News of New York Design Week 2010

New York Design Week 2010: PORTAL/ 767825Core-fave Subports, a text-to-buy retail platform aimed at helping artists and designers sell their stuff without needing four walls, a roof and a cash register, is ever present during this year's design week, partnering with Fair Folks & A Goat, the Joey Roth Sounds Like Show, Uncomfortable Conversations,...

Citroen Graphic Design Competition

Citroen is calling for designers to submit their own stylings for the new Citroen DS3.Designers can submit their plans for a customised roof and dashboard design for the vehicle.The selected design will be put into production, available in 2011 as part of a special edition.The entries will be judged by a prestigious panel of experts from...

Dell's Bamboo Packaging Is Now Compostable Too

Compostable packaging is shaping up to be the next big trend in sustainable product design.First SunChips rolled out the first 100% compostable chip bag earlier this year, and now Dell has announced that its bamboo packaging, used as cushioning in its laptops and certain netbooks, is officially compostable.Dell began using the bamboo cushions...

Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010

Once considered a "hard" city, Seoul is making strides toward becoming a "soft" city.Seoul is about to be reborn as a soft city by embracing design concepts that will redefine its urban environment with an emphasis on themes centering on green, blue, history and human.The Seoul Cycle Design Competition will be held under the theme, "cycling...