Article by Martin Gibson – @embody3d @martingibson - 11.03.2011 Rating: Furniture with Soul – Master Woodworkers and Their Craft by David Savage and published by Kodansha is an exploration of 10 world-class furniture design craftsman and women from America to England documenting the motivation behind their craft, their design and production process and their rise to [...]
We had the priviledge of talking to Emily Lutzker founder and CEO of OpenInvo a company which aims to connect people who want ideas to people who conceive them. Emily explains some of great features of OpenInvo including the extensive work the company has done ensuring both the idea generator and seeker are protected. If [...]
Article by Martin Gibson – @embody3d @martingibson - 13.11.2010 1000 Product Designs – Form, Function, and Technology from Around the World by Eric Chan, Published by Rockport is a book showcasing the coolest and sexiest products designed in the last couple of years. All designs featured throughout are ultra-modern and the book covers every product design [...]
We had the great pleasure of talking to Barton Smith an industrial/user-interface designer at QPC which are developing the Ouidoo platform, an exciting new mobile platform which utilises technologies like augmented reality among others. Barton explains his journey from humble Monash University in Melbourne Australia to one of the most innovative open platforms in the mobile market [...]
Article by Martin Gibson – Twitter: @martingibson @embody3d - 31.08.2010 In the last few years we have seen an emergence of global project centres for freelancers of any occupation, particularly design-based industries because of the computer related savviness of the designers themselves. These project centres include growing websites like Elance, Freelancer and the Australian based ServiceSeeking which offer [...]
Is the soon to be released Apple Ipad the ultimate Industrial Design accessory or just another fad, or an over-priced note taker. You be the judge! Article by Martin Gibson – Twitter – 02.04.2010 To Buy or to Not to Buy? Just A Big Ipod Touch? Yes! But What’s So Bad About That? Many people [...]
In this extended interview Stephen Mayall, Business Development Manager of Tiller Design, based in Australia and the UK, will outline some of the feature projects of Tiller as well as give an insight into the current state and future of the Australian Design Industry. Tiller is both a design and manufacturing business with a wide [...]
Article after article, interview after interview on Embody3D has revealed one very prevalent theme, which is China’s inundation and domination of world manufacturing. Whether you’re in America and you thought Mexico was enough competition, then there was China. Whether you’re in developed Europe and you thought the baltic states and Eastern Europe was enough competition, [...]
Design presentations and pitches are an integral part of the industrial design profession. As what is a great idea when there is no one to sell it? In fact many great ideas in our time haven’t come into fruition due to poor communication. A lot of the time within small to medium businesses we find [...]
