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PIXO changes the way we use our tablets
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Product Design
Oscar Diaz designs a solution for an everyday tech-related problem we didn’t even know we had.
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14 Apr 16
Can creativity save the world?
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Design Thinking
It's a loaded question, but eight designers gave us some thoughtful and inspiring answers.
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6 Dec 14
Focus on: Designing for children
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Architecture & Interiors
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We round up seven kid-conscious projects.
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27 Jul 14
Is London the design capital of the world?
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Creative Economy
We ask six designers who have made London their home why so many creatives flock to the Big Smoke.
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18 Jun 14
Window shopping
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Architecture & Interiors
Oscar Diaz draws on the principle of a kaleidoscope to create a window display for Hermés Japan.
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14 May 14
Focus On: More than just products
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Product Design
Four designers share their insights into creating products that have an emotional connection to people and tell stories.
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3 May 14
Oscar Diaz on form and meaning
Talks
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Product Design
For Oscar Diaz design happens at the intersection where culture and commerce meet.
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4 Sep 13
20Q: Oscar Diaz
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Product Design
"Ideas are worth nothing unless you make them," Oscar Diaz believes. We asked him a couple of questions.
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5 Jul 13
Sketches in cabinets
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Product Design
Oscar Diaz displayed a variety of sketches in a wooden cabinet to reveal his unique design DNA.
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2 Jun 13
Oscar Diaz: Designing products with emotion
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Product Design
Oscar Diaz designs products that go beyond functionality to form an emotional connection with people.
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4 Apr 13
Futuristic keys
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Product Design
Oscar Diaz investigated a solution for replacing lost keys in an efficient, convenient and fun project.
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29 Jan 13
Passing time
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Product Design
Oscar Diaz draws on seasons to create an ink calendar denoting days in colour.
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21 Jan 13
Ink-spiration
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Product Design
A calligraphic ink bottle is the inspiration for Oscar Diaz’s geometrical CL Lamp.
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16 Jan 13
Toys from tubes
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Product Design
Because so often children enjoy the packaging more than the toys inside, Oscar Diaz has created a range of toys that actually incorporate the packaging.
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16 Jan 13
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