Creative Week for young designers

Luke and Luca tinker just packaging for their homemade soap. In the kitchen, the kids are working on dough.
The smell of exotic scents fills the room. Florian Luca and Luke tinker just decorative containers for your homemade soaps and "soda bombs". They have equipped with marbles or rose petals.

With the professional assistance of Daniela class primary school children ask one morning bath and soaps ourselves.

For the sixth time, the Family Education Center (FBS) Gronau offers under the "Creative Week" to different activities for children during the holidays. Not only in soap manufacture is the creativity in the first place - even if it sometimes something tangible approaching: Bennet pounding his fists on a piece of a shortcrust

Creative ideas from T-shirt design to training camp

Four proposals for a new school T-shirt Eugen Schmalenbach.
Halver. "The best place for your talent." This award may discover who takes the time to look at the artistic photographs that adorn a wall in the basement of the old-Schmalenbach vocational colleges. He might as well be the motto of this year's project week at his East Village, the results - including those just photos - on Thursday were presented at the school festival.

Every two years there is usually a project week. "The last week of school before the holidays is always a bit tough," said teacher Julia Kruger, in whose hands the organization, the WR-conversation in the background while the school band with songs from the charts for the musical framework provides. Therefore, the project would work as well as their presentation at the school festival is a welcome change. Almost since it is obvious: "Pupils and teachers have been through a great commitment."

What is the outcome can be proud of - from the basement, where in addition to the images from the photo project "The school, in my view" and wall paintings - including a romantic sea-beach, created by "Effi and Miriam" - the concrete a colorful face . give An artist will continue, thanks to the project group "beautification area", in different classes, which were also highly decorative and embellished in the future certainly more motivated than ever to learn to be.

"Taking part in the week, our full-time students," said Stefanie Fröndhoff teacher. "The idea came partly from the teachers, but also partly caused by suggestions of the students themselves," and whose creativity was not only by the artful "spice up" the space for expression.

Creative thinkers from around the world first innovation conference in Potsdam

Hundreds of innovation experts from around the world will meet in September in Potsdam to discuss with the pioneers of design thinking-scene advanced models and methods.
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Furthermore, innovative, team-oriented solutions for management, research and education will be developed. From 20 to 22 September permanent event called "d.confestival" will be a mix of conference and festival, thus ensuring an exceptionally creative and productive work environment. Online applications are now possible under.

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The new event format will bring for the first time managers, trainers and researchers together, the innovations and innovative teamwork focus. Prominent contributors will include SAP founder and HPI-founder Prof. Hasso Plattner and design thinking pioneer David Kelley. With this, for example, is a creative guide as Oliviero Toscani, the brains behind much discussed Benetton campaigns. Companies such as Metro, German and German bank Deutsche Telekom have also been promised participation. An interactive presentation and workshop formats, a global innovation challenge and an exhibition area provide an international atmosphere and numerous opportunities for networking.
Host is the world's first d.confestivals the HPI School of Design Thinking at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Potsdam. It is Europe's first innovation for school students and works along the lines of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University in Palo Alto. Since 2007, the Potsdamer device to the one in Germany, additional academic training in design thinking.
The focus of the design Thin King's wishes and needs of users and customers are themselves This is the process differs fundamentally from conventional methods in science and innovation practice. Such requirements usually define ago from technical feasibility or economic marketability. Design thinking also leads multidisciplinary together the strengths of many problem-solving strategies, patterns of thinking and communication cultures.

Ford opened extension of the Design Center in Cologne

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- Ford opened its expanded design center in Cologne-Merkenich, for 11.6 million euros have been invested. The Center promotes the concept of open space with his creative ideas.
- A new so-called "power wall" allows global communication and the exchange of virtual, three-dimensional images in real time. Furthermore, new milling machines for detailed clay models installed and the existing design studios redesigned.

- The design center is the work of the teams that draw globally responsible for the design and development of small and medium-sized Ford models.
The expansion of the Ford Design Center in Cologne Merkenich is completed and is now used by the design team from Ford. In the construction project, the company has invested a total of 11.6 million euros.
The new building is characterized by a very open design, flowing shapes and creates a friendly atmosphere is the ideal base for effective communication and creative exchange. Ford has equipped the new extension including a so-called "power wall" that allows a virtual, three-dimensional display of new vehicles and concepts. In addition, were purchased new milling machines, which are made in future on the basis of CAD data particularly detailed clay models of new cars for aerodynamic tests in wind tunnel nearby. The existing design studios have been designed as part of the new extension.
"Exceptional design delineates our brand from others and delighting our customers," said Martin Smith, Executive Design Director, Ford of Europe. "The expansion of the design center creates a work environment that motivate our employees and give them the necessary freedom is the design philosophy of Ford ever again develop."
The 3,000 square meter building is home now, the team that currently holds the overall responsibility for design and development of small and medium-sized cars like the Ford Fiesta and the Ford Focus. By extending the design center now comprises a total area of ​​16,000 square meters.
"With the power wall, we can in real time with our colleagues all over the world communicate, share design ideas, demonstrate progress and discuss works from Australia, North America and Europe," said Smith.

