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Confronting fragility and power of life – Suspended Fields by Numen/ForUse

The Suspended Fields represent contemporary spatial project related with our comprehension of nature, its resources and our attitude towards nature. Designers are growing the Fields, which are not tied to the ground, but floating intently inbetween closed walls, symbolising the entire vegetative cycle, from sprouting to disintegration.

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02/6 2012
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MUUSE – Long Tail business model applied to fashion

How does less become more? How does one reach target users? Technology has given us more independence and we have, as users, gained more and more power of choice. MUUSE is one of the first impulses of the near future of the global market’s image subjected to customized needs, wishes and dreams of individuals.

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01/6 2012
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„Common Sense & Sensibility“ exhibition opens at Belgrade Design Week 2012

The Common Sense & Sensibility design exhibition will premiere at the Belgrade Design Week, opening on 06 June at 8 p.m. The exhibition illustrates a turning-point in the history of contemporary Croatian product design, placing it into a more mature social and market context – a new generation of Croatian products that have evolved into design brands. The exhibition’s premiere is organized by the new internet magazine DesignAgenda and the Festival, the exhibition’s co-producer.

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28/5 2012
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How long term innovations beat crises – Wilkhahn

Despite current economic turbulences some companies have not only shown perseverence but achieved success on the market, while the crisis has only chipped but not destabilized them. The German company Wilkhahn is an example how continuous investment into innovation, some boldness and culture of knowledge can turn you into market leader.

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15/5 2012
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Handcrafted Innovation – The Ultimate Ski Experience from ZAI

How it is possible not to be affected by the recession? By following actual user experience, providing customized solutions that meet personal needs, and creating products which bring incredible ease and pleasure to the user. By exploring new paths, by remaining true to a vision, and by investing in products which challenge previous-held (established) assumptions.

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15/4 2012
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China’s Design Dynasty – on the horizon

Imagine the moment in which a five thousand year old civilization starts designing its own products and offering it to the western market. The Chinese have realized that cheap production costs, a fast copying of western products and fast profit are not long-term sustainable. The aspiration towards a better quality of life and more respect for Chinese products, untill now a synonym for low quality on the global market, is already evident.

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04/11 2011
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Tape Installation weaves a web of tubes over Europe

The Tape Installation by Croatian-Austrian design collective Numen/For Use spread over Europe in 2010 – from Zagreb to Vienna Design Week to Berlin’s Design May and Frankfurt’s Schirn Kunstalle. But the culmination of its growing tour was the Red Dot award in the category Event Design for the symposium Quer on Interactivity held in March at the old Vienna theatre Odeon.

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