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honda motocompo
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the motocompo is a 'trunk bike' produced in the early 80s by honda. now something of a collectors item the rugged two-wheeler features fold-away handle bars, which allow it to fit into the back of a hatchback car.
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06.11.09

--- riva boats: designboom visits the luxury boat manufacturer
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a look at designboom's trip to the riva boatyard on iseo lake in sarnico, italy.
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06.02.09

--- electric motorcycles and scooters
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a wide section of some electric motorcycles and scooters that may soon be on a street near you
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05.28.09

--- frank lloyd wright lego architecture collection just released
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the frank lloyd wright collection of lego architecture building sets, coinciding with his exhibition from 'within outward' at the guggenheim museum.
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05.20.09

--- carlo mollino: interiors at sebastian and barquet, london
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currently the sebastian and barquet gallery in london is holding the most comprehensive exhibition of carlo mollino's work in the UK to date. 'carlo mollino: interiors' features polaroids taken by mollino between 1962 and his passing in 1973 alongside earlier photographs, pieces of his furniture and a film installation.
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05.13.09

--- vintage airline logos
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as well as having an extensive archive of airplane designs the museum of flight website boasts a collection of almost 150 'vintage' airline logos.
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05.06.09

--- vending machines
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a round-up of vending machines from around the world
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04.28.09

--- LEDs at the 2009 lighting fair tokyo
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the 9th annual 'lighting fair' was recently held in tokyo, japan featuring the latest lighting technology including lots of LEDs
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04.15.09

--- decidedly low-tech
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an emerging group of people are choosing low-tech, old fashioned technology
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03.31.09

--- the milan design museum reopens with 'serie fuoriserie'
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on saturday march 21st, 2009 the milan design museum reopens. various exhibitions under the title 'serie fuoriserie' (manufactured in series / one-off pieces) will be shown in the milan design museum, located inside the triennale museum.
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03.18.09

--- cactus design scenario
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generally speaking, a cactus is a symbol of patience, endurance, persistence and nostalgia. its cultural imaginary is portrayed in the emphasis of the many design applications.
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03.08.09

--- wearable computers
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the age of wearable computers is slowly moving from science fiction to reality
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03.01.09

--- tomas maldonado
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an exhibition in milan pays homage to the work of tomas maldonado artist, designer and industrial design theorist.
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02.24.09

--- the history of modern camouflage
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the french were the first to establish an official camouflage unit, the service de camouflage, in 1915. they were followed by the british, italians, germans and americans. since then, of course, camouflage has moved off the battlefield and into mainstream culture.
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02.23.09

--- david altmejd
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david altmejd burst onto the contemporary art scene seemingly out of nowhere. the young sculptor began exhibiting at small galleries in his hometown of montréal and then made the move to new york.
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02.16.09

--- money design and history
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it is said that a recession provokes artists, designers and alike to create some of their best work but for some people money is the constant source of question regardless of the economic climate.
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02.13.09

--- creative work: graphic design by brock davis
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american graphic designer brock davis is group creative director for advertising agency carmichael lynch in minneapolis.
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02.07.09

--- barbie turns 50
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for the 50th anniversary of barbie, designboom presents a snapshot report with over 100 images of the making of barbie, from a designer's point of view.
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02.04.09

--- wind power technology
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a look at the state of wind power today, from the biggest most ambitious projects to small and humble designs for personal use.
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01.30.09

--- otto baumberger – swiss graphic designer and advertising pioneer
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200 of otto baumberger's posters, made during 40 years of his career, are currently shown in the exhibition 'otto baumberger – advertising pioneer' at the museum of design zürich, plakatraum .
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