Industrial Design News
Dwell on Design NY 2015
The second Dwell on Design NY will be held October 2-4 at Skylight Clarkson Sq - located in the heart of SoHo.
100% Design 2015
The 21st edition of 100% Design, the UK's largest design trade show, will be held September 23-26 at Olympia London.
Belleville Collection by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec recently unveiled their Belleville Collection for Vitra.
Gocycle G2 Wins 2015 Red Dot Prize for Product Design
Gocycle recently received a 2015 Red Dot Prize for Product Design for its G2 electric bicycle.
A-Bike Electric Launches on Kickstarter
British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair launched A-Bike Electric, a lightweight and durable electric bike, on Kickstarter.
Premier's Design Awards 2015
The 2015 Victorian Premier's Design Awards are now open for entries. The Premier's Design Awards celebrate and reward both designers and clients for excellence in the development and use of design and design-led innovation.
Volvo Unveils XC90 Excellence Child Seat Concept
Volvo has today unveiled the XC90 Excellence Child Seat Concept, Volvo's re-imagination of the way small children should travel.
The Form of Design: Deciphering the Visual Language of Mass Produced Objects
Bispublishers has released The Form of Design, an all-encompassing book about the visual language of man-made products.
iF Public Value Award 2016
iF launched a new competition which seeks projects that actively aim at improving living conditions, promoting peaceful coexistence or preserving the environment - in other words, creating a public value - including businesses' social projects, environmental initiatives,and innovative approaches from the public sector..
HM6 Space Pirate Wins the Red Dot: Best of the Best Prize
The MB&F HM6 Space Pirate has been named "Best of the Best" in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015.
World Design Impact Prize 2015-2016
The World Design Impact Prize is seeking nominations for the 2015-2016 competition. The World Design Impact Prize is a biennial award created to celebrate, recognize, and encourage impact design projects from around the world.
Kids Design Award 2015
The 2015 Kids Design Award is now open for entries. The competition seeks outstanding concepts and designs for children's items and furniture that are inventive and futuristic in terms of their function and design.
iF Design Award 2016
The 2016 iF Design Award is now open for entries. This year, the awards will be given in seven categories: product, communication, packaging, interior architecture, professional concept, architecture, and service design.
solidThinking Evolve 2015
solidThinking has today released solidThinking Evolve 2015, packed with features that make 3D concept creation and modeling faster, easier, and more realistic.
Art Deco Museum Releases New Book Honoring Gabriel Voisin
The Mullin Automotive Museum announced the exclusive U.S. release of its latest book, VOISIN: La Différence, a modern retrospective on Gabriel Voisin and his avant garde designs and pioneering inventions.
Magisso Cool-ID Tumbler Wins Red Dot Design Award
The new self-cooling Magisso Cool-ID Tumbler for beer and other beverages has been awarded with the 2015 Red Dot Product Design Award.
Results of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015
The Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015 jury awarded the sought-after seal of quality for good design to 1240 products.
LEAOS Carbon Urban E-Bike Wins 2015 Red Dot Product Design Award
LEAOS Carbon Urban E-Bike has won the 2015 Red Dot Product Design Award. LEAOS is the first E-Bike with a consequent unbroken designline including handlebar and fork.
Noneli by Formabilio: Simple and Harmonious
Noneli, designed by Auriga Studio for Formabilio, is a LED floor lamp with a simple and harmonious shape unveiling a charming personality.
Volvo Wins Red Dot Best of the Best Product Design Award for XC90
Volvo has been awarded the 2015 Red Dot 'Best of the Best' Product Design Award for its XC90 luxury SUV.
Core77 Design Awards 2015
Core77 is still accepting entries for its 2015 Design Awards. A celebration of excellence in all areas of design, the Design Awards program enlists an international jury of design experts to honor those who present creative, innovative and forward thinking designs across 14 traditional and progressive categories.
Buster + Punch LED Bulb
Buster + Punch has launched Buster Bulb, a LED bulb that features a teardrop-shaped glass shell housing a resin light pipe that creates a crisp, clean quality of light.
Mondaine Unveils Helvetica No 1 Smartwatch
Mondaine unveiled its first smartwatch at BaselWorld. With a new technology made specifically for Swiss timepieces by MMT, Mondaine has created an horological smartwatch that combines beautiful and clean design with of-the-moment data trackers for a sleek and technologically advanced Swiss-made watch.
Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2015
The 2015 Red Dot Design Concept Award is now open for entries. Designers, design studios, manufacturers, and universities are called on to submit their best product ideas, prototypes and ready to launch products.
James Dyson Award 2015
The 2015 James Dyson Award, an international design competition that challenges students to design something that solves a problem, is now open for entries.
62nd Cannes Lions Awards: Call for Entries
The 62nd International Festival of Creativity is calling for entries. The event will take place in Cannes from Sunday 21 to Saturday 27 June 2015. All entries will be shown in the Palais des Festivals.
RKS Appoints New Chief Design and Innovation Officer
RKS has added Scott Clear to its roster. As the new Chief Design and Innovation Officer, Scott will contribute to the RKS team and its clients using his unique global background in architecture, transportation design, product design and business/design strategy.
International Design Excellence Awards 2015
The 2015 International Design Excellence Awards opens for entries on January 5, 2015. The competition recognizes and promotes excellence across a widre array of industries and disciplines, including commercial products, entertainment, home goods, social impact designs and student designs.
Alessi Wins Five 2014 GOOD Design Awards
Alessi has won five 2014 GOOD Design Awards for the "Super & Popular" packaging, Cha teapot, eat.it cutlery, Noè wine bottle holder and the A di Acqua bottle design.
Sketching: Product Design Presentation
After the international bestsellers Sketching and Sketching: The Basics, the authors Koos Eissen and Roselien Steur have released their third book: Sketching - Product Design Presentation.
Magisso's Naturally Cooling Ceramics Receives the Good Design 2014 Award
Magisso's Naturally Cooling Ceramics Collection, designed by Simon Stevens, has been awarded a 2014 Good Design Award.
Jumpthegap Roca International Design Contest 2014-2015
The 6th edition of the Jumpthegap Roca International Design Contest is now open for entries. The competition seeks innovative concepts for bathrooms.
Bentley Unveils Grand Convertible
Bentley has unveiled Grand Convertible, the most sophisticated open-top car ever created by Bentley, at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Form Us With Love Unveils Janinge Collection for IKEA
Form Us With Love has created a collection of strong and affordable chairs and stools for IKEA.
Kickstarter x MoMA Design Store Collection Refresh
The MoMA Design Store has expanded its suite of products made with Kickstarter.
Ventura Lambrate 2015: Call for Entries
Ventura Lambrate is calling designers, studios, collectives, labels, brands, cultural institutions, acadmies, galleries and other initiatives from around the globe to apply for Ventura Lambrate 2015.
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015
The Red Dot is now accepting registrations for its 2015 Product Design Award.
Pininfarina Unveils Limited Edition Luxury Bike for Fuoriserie
Pininfarina has designed a limited edition luxury bike for Fuoriserie.
Pensar Creates 3D Printed Footwear
Pensar has developed a 3D printed footwear concept that pushes the boundaries of personalization to create a truly bespoke shoe for every user.
Winners of Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2014
Red Dot has revealed the winners of the 2014 Design Concept Award.
6th Maier S. Coop Design Competition
The 6th edition of the International Maier S. Coop Design Competition is now open for entries.
Protect Your Innovation: Copyright, Patents and Trademarks
RKS is hosting its fourth "RKS Sessions" event at Cross Campus on October 7, 2014.
Magnat LZR 980 by Pininfarina
Pininfarina has designed a new high-performance over-ear headphone for Magnat.
Hansgrohe Design Prize 2015 by iF
The fifth Hansgrohe Design Prize by iF is open for entries. Young designers from all over the world are invited to submit bathroom concepts that are as creative as they are sustainable.
Alto Design Unveils New Equiparc Delta Street Furniture Collection
ALTO Design has created a new street furniture collection for Équiparc.
Cristalplant Design Contest 2015
The seventh edition of the Cristalplant Design Contest is now open for entries. This year the competition is accepting entries in two categories.
Innovation in Life Jacket Design Competition
The BoatUS Foundation, along with the Personal Floatation Device Manufacturers Association (PFDMA) and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), have teamed up to seek out the newest technologies and design ideas with the "Innovation in Life Jacket Design Competition."
iF Student Design Award 2015
The 2015 iF Student Design Awards are now open for entries.
RKS Enhances the Mobile Gaming Experience with the Gamevice
RKS recently unveiled Gamevice, an attachable peripheral sporting a form-fitting design that easily latches onto the Apple iPad Mini.
