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Dutch designer Dave Hakkens created a new plug, using a lightweight rubber material that makes it easily detachable, thus giving it a longer lifespan.
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6 Jan 12
Toshiyuki Kita on user-friendly product design
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In Japan good design is regarded as a valuable resource. Toshiyuki Kita talks about this notion.
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29 Nov 10
Back to the future
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Photographer David Trautrimas shows his steampunk fictions at the LE Gallery in Toronto, Canada, until 30 May 2010.
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3 May 10
A kick and a wink
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Toshiyuki Kita has always applied his Japanese heritage to his European designs - and vice versa - to create flexible forms.
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1 Feb 08
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Christine Moosmann, editor of Novum magazine, interviews world-famous product designer Dieter Rams.
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1 Nov 04
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