Design Grant

Design Grant

Design Grant featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Butterfly

Butterfly is a flexible aircraft seating system that allows transformation between premium economy seats and business class flatbed suites. Each Butterfly suite contains two reclining seats staggered relative to each other, and both seats together are sold as premium economy. Cabin crew can flip the window seat over to form a side couch, creating a business class suite for one passenger. Flipping the aisle seat as well creates a large flat surface for sleeping. The system lets operators adjust the cabin to changing demand and use floor space efficiently.

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Toro

Toro is a medium size coach with a length of 8.5 metres, designed for short and medium haul service, tourist and airport transportation. The outer shell is made of fibre reinforced polymer, sheet metal, perforated sheet metal and tempered glass, over a chassis and main structure of aluminium and steel. Toro seats 35 to 37 passengers and provides a luggage capacity of 5 cubic metres. A lowered bumper and a connected luggage room with three side lids make loading and unloading easier. The rear seats can also be used as a bed on longer journeys.

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Ozoa

The OZOa electric bike features a frame with a distinctive ‘Z’ shape. The frame forms an unbroken line that connects key functional elements of the vehicle, such as wheels, steering, seat and pedals. The ‘Z’ shape is oriented in such a way that its structure provides a natural in-built rear suspension. Economy of weight is provided by the use of aluminum profiles in all parts. A removable, rechargeable lithium ion battery is integrated into the frame.

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PD TT Bike

This is a concept of a triathlon bicycle, made only for professional athletes. The musculature of the universal Spanish fighter is built of the latest generation of carbon fibers. Under the carbon frame, you can easily communicate the muscular body of the Miura bulls and the latest technologies in the bicycle industry, highlighting the sharp lines of the design and emphasizing the professional line of the frame. The development of the bicycle prototype is made by the Bulgarian design studio.

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Brescia Hommage

In times of high-tech all digital gadgets, flatness of touch screens and rational single-volume vehicles, the Brescia Hommage project is an old school two-seater hypercar design study envisioned as celebration to an era where elegant simplicity , high-touch materiality, raw power, pure beauty and the direct connection between man and machine were the rule of the game. A time when brave and ingenious men like Ettore Bugatti himself created mobile devices that amazed the world.

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Electric

Electric Race Bike is a light electric bicycle developed for road racing use. The frame is made from a combination of kevlar and carbon, which makes the structure strong and very light. The total weight is 9.5 kilograms. A central motor supplies force and torque to assist the rider. The battery has a patented construction and is hidden inside the frame. High end components common in professional cycling are used. The geometry follows that of a road racing bicycle, and the form was refined in a wind tunnel to improve aerodynamics.

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