From Problem Solving to Market

How do you get from problem solving to a product? To get some inspiration on how it can be done, here are eight Creatives who share the creating process of one of their works. Continue

EASTERN Design Office’s New Creative Project: The Keyhole House

EASTERN design office has once again accomplished a creative architecture based on a simple concept. This time they have designed a house that symbolizes a key. Continue

The Generative Space Award: Improve Health & Health Care with Design

The Generative Space Award recognizes break-through designs that improve health and healthcare. Your mission for the competition is to clearly demonstrate the integration of the physical and social environments to make your community "a Place to Flourish". Continue

International Competition: the 2011 Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards

International competition showcases projects that give old buildings new life and reduce their environmental footprint. Continue

Europan 11 Competition: Propose an Environmental Development Strategy

The Europan 11 competition require of entrants to propose an environmental development strategy, and projects that have the potential to evolve and take account of the specific identity of different locations. Continue

Berlin project 2011 Invite Artists for a Painting, Print & Drawing Exhibition

The Berlin project 2011 are inviting artists from around the world to apply with their recent painting, print and drawing works.
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International E-Waste Design Competition: Explore Ways to Reuse E-Waste

Students have the opportunity to showcase their ideas for recycling and reducing e-waste during the International E-Waste Design Competition. Continue

Holcim Awards Competition: Promote Sustainable Construction

The Holcim Awards is a series of international competitions being conducted for the 3rd time to recognize innovative projects and future-oriented concepts in sustainable construction on regional and global levels. Continue

Stairscraper: Focusing on Individual Needs in a Collective Whole

Nabito’s ongoing project, the Stairscraper, will be built in Abu Dhabi, EAU, as it is the 2010 project winner of the Total Housing Competition. Below you will find the idea and description of their winning concept. Continue

Discover How Designer Ismini Karali Works with Projects

Ismini Karali, the founder of her own interior design studio, Ismini Karali Design, started her firm 18 years ago, after studies in business administration. Continue

How to Make Your Design into a Work of Art

When the conversation, on what the difference is between art and design, is brought up, the discussion usually tends to get quite heated and passionate, especially if the group consists of fervent designers... Continue

Valuable Perspectives on How to Gain New Ideas for Product Development

Why is it that we go blank when we demand new ideas. Being an effective idea generator doesn't always mean that it is automatic... we have to put ourselves into a specific process, a creative process. Continue

Great Advice on Establishing Your Own Online Design Shop from Melanie Adams

This is an interview with Melanie, where she shares valuable information on how to stay alive in the competitive interior design field. Continue

Here is N+B Architectes’ Newest Environmental Project

One of N+B architectes' focuses have been schools and educational architectures with environmental awareness and their newest projects this time is the Campus for the University Montpelier South of France. Continue

Why Understanding Your Client is of Great Importance

Design, can be a very personal and meaningful art for many individuals. Hence, it’s of great importance to understand the true wants of the client and what emotions the design must bring to him/her. Continue

Mr. Cube by Héctor Serrano

Mr. Cube is Héctor Serrano's new creative design that will be presented next week at 100% London. Continue

This is ArtBACKUP’s Lifestyle Design

T3CID (Those Three Crazy Italian Designers) is a new design company who have submitted their Art BACKUP. Their product idea came from wanting to crop an image with the help of multiple CDs. Continue

The Designer’s Story

When entering a designer's site, we most often click on the "Profile" page. It's in our nature to be curious on who the creator of a certain design is. And, how this person has evolved his/her vivid imagination into the world. Hence, a designer's story becomes a crucial part when exposing one's work. Continue

Time for You to Stand Alone as a Designer

The fundamental nature of strategy is to put yourself in a position where you have more choices than your competitors. To accomplish this, you need to realize that you’ll be taking decisions and struggle on your own. Continue

Here is 3XN’s Winning Concept for Their Landmark Project in Sweden

In a recent competition, for the Swedish clients at Svea Fastigheter, these known design companies took part: 3XN, BIG, Wingårdhs and Tham & Videgård. Continue

Facts You Should Know about Creating a Strategy

You've done your market analysis, and you have understood what the problems, values and beliefs are in your market. Now, it's time for the crucial strategy: the determination of your position. So, the question is how do you go from market analysis to strategy? Continue

How Architect Marcio Kogan Settled Studio mk27′s Mission

Marcio Kogan, establisher of Studio mk27, is a straightforward architect who, with many years of experience, refers you to the reality of being in the industry. Kogan talks about how he saw a lack of quality in Brazilian dwellings and so determined to take the manner in his own hands and created his own strategy. Continue

How to Give Your Product a Longer Life

If you want to create a product that won't be beaten by a competitor the first day it's launched: the safest way to success is to make a creative strategy with an understanding of the challenges and changes that occur during a product’s lifespan. Here is a list that should be established on just about every project. Continue