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Best wishes for 2010

What if design helped us get back to basics?
… taking the world as it comes?

After all, there must be a reason why it is like this.
A reason why European industry is shooting itself in the foot by transferring research and production to Asia.
A reason why intelligence is exported.
A reason why more and more Chinese companies are aiming to develop their own products.
A reason why the design is considered, more and more as an ordinary component.
A reason to wish an excellent year to designers because if they have the competence the opportunities are there.
A reason to wish an excellent year to European manufacturers because it is no longer a matter of economics but intelligence : to build a future based on other criteria.

Therefore happy new year to everyone….

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Smoove

Take note…

Smoove, a real challenger

Bikes are more and more popular : For several years now, bike-share services have been installed in a few cities in France.
Quite recently, with Lyon and then Paris, this kind of service had major media coverage, accelerating its legitimacy. These important realisations have opened the way for development in this field.
There has been real impact on the public and the community find their own  interest in terms of service, to clear the traffic and also for their communication.

Important companies with enormous means are managing this market now, due to logistic complexity and investment’s level.

Why then SMOOVE ?

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COCOTTE « shopping partner » for the Forum des Halles - Paris

Forum des halles is one of the most busy  shopping malls in the heart of Paris. Fifty million people pass through each year.

The decision was taken to create a digital interactive directory to help people find the right services and to orient themselves through the four levels of shops and cultural places.

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2009

The omens & pundits are announcing a difficult year.
For us it will certainly be better than we imagine, rich with
changes, new awareness and experiences.

Greetings and actions

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EXPO ZARAGOZA 2008, tailoring waste materials

Zaragoza is celebrating the International Exhibition under the Theme “Water and Sustainable Development”

Specially for this event, Sonríeteme Recicla S.L, company specialist in waste analyze, contacted to our Design Pool partner in Spain, Stimulo, to create a full range of merchandising products made of recycling materials and manufactured for convicts from penitentiary under a social and professional rehabilitation course.

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New Design (Pool) Partner: MagicFrame

Magicframe Consulting, founded by Amitava Guha, is a visual design programming and design-application project management consultancy established in Bangalore, in India..

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CBS OUTDOOR

CBS Outdoor launches a catalogue of street furniture.

CBS is an communication group whose other international activities involve street furniture (CBS OUTDOOR).

As far as we are concerned, we have dealt with the development of two ranges of bus shelters and accessories, and we have compiled the catalogue which includes all of CBS OUTDOOR’s offers.

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BRAND NEW DAYS: DESIGN EXPRESS

A new company – brief sent by mail – the goal: to invest into the pens market dedicated to the company communications sector – propositions sent in few days – a first selection – modelisation and development – control of first prototypes – follow up…

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OPENING STRATEGY STIMULO
PRODUCT DESIGN FROM A to Z

PICSA is, amongst others things, a polycarbonate and reusable bottle manufacturer in Spain.
To face a strategy of diversification, the company has launched a new cold-water dispenser system in a clever way, that will increase its bottle production and create a permanent business.

For the existing products still on the market, one of the main problems is the maintenance and sanitisation of the system:when we sell mineral water, the water is refrigerated (that’s why the system is complex), when we sell bottles we directly refrigerate the bottles… this is the advantage of PICSA’s ECOBOT, avoiding all contamination problems.
ECOBOT is the smallest cold-water dispenser currently on the market for a 10 litters capacity.

Our role: the development of ECOBOT system from the concepts researches to the global follow up in relation with the chinese factory.
Global project took around 2 years. Launching in 2007.

Ramon Martinez. Creative director Stimulo - a Design (Pool) partner.
www.ecobot.es
www.stimulo.com

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