BEDA, The Bureau of European Design Associates, based in Belgium elected a new Vice President for 2009 – 2011 and accepted four new members at its General Assembly held in Brussels on March 14 2009. Initiated in London in 1969 BEDA has since been communicating the value of design and innovation to the institutions of [...]

Google officially launched the Google Internet bus an iniative in in Chennai (formerly known as Madras), India. The pilot project began yesterday and will continue its route to other 15 cities in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, through the month of February until Mid-March, monitering the response, if it is successful the buses will [...]

Originally posted by Cluster. Written by Marcia Caines City Eco Lab by JohnThackara | Allan Chochinov speaking at the ‘bonfire’ of City Eco Lab by JohnThackara | © Cluster A review by Marcia Caines (Cluster). Edited by Mark Vanderbeeken (Experientia) Saint Etienne celebrates this year the 10th anniversary of its International Design Biennial in the [...]

Photo: Ornella Orlandini | Torino World Design Capital Review by Mark Vanderbeeken (Experientia) and Marcia Caines (Cluster) The days after the American presidential election are clearly a period of reflection. Newspapers and magazines are full of thoughtful articles, and conferences seek to define the new agendas and directions for our world to move towards. The [...]

Originally published on Archinect, reblogged by Cluster By George M. Beylerian (Author), Michele Caniato (Author), Andrew Dent (Author), Bradley Quinn (Author) The single most significant influence on today’s manmade environment: materials innovation. Smart substances, intelligent interfaces, and sensory surfaces are redefining the world we live in, from self-cleaning materials based on the surface morphology of [...]