Moleskine Notebook Toolbelt
Moleskine recently introduced Moleskine Notebook Toolbelt, a new accessory designed to attach to the cover of a Moleskine notebook.
Taipei Cycle D&I Awards 2015
The 2015 Taipei Cycle D&I Awards are open for entries. The annual competition is open to manufacturers, designers, wholesalers and retailers.
Autodesk Fusion 360 Now Available in the Mac App Store
Autodesk Fusion 360, a cloud-based tool that combines 3D industrial and mechanical design, collaboration, and machining in a single package, is now available in the Mac App Store.
2014 People's Design Award
Cooper Hewitt has launched the 2014 the People's Design Award. Design enthusiasts are invited to view the 20 nominees and vote once per day for their favorite product.
Låmpion: Hybrid Vacuum Tube Amplifier
Designed by Stefan Radev, Låmpion is a high-end tube amplifier, offering premium audio and a hybrid dock for Apple and Android devices.
RKS Unveils Starfish Guitar Stand
RKS has unveiled Starfish, a five legged guitar stand that provides high aesthetic appeal, complete durability and maximum protection.
A European Perspective on the Current State and Future of Design
The Industrial Designers Society of America commissioned Mormedi to produce a video about the main challenges the design industry is facing in Europe.
Giro Sport Design and Philippe Starck Reinvent The Bicycle Helmet
Giro and Philippe Starck have unveiled a new helmet, designed to complement the debut collection of e-bikes by S+ARCKBIKE.
DesignPOP
DesignPOP is a curated selection of game-changing product design in the 21st century highlighting ideas, production processes, materials and more that have changed the way we think about design.
New Volvo XC90
Volvo has unveiled its new XC90 last night in Sweden. A product of three years of development and part of a USD 11bn investment program, the all-new XC90 marks a new chapter in the Swedish automakers 87-year history.
Ambiente 2015: Call for Talents Program Applications
Ambiente is now accepting applications for its Talents program, which through the years, has served as the launching pad for design newcomers from around the globe.
Spark Design Awards 2014
The Spark Design Awards are now open for entries. Now in its 8th year, the competition calls for entries in eight categories, including Experience, Product, Transport, Graphic, Spaces, Health, Screen and Concept & Student Design.
Material ConneXion Launches Material (R)evolution Report Series
Material ConneXion has announced its new series of material technology reports.
Mormedi Designs New Sogerma Business Class Seat
Mormedi designed the new Sogerma Business Class seat, Solstys III, a 26 inch wide, dynamic and optimized seat with a 76 inch long bed.
Oakley Disruptive by Design
Designboom, in collaboration with Oakley, is looking for design disruptors who will challenge expectations and amaze the world with their approach to design.
Tilley Surfboards by Ammunition
Ammunition, in collaboration with Oregon based surfboard maker Jason Tilley, designed and built a luxurious collection of boards and custom tailored carrying bags for travel brand Octovo.
The Bike Design Project Teams Reveal Their Entries
The five competing teams in "The Bike Design Project," a pioneering bike design competition which partners five high-level design firms with American bicycle craftsmen to create the Ultimate Urban Utility Bike, have revealed their entries.
2014 Premier's Design Awards Finalists
Good Design Australia and the Victorian Government have announced the thirty eight finalists across six categories in this year's Premier's Design Awards.
ClockONE by Chris Lenart
ClockONE, designed by Chris Lenart, reinvents the traditional clock.
Ventura London
Ventura Projects will host its inaugural London event during the London Design Festival in partnership with designjunction.
Distortion: A Futuristic Bag by Bao Bao Issey Miyake and N&R Foldings
Bao Bao Issey Miyake and N&R Foldings have created Distortion, a futuristic bag that is constructed using a new method of sequence pieces transformed into a three-dimensional structure.
Material Innovation: Material ConneXion's New Book Series Focus on Innovative Materials and Their Applications
Material Innovation: Architecture and Material Innovation: Product Design, two inaugural titles from Material ConneXion's new book series on innovative materials and their applications, are now available.
Endless Sinter: Exclusive 3D Printed Surfboard by Karten Design
Karten Design has unveiled "Endless Sinter," a 3D-printed surfboard, designed exclusively for the A+D Architecture + Design Museum.
3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Pro Wireless
3Dconnexion has unveiled the SpaceMouse Pro Wireless, a wireless 3D mouse featuring a 6-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) controller cap that creates a natural connection between you and your 3D content.
