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Designers' celebration time (Stockholm, May 2008)

European Design Week, a series of exciting design events including exhibitions, presentations and receptions, is taking place in Stockholm between May 15-18 2008, culminating in the ED-Awards ceremony on May 18.
A list of all the events can be found here.
Keep in mind that the specific list is expected to grow further, so if you're interested keep checking.
The ED-Conference is probably the most prominent of these events, bringing together fifteen of Europe's most important design studios in a series of presentations and debates.
The speakers list is quite impressive and includes studios from 15 different nations. You can have a look at the list right here.
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to celebrate European visual communication and interact with your peers!
Keep in mind that there is a 25% discount for early-birds and a 50% discount on a limited amount of student tickets.
Important PS: For those interested in participating in the Awards part of the whole project, keep in mind that the deadline is just 15 days away. For more on this click here.

Web Trend Map 2008

An impressive selection of the 300 most influential and successful websites.

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The Designers Monarchy

In the light of a few of our favourite design portals closing down last year, Robert Lingdström (Designchapel), Andreas Pihlström (Suprb) and their North Kingdom crew have just launched a new one. I present to you, The Designers Monarchy

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1960s Braun Products Hold the Secrets to Apple's Future

When you look at the Braun products by Dieter Rams—many of them at New York's MoMA—and compare them to Ive's work at Apple, you can clearly see the similarities in their philosophies way beyond the sparse use of color, the selection of materials and how the products are shaped around the function with no artificial design, keeping the design "honest."

This passion for "simplicity" and "honest design" that is always declared by Ive whenever he's interviewed or appears in a promo video, is at the core of Dieter Rams' 10 principles for good design:

• Good design is innovative.
• Good design makes a product useful.
• Good design is aesthetic.
• Good design helps us to understand a product.
• Good design is unobtrusive.
• Good design is honest.
• Good design is durable.
• Good design is consequent to the last detail.
• Good design is concerned with the environment.
• Good design is as little design as possible.

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Source GIZMODO

50 Years Braun Design Innovation

Source: HELLOGEAN

KDU member BOB Partington's new Blood Pen

NotCouture 100 of 2007

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