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What does universal design do for us as a company?

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In his keynote speech at the RCA Innovation through Inclusive Design event Alex Lee explains how ‘design for all’ has been behind the spectacular 15 year growth of US homewares company OXO Good Grips

Aeron chair by Herman Miller

Product design by Dick Powell

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How do good ideas become marketable products? Dick Powell gives an overview of the product design process, from commission, briefing and market research through to product launch. Product design is crucial to anyone involved in the manufacture and marketing of physical products. A well-conceived product will sell more, increase market share, have wider reach, improve margins and potentially...

Ten examples

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Paul Siodmok picks out some of the best examples of CAD in action – from bringing new wheelchairs and briefcases to market to developing the latest concept cars Project: Triumph Triple Speed Motorcycle Client: Triumph Motorcycles Designer: Triumph Motorcycles in-house team Year: 1994 Triumph found that it was difficult and time consuming to create freeform surfaces in its solid modelling...

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Materials by Chris Lefteri

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Want to keep up to date with new developments in materials? Need to find out which materials best suit which products, or what impact materials choice can have on the environment? Materials expert Chris Lefteri explains how to make the right choices for your project.

Palm V designed by IDEO

Further reading

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J Bessant, High Involvement Innovation, John Wiley, 2003 J Bessant, 'Challenges in innovation management', in L Shavinina (ed), International Handbook on Innovation, Elsevier, 2003 J Bessant, 'Developing routines for innovation management within the firm', in J Sundbo and L Fuglsand (eds), Innovation as Strategic Reflexivity, Routledge, 2002 R Cooper, Marketing and Design Management,...

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How future trends will affect the design of products

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The design of products of every type is clearly linked to the economic health of manufacturing sectors. That said, society needs to replace outdated products and continues to crave new and better iterations. As long as society needs new products, there will continue to be a demand for their design So, while much actual manufacturing is sourced elsewhere, the broad drivers behind new products...

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15 September 2005

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Present George Cox (Chairman), Hamish Bryce, Bonnie Dean, John Hollar, Geoffrey Kirk, Stuart MacDonald, Paul Priestman, Jonathan Sands, Chris Wise. Apologies Penny Egan, John Hazelwood, Richard Williams, Brian Leonard, Zoe Dayan, Robin Murray. In attendance David Kester (Chief Executive), Deborah Fitzgerald (Interim Media & Communication Director), Richard Eisermann (Director-Design &...

The business case for CAD

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CAD is primarily relevant to the manufacturing and design development sector of the economy. Within manufacturing, CAD is as relevant to SMEs as it is to multinationals. But it is only within the last five to ten years that the cost of CAD software and hardware has become viable for almost all areas of the manufacturing economy The primary business drivers for early adoption of CAD technology...

Design and manufacturing partnership

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When Aqualisa decided to partner with design consultancy Seymour Powell, it hoped to create an ongoing product development process designed to drive the business into new areas without losing sight of its core markets. Seymour Powell and Aqualisa have now been working together for over ten years, and some big changes have occurred in this time, but as Dick Powell, co-founder of Seymour Powell...

Aqualisa

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A partnership with design agency Seymour Powell for over 10 years has enabled Aqualisa to maintain its competitive edge by exploiting the growing demand for high-end power and digital showers.