Readymade News

An Illustrated Weekly of World Design, 23 February 2010

2010-02-23T08:55:10+02:00

The Design Indaba 2010 conference kicks off tomorrow, this years speakers include Michael Beirut, Bill Drenttel, Bruce Nussbaum, the Bouroullec Brothers, Tord Boontjie and even Martha Stewart amongst others. The conference lasts until the end of the 26th so that there is an overlap with the Design Indaba Expo, which cover a wide variety of advertising, architecture, craft, décor, film, fashion, graphic design, interior design, jewelry, new media, publishing, product design and visual media. Image; rfataar. ‘Each of the over 260 exhibitors is evaluated and endorsed by an advisory panel of top South African designers, stylists, critics and industry experts....

An Illustrated Weekly of World Design, 16 February 2010

2010-02-16T10:33:36+02:00

Porsche is seriously looking into hybrid drives, announcing its new AG 911 GT3 R Hybrid, featuring innovative hybrid technology developed especially for racing. The all-wheel-drive car will be unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show and will be tested in long-distance races at Nurburgring, depending on the amount of fuel needed at pit stops, the hybrid could have a huge advantage. Read more on the innovative hybrid layout and design here. For more news on electric cars, Treehugger has a great video from Peter Sinclair that explains the history, challenges, and potential future of plug-in electric cars, all in 10...

An Illustrated Weekly of World Design, 09 February 2010

2010-02-09T08:54:43+02:00

Optimal Energy has launched an online campaign called ‘Don’t be a Passenger’, you can follow the blog, twitter feed, facebook page and win a trip for two to the Arctic. From the site: “How we live today will continue to have an impact on our future and the future of our environment. In the 4 minutes that you will watch this video many things will change. It's up to you to make that change for the better.” Spread the (green) word. Michael Young has been very busy lately: developing the Avalon swivel chair for Swedese and a great looking ‘Lancaster...

An Illustrated Weekly of World Design, 02 February 2010

2010-02-02T12:22:55+02:00

Peugeot’s new design team just released these images of a concept bicycle dubbed the B1K. Sculpted as a race bike, it features a chainless drive train, carbon fiber construction and scant few details on the rest of the design. The rear rim is hubless, gaining an aerodynamic advantage. Both wheels forgo the traditional tire and tube in place of a rubber sleeve stretched over the rim. Pretty nice looking bike. Via psfk. Phillipe Starck is at it again, even though he vowed never to design again. He went off and did a reality TV show; Design for Life and his...

An Illustrated Weekly of World Design, 26 January 2010

2010-01-26T16:16:33+02:00

After more than a decade of designing products and services in the USA, Europe, Asia and South Africa, we wanted to reflect our global perspective in design, in a new name. We are happy to announce that Readymade has become Terrestrial. Our new site is here and you can also follow us on twitter or facebook. Whether or not you believe in the latest hype surrounding the rumors of Apple’s tablet launch, Apple has almost always delivered new breakthrough devices and services that changed the landscape forever. Be it mp3 players, digital content delivery, computers or phones, things will never...