The mid-engined two-seater achieves headline figures of 78mpg and 70g/km of CO2. It hits 62mph from a standstill in 3.2sec and can go on to reach a top speed of 198mph.

The car is powered by a 500bhp V8 petrol engine – a development of the RS Spyder racer’s 3.4-litre unit – and a pair of electric motors with a combined output of 218bhp. The front wheels are driven by one electric motor and the rear wheels by the engine and the other motor, making the 918 Spyder four-wheel drive.

Porsche says the car is capable of a sub-7m30s lap around the Nurburgring, quicker than the Carrera GT.It is similar in length and height to the Boxster and Cayman, but is much wider than both of these. The body and shell are made from carbonfibre-reinforced plastic, but there is also extensive use of magnesium and aluminum. The concept weighs 1490kg.

The hybrid supercar may end up being priced at around $660,047 USD (£420,000) – surpassing the $504,464 (£321,000) Carrera GT.

When the production Panamera S Hybrid takes to the streets in 2011, it will become the company’s second model to sport a hybrid powertrain, a remarkable achievement considering that few people associate Porsche with fuel efficiency.

2010 wsj technology innovation awards.

Oct 19, 2010

a paper-thin flexible display wins gold.

the silver award is for TruFocal eyeglasses, which allow the wearer to manually adjust the focus, depending on whether he or she needs to see something close up or at a distance. the bronze award for a low-cost test that covers more than 100 genetic disorders.

This year—the awards’ 10th—the Journal received 597 applications from 30 countries. Journal editors reviewed the entries and forwarded 275 where the judges chose 49 for awards.

The judges assessed the applications on three criteria:

—Does the innovation break with conventional ideas or processes in its field?
—Does it go beyond marginal improvements on something that already exists?
—Will it have a wide impact on future technology in its field or in other fields?

Gold
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
A manufacturing technique that promises to clear the way for commercial development of high-quality displays on flexible materials.

Silver
Zoom Focus Eyewear LLC, U.S.
TruFocal eyeglasses, which the wearer can manually adjust to give undistorted vision.

Bronze
Counsyl Inc., U.S.
A simple, low-cost genetic test that can alert prospective parents who might be carrying genes that could cause hereditary diseases in their children.

ComputingSystems
Lightfleet, U.S.
A novel way of connecting computer processors, using beamed light instead of copper or fiber-optic wires.

Runner-up

Marvell Semiconductor Inc., U.S.
A small, low-power networked home server, called the Plug Computer, that can deliver data and applications to a variety of devices.

Consumer Electronics
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
A manufacturing technique that promises to clear the way for commercial development of high-quality displays on flexible materials.

Runner-up

NanoLumens Inc., U.S.
Lightweight digital displays that are flexible, thin and energy efficient. The first product, a 112-inch display, weighs less than 90 pounds, is less than an inch thick and consumes less energy than five light bulbs.

Ford Motor Co., U.S.
MyFord Touch, an instrument panel for cars that replaces traditional buttons, knobs and gauges with voice commands, customizable LCD screens and five-way controls on the steering wheel similar to those on cellphones and MP3 players.

Nokia Corp., Finland
An “augmented reality” browser for mobile devices, called Point & Find, that lets users get information about real-life objects by pointing a camera phone at the object.

E-Commerce
Receivables Exchange LLC, U.S.
An online marketplace where small and midsize businesses can auction their receivables.

Energy
InEnTec LLC, U.S.
A process that uses high-temperature plasma gasification to produce synthetic fuel from municipal and industrial waste.

Runners-up

Enphase Energy, U.S.
The Enphase Microinverter System, which converts the direct-current output of solar panels to the alternating current used in homes and businesses. The system includes a meter that collects information about panels’ performance and sends it to a website where customers can view the data.

Idaho National Laboratory, U.S.
An efficient, environmentally friendly process for making high-quality biodiesel from waste fats, oils and greases.

Solexant Corp., U.S.
Ultrathin-film inorganic solar photovoltaic cells.

