It is important to observe, explore, experiment and evaluate.
Here is a selection of images; references and ideas we like and think are inspiring.
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Chicago
Caravan Club Competition
To celebrate the centenary of the Caravan Club, in 2006 they held a competition to design a caravan of the future.
Our entry won a comendation and was aimed at active families. It was less about a cottage on wheels and more about a flexible container to use as a base as well as a means of transportation. The aim was to develop a concept that was practical, versatile and rugged.
East Beach Cafe
An enlightened client - Jane Wood and an imaginative designer - Thomas Heatherwick can create memorable work together. The Eastbeach Cafe in Littlehampton is like no other. Inspired by drift wood, it has become a destination and one of many interesting and innovative buildings along the south coast.
Wipoq
Working with US technology company COMScience, we developed a series of interface icons for this little hand held device to partner with an existing cell phone.
Canopy Walk - Kew Gardens
West Wittering Beach - West Sussex
Cardiff - Queen Street
Street Furniture Design Competition Entry
Flexible Contemporary Transport Shelter
Assist pedestrian flow, create opportunity for different materials and provide a modular construction.
Ledgible London wayfinding scheme
Applied information Group - good work by Sam and Tim
Touch cable port
A natty way to stop those cables falling on the floor when unplugged from the back of your lap-top!
Crown Fountain - Chicago
Core77- Nidecker snowboard design competition
Core77.com and Nidecker snowboards launched a design competition to come up with some graphics for their snowboards.
Winning entries get their designs slapped on the Nidecker 2009/2010 season boards.
We have a fond relationship with the white stuff at BroomeJenkins so the thought of owning a board with your winning design on prompted us to indulge in some graphic design.
Paddington Basin - Wayfinding concept
A system designed to evolve throughout the life of the development of Paddington Basin.
Heritage information is set in the ground in the base plate - this will never change. Wayfinding and other information will change and is designed as replaceable panels set in a structral frame.
Peroni - Aperitivo Design competition
Premium Italian beer brand, Peroni, launched a design competition with designboom.com to create products to use as part of the Italian tradition of aperitivo.
This is a pre dinner event invloving drinks, snacks and socialising. In Italy this is taken very seriously.
We had a stab at coming up with some ideas.
Some research involving bottles of Peroni was required first.
Stockholm
Stockholm in the spring. Boasting a huge range of attractions and exhibitions it doesn't just rely on the beautiful setting to impress.