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revolutionary greg lamond lightweight prolog does not look/ride like an ebike.
it’s been almost a year since lemond introduced its revolutionary prolog ebike and throughout the year the reviews have been glowing. this recreational ebike sports quite a lot of carbon fiber...
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us-china joint glasgow declaration on enhancing climate action in the 2020s.
china and the united states, the world’s top two carbon polluters jointly pledged wednesday, 10 november, to work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the temperature goals...
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yves behar designs unagi model eleven the smartest e-scooter in the world.
at 232 pounds, the beautifully designed model eleven is the lightest full-suspension, dual motor scooter in the micro-mobility scooter space. and it’s smart! while the scooter isn’t autonomous, with an...
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design miami 2021 offers a long awaited hybrid format a best of both worlds.
above> r & company gallery design miami/ returns to pride park with new curatorial director, wava carpenter. the 17th edition of the fair will explore the theme of human kind and how design can...
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visionary barrier-breaking chicago designer victor abloh dies at age 41.
above> mca chicago’s victor abloh 2019 retrospective “figures of speech” social media best informs us of visibility and reach and victor abloh‘s passing gave us a pretty clear picture of who he...
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2021 chicago architecture biennial collateral projects.
the 2021 chicago architecture biennial announced more than 100 city-wide cultural partners that will present programming in coordination with this year’s chicago architecture biennial, the available...
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studio gang debuts new gallery featuring blue tin production and a broader...
a collaboration with blue tin production and studio gang creates two inaugural happenings: an exhibition — a different future in the making: building garment worker power & a broader abolitionist...
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brit architect richard rogers’ greatest legacy not a building but his activism.
above> norman foster, richard rogers, carl abbott as richard rogers retires from the practice he founded more than 40 years ago, former colleague sarah gaventa considers his legacy. richard rogers’...
View Articlethe beginning is the most important part of the work. hello 2022.
“the beginning is the most important part of the work.” – plato all of us are really wanting a fresh new year! this video made in 2019 by tbwa/paris for the national society of french railways (sncf)...
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alessi wins 2021 good design awards.
above> twergi by ettore sottsass alessi announces the recognition of four key projects designed by as many prominent figures of the international design scene in the 2021 good design® awards: with...
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lululemon and ralph lauren go head to toe at 2022 winter olympics.
above> ice dancers piper gilles and paul poirier wear the beijing 2022 opening ceremony uniform by lululemon in the 80s i felt chicago and toronto had more differences than similarities: the size...
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a pre-show peek of the inspired home show 2022.
br> br> br> this is my 11th year as a gia innovations award judge. today was judgement day to scrutinize five product design finalists in 10 categories. that meant a visit to mccormick place...
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2022 inspired home show gia product design winners.
DesignApplause is honored to be a gia awards judge for the past 11 years, and i looked forward to selecting the best of the 2022 product design – thank you for submitting your product. the judges used...
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diébédo francis kéré receives the 2022 pritzker architecture prize.
above> startup lions campus, photo courtesy of francis kéré diébédo francis kéré, architect, educator and social activist, has been selected as the 2022 laureate of the pritzker architecture prize,...
View Articlelew asher design-centric chicago printer calls it a day at 102.
above > lew with daughters l>r sharon & roberta circa early 90s courtesy greg samata i can’t think of one designer who was practicing in the 60s thru 2000 or even later that didn’t know lew....
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what’s the difference between art and design? expo chicago 2022.
above > collectors enjoying video art by a former graphic designer gregory scott / catherine edelman gallery booth 169 note: this post in ‘in-progress’ as we await more details… more than 140...
View Articlenissan and nasa collaborate to build weak link in everything electric – the...
nissan is partnering with nasa on a computational approach to developing all-solid-state batteries that don’t rely on rare or expensive metals, the ap has reported. to get there, the company said it’s...
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mental health awareness resources.
above > designer george douglas each year millions of americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. during may, DesignApplause and the rest of the country are raising awareness of...
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founder editor dezeen marcus fairs leaves great legacy at age 54.
marcus fairs passing is a big loss to all of us. he was a big inspiration to architecture and design. a visionary. although 20-plus years my junior, i consider him a mentor. he founded and authored a...
View Articlemies van der rohe partner joe fujikawa mid-century home recently sells.
chicago architect joesph (joe) fujikawa‘s home recently sold. this news was startling because i was in this house a long time ago. joe was my second client in my own newly formed business in the late...
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