We were very pleased to hear that JonesChijoff took out a Silver place at the recent Spark: Pro awards in the US. It was great to see one of our intitiaves receive industry recognition on an international level.
We were very pleased to hear that JonesChijoff took out a Silver place at the recent Spark: Pro awards in the US. It was great to see one of our intitiaves receive industry recognition on an international level.
Gever Tulley was inspired by the a conversation he overheard between mother and son, “put down that stick, you know the rule about playing with sticks”. Gever Tully shows the amazing concepts and prototypes created by children at his Tinkering school.
Matt Cutts trys the ‘next 30 days’ philosophy and finds his life quality improves along with his sense of self. This concept for a dynamic life is inspiring.
This video shows musician Bobby McFerrin displaying a group dynamic of expectations. This feel good experiment shows some intresting research results, including a universal tendancy towards the pentatonic scale.
For the last day of January please enjoy an insight into the world of modern high quality garment production. This video is enchantingly nostalgic and will hopefully end your month on a high. The concept behind this company has been alive since 1916 and oxxford are still going to this day.
Artist Bruce Munro and designer James Augustini set up an intriguing dome structure, twinkling with lights that created enchanting light trails, all due to pedal power. You can see it in action here in this video: The instalation was powered by volunteers for 15 minute intervals, further enhancing the intrigue of this concept.

With so many posts about prototyping and conceptualisation of cars it is possible we need to show why it is all done, for the joy of driving. Here a few images of very enthusiastic motorists from circa 1950, enjoying the classic motoring lifestyle. Why not have a few happy faces for the first day of…

Before kids were bored by train simulating video games they were delighted and engaged by planning thier own model railway. Here is a classic picture advatising the American Flyer toy train company.

And it was one of ours! Did you catch a look at the great Paper Plane Academy pic on the front page of today’s Sunday Herald Sun? The Lift Out highlights all the great events for the upcoming State Of Design Festival – including our very own Paper Plane Academy! What we love is that…