Environment
NanoH2O Inc. U.S.
A nanotechnology-based reverse-osmosis membrane that promises to reduce the cost of running a typical desalination plant by as much as 25%.

Runners-up

Active Water Sciences LLC, U.S.
A portable, self-contained wastewater-treatment system, the Water Phoenix, that can convert municipal wastewater into effluent that meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards in less than 24 hours, producing little to no sludge.

Ceracasa SA and FMC Foret SA, Spain
A porcelain tile, BionicTile, with a photocatalytic glaze that reduces levels of nitrogen oxides and nitric acid in city air.

ClimateWell AB, Sweden
SolarChiller, a solar-powered air-conditioning unit that delivers heating, cooling and hot water to buildings without using electricity.

Health-Care IT
Department of Health and Human Services, U.S.
Software called Connect, developed by more than 20 federal agencies led by a program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for technology that enables health-care providers to exchange health information electronically.

Runners-up

Life Image Inc., U.S.
A cloud-based platform for sharing and storing diagnostic images, such as X-rays.

Ingenix, U.S.
Disease Precursor Identification software, which can identify people at risk of developing costly, difficult-to-manage diseases, such as diabetes.

Materials and Other Base Technologies
Novacem Ltd., U.K.
A new cement-making process that takes in more CO2 than it emits.

Runners-up

Cambrios Technologies Corp., U.S.
A coating material made of highly conductive silver nanowires that can be used to create a transparent, less costly, bendable thin film for touch screens and other electronic components.

Bolt-A-Blok, U.S.
A building system that uses steel-reinforced concrete blocks that can be easily assembled into houses and other structures by unskilled labor.

MicroGreen Polymers Inc., U.S.
A method for reducing the cost of recycled plastics by adding a gas that expands the length and width of solid polymer sheets.

Medical Devices
Zoom Focus Eyewear LLC
TruFocal eyeglasses, which the wearer can manually adjust to give undistorted vision.

Runners-up

MIT Mobility Lab, U.S.
The Leveraged Freedom Chair, a wheelchair designed for use in developing countries that can travel on virtually any terrain. The chair is made from local materials so that it can be manufactured and repaired anywhere.

Abbott Laboratories, U.S.
The MitraClip System, a catheter-based device designed to repair damaged heart valves without open-heart surgery.

Aribex Inc., U.S.
The Nomad, a hand-held dental X-ray device. It’s rechargeable, can be taken anywhere and allows the operator to stay with the patient during the procedure.

Medicine-Biotech
Counsyl Inc., U.S.
A simple, low-cost genetic test that can alert prospective parents who might be carrying genes that could cause hereditary diseases in their children.

Runners-up

CardioDx Inc., U.S.
Corus CAD, a genomic test designed to help clinicians determine, from a simple blood sample, whether a patient with chest pain has a significant blockage in the coronary arteries.

Pacific Biosciences, U.S.
A DNA sequencer, which reads individual molecules of DNA as they replicate in order to determine an organism’s precise genetic code in real time-producing results 20,000 times faster with less overall cost than other systems.

DuPont Qualicon, U.S.
Tests using DuPont’s BAX System to detect pathogens in fish and shellfish and E. coli O157:H7 in beef and fresh produce.

Network/Internet Technologies/Broadband
Vidyo Inc., U.S.
Technology for delivering high-quality videoconferencing over the Internet or cellular networks at a fraction of the cost of dedicated “telepresence” systems.

Runner-up

Microsoft Corp., U.S.
An experimental Internet application, called Pivot, designed to help users to explore, organize and visualize collections of data quickly by showing relationships between the information.

Network Security
Symantec Corp., U.S.
A new way to head off the threats from malware such as viruses, worms and spyware. “Reputation-based” technology examines the usage patterns of millions of computers to spot dangers that traditional security products typically miss.

Runners-up

Panda Security, Spain.
Panda Cloud Antivirus, a free, cloud-based antivirus solution.