Dwell July/August 2014 Issue
Dwell's July/August 2014 issue "Modern Across America" will hit newsstands June 24.
Breaking In: Over 100 Product Designers Reveal How to Build a Portfolio That Will Get You Hired
Breaking In, a new title from Tuk Tuk Press, features a collection of interviews with over 100 product designers about what it takes to build a successful portfolio.
TERA Fitness Mat by LUNAR
LUNAR has unveiled TERA, an elegant exercise mat made of eco-friendly shear wool that blends into any contemporary interior.
Edyn by Yves Behar: A New Smart Gardening System
Yves Behar has recently designed Edyn, a new gardening system that allows you to create, interact with and nurture your garden like never before.
ZIIIRO Saturn Silver
ZIIIRO has unveiled Saturn Silver, designed in luxurious chrome silver with exquisite polish on its stainless steel casing and strap.
Core77 Announces Inaugural Conference
Core77 will hold its first annual conference on June 19 in NYC. The one-day event will feature presentations from practitioners and problem-solvers who are defining our modern object culture.
2014 Victorian Premier's Design Awards
The 2014 Victorian Premier's Design Awards are now open for entries. The awards recognise and reward Victorian designers and businesses using exemplar design effectively and sustainably for business success.
FloWater: Reimagining the Water Cooler
24 billion 'single use' plastic water bottles, in the United States, pollute our landfills, rivers, lakes and oceans every year.
iF Design Award 2015
The 2015 iF Design Award is now open for entries. This year, the awards will be given in five categories: product, communication, packaging, interior architecture, and professional concept.
Pratt Design 2014
Pratt Design 2014 will showcase cutting edge work by Pratt students. The exhibition offers a great opportunity to see what tomorrow's design superstars are creating today.
Winners of the 2014 National Design Awards
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum revealed the winners of the 2014 National Design Awards.
MoMA Design Store Unveils Kickstarter Collection
In honor of NYCxDesign, the MoMA Design Store is launching a new collection in partnership with Kickstarter.
Out of the Blue: The Essence and Ambition of Finnish Design
Gestalten's latest title, Out of the Blue, showcases Finland's unique design culture.
WantedDesign 2014
WantedDesign is a premier creative destination for the international design community during NYCxDESIGN in May.
Red Dot Names Veryday Design Team of the Year
Red Dot has recently named Veryday the "Red Dot: Design Team of the Year." Since 1988, the Red Dot Design Award has presented this honorary title to international design teams whose work is continually characterized by innovative achievements in the field.
Gadi Amit Talks Wearables and Interface at PD+I 2014
Gadi Amit, founder and principal designer of NewDealDesign, will deliver a keynote at PD+I 2014 on wearables and the disappearing interface.
Bentley Unveils Hybrid Concept at International Automotive Show
Bentley has unveiled the Bentley Hybrid Concept at the Beijing International Automotive Show.
Innovation By Design Awards 2014
The Fast Company's 3rd Annual Innovation By Design Awards are now open for entires.
Enric Vial Roig Joins Carbon Design Group
Carbon Design Group has added industrial designer Enric Vial Roig to its roster.
Berlin Design Selection: Milano 2014
Berlin Design Selection: Milano 2014 will take place April 8-13 in the Ventura Lambrate district. The exhibition will feature curated selection of design works by various successful young designers from Berlin.
Moleskine Launches myCloud Wallets and Bags
Moleskine has unveiled its first-ever collection of wallets and passport holders, featuring its iconic elastic band, rounded rectangle shape, and minimal aesthetic.
Vauxhall ADAM Black and White
The Vauxhall Motors has unveiled a limited edition of 250 ADAMs.
Seymourpowell Designs New Smart Jacket System for Kolon Sport
Seymourpowell has designed a new extreme environment smart jacket system, Life Tech, for outdoor sportswear brand Kolon Sport.
Renault Kwid Concept
Renault has unveiled its Kwid Concept at the 2014 Delhi Auto Show.
Carbon Wins 2013 Good Design Award for Medtronic Kyphon Inflation Syringe
Carbon Design Group won a 2013 Good Design Award for the Medtronic Kyphon Inflation Syringe.
Foscarini's New Chouchin Mini
Foscarini has unveiled Chouchin Mini, a new suspension lamp designed by Ionna Vautrin.
4.Ever Pininfarina Cambiano: The Everlasting Writing Instrument
Pininfarina has unveiled the 4.Ever Pininfarina Cambiano at Paperworld Frankfurt 2014.