In DESIGN

Ross Lovegrove and the 'Electric Car of the Future' Inspired by Biological Structures

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Opening tomorrow and running through the 14th, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano (The Milan Furniture Fair) is bound to have a few surprises that we’ll report on over the week. This showcase of all things product design has also been an outlet for famed British designer Ross Lovegrove to show off his latest furniture and light designs over the years. This year however, Lovegrove teamed up with Renault to deliver the TwinZ concept electric car inspired by biological structures. Can you spot the iris or the tree branch inspirations?

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In DESIGN

A Better Paperclip? The eClip Holds Both Physical and Digital Paper.

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Prepare the defibrillation paddles, for this little device of paper clamping simplicity is more than what it seems dear friends. The eClip is both a paper clip and a USB storage device. And those tick marks on the side? That’s a metric ruler–a wee one. We talked with Derrick Frohne, creator of the eClip, a device that has won the iDA Design Award & Golden A’ Design Award, slipping the bonds of design concept to become the only product of its kind to hold both physical and digital data, beside that NAS drive on your desktop you use as a paperweight.

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In FAB

3D Printed Injection Molds Gives You Hundreds of Units in a Matter of Hours [Video]

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Need 600 ice cream spoons for a birthday party tomorrow…straight from your CAD file? In this recently released video from Stratasys, we are able to see just how powerful 3D printing can be in a traditional manufacturing environment. For garage and hackerspace Makers who may only need a few hundred parts for their Kickstarter project or other endeavor, 3D printed molds just may be the best way to go.

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In FAB

Copic Markers Releasing Color Chips for Accurate Color Throughout Entire Design Process

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Between incorporating their color library into Autodesk’s Sketchbook Pro and providing drool-worthy retail displays, Copic is stepping up their marker game even further with the upcoming release of 288 color chips. Featuring matte or gloss on curved and flat surfaces, the new chips will be highly-beneficial for better envisioning your product before you even put the ink to the paper.

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Crumbly Punch

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Once there was enough mud caked around the post, we sent in the diggers to do their thing. It wasn’t long before the eruptions started–not from the ground… from the backs of the diggers. Tentacles shooting out from them all, tentacles of these links. Ben Mauro – He’s a graduate of ACCD in Pasedena and…

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