Symplified Inc., U.S.
Symplified SinglePoint, a cloud-based service that enables organizations to apply and enforce security policies and controls on cloud applications.

Physical Security
BriefCam Ltd., Israel
Video Synopsis, video-surveillance technology that enables a viewer to browse a day’s worth of recording in just a few minutes by creating a summary of all the activities captured by a camera.

Robotics
Liquid Robotics, U.S.
An unmanned seagoing craft propelled by the power of ocean waves.

Semiconductors
InVisage Technologies Inc., U.S.
QuantumFilm, an image sensor for digital cameras that uses semiconducting nanocrystals to capture far more light than traditional sensors.

Runners-up

Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
Slim, flexible sensors. ITRI envisions use of the sensors in such things as electronic musical instruments and weight scales embedded in luggage.

STMicroelectronics, Switzerland
The iNemo family of smart multisensor devices, which can be used in new ways to measure movement, pressure, temperature and altitude.

Nanosys Inc., U.S.
QuantumRail, a component that delivers more vibrant color and brightness in notebooks and mobile devices as well as increased energy efficiency.

Software
Unity Technologies, U.S.
A set of game-development tools that make it cheap and easy to create three-dimensional interactive content, including games, training simulations and medical visualizations, for a range of devices from cellphones to game systems.

Technology Design
Gavin Thomson Design Ltd., U.K.
Efficient and compact storage of cookware, in which a set of three saucepans nest one inside the other.

Runners-up

Smart Lid Systems, Australia
A disposable coffee-cup lid that changes color from brown to red when hot.

Panasonic Avionics Corp., U.S.
An in-flight entertainment system that integrates a touch-screen monitor with a thin, lightweight economy-class seat.

Wireless
Ubiquisys Ltd., U.K.
A low-priced femtocell-a small cellular base station for use indoors.

Runners-up

Motorola Inc., U.S.
The iSIM, a thin, flexible wafer that attaches to the SIM card in a mobile device. The iSIM enables a host of new mobile applications built by third-party developers.

Shared Spectrum Co., U.S.
Technology that permits two or more networks or applications to share the same radio-frequency band by using channels when they are idle.

Pyxis Mobile Inc., U.S.
Application Studio, which allows companies to create applications for BlackBerry, iPhone, Android and Windows mobile devices from a single configuration with no coding.

Judges
The following served as judges for The Wall Street Journal’s Technology Innovation Awards. None of them voted on any entries in which their companies or organizations may have had an interest.

SCOTT D. ANTHONY
Managing Director,
Innosight Ventures

PETER BELL
General Partner,
Highland Capital Partners

MARK BERNSTEIN
CEO,
Palo Alto Research Center

LARRY BOCK
Special Limited Partner,
Lux Capital
Founder,
USA Science and Engineering Festival

ASHEEM CHANDNA
Partner,
Greylock Partners

ROBERT DROST
Virtualization Architecture Consultant,
Gold Winner, 2004 WSJ Innovation Awards

PETER GRAF
Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President, Sustainability Solutions,
SAP

BARRY H. JARUZELSKI
Partner and Global Leader of Innovation Practice,
Booz & Co.

RICHARD S. LANG, M.D.
Head, Preventive Medicine, and Vice Chairman, Wellness Institute,
Cleveland Clinic
Editor in Chief,
Cleveland Clinic Men’s Health Advisor

PING LI
Partner,
Accel Partners

PEDRO NUENO
Professor of Entrepreneurship,
IESE Business School, Spain
Executive President,
China Europe International Business School, China

RAY ROTHROCK
Partner,
Venrock

JANE ROYSTON
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
President,
AQUA+TECH Specialties
President,
Fondation PRO

INDER SIDHU
Senior Vice President,
Cisco Systems

KENNY TANG CFA
Founder and Chief Executive,
Oxbridge Weather Capital

PETER TERWIESCH
Chief Technology Officer,
ABB

PROFESSOR WILLIAM WEBB
Director of Technology Resources,
Ofcom, U.K

[via wsj]