creative design agreement for designers

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Laser Printers for creative professionals

Professional graphic designers and other creative people to create
with the Phaser 7800 color laser printer from Xerox now allows quicker
and easier lively and colorful advertising, POS materials, packaging
prototypes, and marketing materials. Equipped with many color quality
tools, comprehensive media processing capabilities and professional
finishing options, the Phaser 7800 quickly processed by Xerox print
jobs and also controls the exact color matching. Graphic designers can
thus create professional documents more quickly, and exceed customer
expectations.
"The Xerox Phaser 7800 is ideal for designers, photographers and
creative professionals from the industry," says Renate Becker Nauen,
Product and Solutions are Portfolio Marketing Manager, Xerox Ltd. "The
captivating combination of consistently high image quality,
professional color and variety of media creatives the freedom to focus
on what matters most - their creativity. "

Creative designs at textile expo

Activities at the Heimtextil 2012 News

With "Ideas crossing" Heimtextil 2012 is a theme that invites you to
explore creative product ideas and new thinking. Young companies and
prospective product, furniture and textile designers are waiting for
the international trade fair for home and contract textiles of 11 to
14 January 2012 with refreshing inspirations and innovative textile
developments. With a new joint presentation of young talent and a
broad business support program brings young talent into the spotlight
Heimtextil.

New ideas for bathroom, bed and table may expect the next Heimtextil
trade visitors from New @ More. Young companies in a class will
present their collections and new products in the premium segment in
Hall 11. "With New More @ we have created a new platform, the start-up
companies the opportunity to present first to an international
audience of home textiles," said Meike core, project manager of home
textiles. "We are very excited about the product launches of some
highly interesting newcomers, offering a creative addition to the
premium sector." Among other things, Peppa Grace Robespierre and his
Europe from Germany and several new companies in Tunisia there.

Creative designs for multi-functional upholstered furniture

For the fifth time, Heimtextil, in cooperation with the fiber producer
Trevira CS and the trade magazine PolsterFashion the Newcomer Award
Young Contract Creations Award: Upholstery advertised. Under the motto
"Relax!" Prospective product, furniture and textile designers are
asked to design multi-functional upholstered furniture for the
commercial sector. The new furniture models have invited to sit and
lie and be equipped with an auxiliary function. Over 50 designs were
submitted by 13 international universities. The five-member jury -
Prof. Jan Armgard (furniture designer), Stefan Bornemann (Director of
Sales ERPO furniture factory), Silke Forner (Editor in Chief
PolsterFashion), Anja Greger (designer Trevira) and Bernd Hollin
(architect) - selected from among all entries, the most interesting
models. The competition is supported by the 2012 ERPO furniture
factory. The 25 best designs are on display during the fair at a
special show in Hall 4.2. The total prize money of 5,000 Euro will be
on 11 January 2012 at 16:30 clock in Hall presented 4.2.

International design schools introduce themselves

Another source of inspiration for visitors from industry, interior
design, architecture and textile design is the special area CAMPUS
dar. In cooperation with the Berlin club "rooms for free eV" is
created in a special exhibition hall 4.2 from 17 leading European
design schools. Students from 12 countries present themselves to the
international trade fair visitors and show ideas for textile surfaces
- developed specifically for the home textile 2012th Apart from German
universities, students from Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Great Britain,
Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Turkey and Hungary are
in the process. As a non-European guest Orbitato the University of
Brazil presented their work at the community level. The presentation
will be held for the sixth time and has become a highlight of the
exhibition in terms of young, creative designs.

Inspiration from the fashion world

Including interdisciplinary, Heimtextil offers inspiration for young
design: For the first time presents the College of Design, the
Frankfurt School of clothing and fashion with its own booth in Hall
11.0 at Heimtextil. With the support of the home textile students an
insight into their projects. During the presentation will present the
young designer's own models and visualize the color trends, the
fashion zeitgeist and visions for 2013.