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Automotive Design
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A New Film Chronicles the Design Legacy of Airstream
Alumination, a new documentary by filmmaker Eric Bricker, captures the history and legacy of the iconic American travel trailer on its 90th anniversary.
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Detroit Style is a Love Letter to Car Design in the Motor City
The Detroit Institute of Arts's recent exhibition highlights the city's innovation and craftsmanship in what they describe as an "under-celebrated art form."
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The Age of Decadent Driving
An upcoming exhibition examines cars between the world wars, when automakers and designers lavished incredible attention on their materials and details.
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Leading Automakers’ Hands-On, Interdisciplinary Approach to Design
Dalliances with the worlds of architecture, fashion, and industrial design mean that automobile brands are now creating products for entire lifestyles.
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Are These the Best Designs of the Year?
London's Design Museum has announced the seven winners of its annual Designs of the Year awards.
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J. Mayer H. Designs Fun-Filled Playscape for Volkswagen
An interactive playscape that packs visual delight and a healthy dose of sustainability
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More Green, Less Gramps: Cadillac Rebrands With New Hybrid
With the launch of the 2014 ELR, Cadillac revamps itself as a source of hip luxury.
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Happy Anniversary to Iconic Design This Year And Next
Great designs, designers, and institutions mark important milestones this year and next.
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GM Turns to 3D Printing for New Malibu Model
Mainstream industrial production employs 3-D printing successfully.
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Remembering Frank Lloyd Wright’s Demolished Car Showroom
Park Avenue’s Hoffman Auto Showroom is lost.
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Lord Foster Takes Bucky Fuller’s Dymaxion Car for a Spin
Norman Foster is not an easy architect to get on the phone. We’ve covered a number of Foster + Partners’ projects in the past, and requests for interviews with the boss were often met with “Lord Foster is traveling
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With a Bit of Help From MakerBot, 3D Printing Goes Mainstream
3-D printing has already transformed design. Now, with affordable equipment widely available, the technology is going mainstream.
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Q&A: Green Cars Expert John O’Dell on the Auto Industry
One auto expert's take on the future of cars.
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Q&A: Dan Sturges on America’s “Cultural Inertia” Around the Car
The industrial designer Dan Sturges may have more perspective on electric cars than anyone in the automotive industry. He began working on what he calls “small local vehicles” as early as 1988. He founded trans2 in 1
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Q&A: Industrial Designer Don Norman on the Future of Cars
For my recent story on BMW’s new i-3 electric car, I interviewed a number of transportation experts, including the legendary (and altogether charming) industrial designer Don Norman, who as it turned out currently serv
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Q&A: Nicholas David, automotive designer
Nicholas David has always loved cars. “When I was 12 – 13 years old my teacher gave me an instructional book on how to draw cars and industrial objects. When I figured out that I could get paid doing something I love
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Motor City Blues: The Big Three Automakers Face a New Reality
Can the Big Three automakers stave off bankruptcy, kick their addiction to gas guzzlers, and create the next generation of cleaner, greener vehicles?