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

 

Scotsman

Scotsman is the world's first fully connected, all carbon fiber scooter. Most existing scooters suffer multiple trade offs: power comes at the cost of bulk, while easy portability often correlates with weak power and short range. Scotsman is designed to overcome such compromises. The frame is 3D printed in a single pass from thermoplastic carbon fiber composite, a proprietary recipe that results in a strong yet lightweight and aesthetically pleasing structure. Complete with smart features, Scotsman represents a new category leader for premium, stylish, and eco-friendly transportation.

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FIRE KNIGHT

Fire Knight is specially designed treatment method for an open sore of the planet Earth: water shortage. Uses sand particles which mix with the carbon layer and precipitate the formation of peat soil layer which brings long-lasting advantages for sustainability and enrichment of vegetation. Partitioning the fire allows soil to contact with air and cool down faster. The Fire Knight is an environment-friendly forest fire fighting vehicle working without water. Besides, it is also strongly effective on caring, protecting, and enhancing the vegetation even in the absence of fire.

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Foscat-32

FOSCAT(folding solar catamaran) is a new alternative concept cat sailvessel that consumes no fuel with high energy efficiency. She is a new generation cat-boat which encourages environmental responsibility. In addition, the lightweight folding hulls are easy to handle ashore and require virtually no maintenance. The FOSCAT is one of the first folding cats which can easily be folded on docks and on any sandshore. She can easily reduce the wind profile during docking and well landing the hulls can be easily retracted with folding rudders and mast

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Gulfstream G550 Visions edition

Premium luxury is the standard for the whole interior of the Gulfstream G550 Visions Edition. The G550 is a multi-million dollar air plane, where not at last the pilots operating this aircraft should also feel sitting in and operating an exclusive private jet. Gulfstream´s “PlaneView” cockpit standards are being developed further, where the avionics are integrated into a seamless overall light layout. Thinking about sustainability in the area of the aeroplane transportation is something rare to come by, but a step forward was here set by using bamboo wood elements and common electronic devices

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Dynavonto

This car exudes aggressive design as well as functional aerodynamic qualities. The design has been created to illustrate Lamborghini's new highest priority announced in the Geneva Autoshow in 2012, Handling. This vehicle is designed to cut through the air allowing it to gain down force and pressure to assist the vehicle in corners. Lamborghini has consistently concentrated on acceleration and top speed before handling, until the release of the Aventador. This was the spark of exceeding handling limitations. This concept car applies that as it's body design helps improve handling.

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Phaeton

Electric vehicle design aims to respond the need of intercity low speed cars. Fitting to the concept of slowed cities, Phaeton eco-vehicle can be classified in an intermediate layer between automobiles and non-motorized vehicles. Designed in accordance with international vehicle norms defined as under 250 kilograms and 40 km/h speed, Phaeton is a lightweight, low cost and safe eco-car that fits to urban environments. It is especially suitable for low speed areas such as inner-city alleys, historical or touristic areas and university campuses.

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Design interview of the day

Read the latest interviews and conversations on design, creativity and innovation between design journalist and world-famous designers, artists and architects. See latest design projects and award-winning designs by famous designers, artists, architects and innovators. Discover new insights on creativity, innovation, arts, design and architecture. Learn about design processes of great designers.

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