Indian Call Centre

Posted on September 24, 2007 Under Design

Visitors to this year's London Design Week will be able to make some interesting connections when they find themselves searching for answers. Not only will they find support and information through live-video phone chats with Hulger's Indian Call Centre operatives…

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SpearTalks: Mate Steinforth (a.k.a. King of Cut&Paste)

Posted on September 21, 2007 Under Design

Not too long ago, we told you about the design competition Cut&Paste, a timed tournament currently cruising through 11 international cities. Last week, Cut&Paste found its way to NYC, where eight local designers were pitted against one another in an…

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Happy Ideas From Chile

Posted on September 21, 2007 Under Design

I first became aware of the problem that electronic waste, or "ewaste," poses to the ecosystem through the documentary film Manufactured Landscapes, which played here in New York a few months ago. In the film, you see a whole community…

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King of Spades, Queen of Hearts: Mimo-lust

Posted on September 20, 2007 Under Gadgetry

A couple of great stills from an animation of the King and Queen meeting on the Mimobot we just released for the 2007 artist series. Along with the super-sexy USB drives in many different capacities, the über-bot is full of…

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Love Everyday

Posted on September 20, 2007 Under Design

Love Everyday, a Camden-based design studio, was founded in 2006 by Rob Gonzales and Jonathan Quinton. For a young business, Love Everyday is doing an awesome job getting their name out into the great wide world (particularly by means of…

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Vintage Shelf: The Case For Past And Present

Posted on September 20, 2007 Under Design

Essentially the past silhouetted atop the present, Vintage Shelf by Jaren Goh welcomes traditional into your modern home. It's a big case of contemporary with a classic cutout front; the effect, a bookcase within a bookcase. Created especially for Munkii,…

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Coke Zero Goes for the Silver (Booby)

Posted on September 20, 2007 Under Design

My dad is a true German. According to folklore, this is what makes him so stern, intense and straightforward...and this is what sort of throws me for a loop about this little video. Produced as a piece of viral advertising…

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Holden Outerwear

Posted on September 20, 2007 Under Fashion

You probably know the team here is comprised of really active people who are naturally fans of Holden. I was recently informed of the launch of their new online catalog and I was immediately intrigued; after 5 minutes of learning…

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Urban Playground: 2015 Is Looking Sweet!

Posted on September 20, 2007 Under Design

I do believe the rusted, splintered, sun-bleached erection fenced inside the city park is called a playground. Probably planted there decades ago, it's bound to continue its rot. I'm sure in the beginning it was a design of its time.…

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Super Design Market

Posted on September 20, 2007 Under Design

If you're anywhere near, say, London this weekend, be sure to swing by the second annual Super Design Market. The event is a "curated design market" -- think museum meets wallet -- featuring 30 pieces by some of the great…

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