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"Design is a fundamental way in which we express ourselves. And the designer is involved in every stage of the process, from the initial idea, to production and testing, and to eventual use. A perfect resource for design and engineering audiences across the board, this investigative-styled programme examines the key stages of the design process and the factors which influence this process. Experts in architecture, industrial design, sustainable design and product development discuss how they approach a project and what it's like working with clients and colleagues. Visually-stunning and a fascinating insight into a creative, high-pressured industry, viewers will experience how a design goes from imagination to reality." - includes downloadable information under the 'resources' tab.

"This episode tells the story of the birth of industrial design. Alongside the celebrated names, from Wedgwood to William Morris, it also explores the work of the anonymous designers responsible for classic designs from cast-iron cooking pots to sheep shears - harbingers of a breed of industrially produced objects resulting in the Model T Ford. Includes interviews with designer Dieter Rams and J Mays, Ford Motors' global head of design."

Khai Lieu Website designed by Frost Design. With project brief, project team and design challenge.

2 1/2 minute video of artist, designer, sculptor Tord Boontje London designer Tord Boontje explains how Midsummer light, the decorative paper lampshade he designed in 2004 for Artecnica, challenged the dominance of Minimalist design. Boontje's Midsummer light, which he designed for Los Angeles design company Artecnica in 2004, consists of two sheets of Tyvek - a tear-proof synthetic paper material - stamped with a delicate floral pattern. The two sheets are draped around a simple plastic cone to create a perforated lampshade that casts a soft, dappled light. "Midsummer Light is directly inspired by lying under a tree and seeing the sunlight going through the leaves," Boontje says in the movie, which Dezeen filmed at his studio in London. Boontje is one of a number of designers who has led a move away from Minimal design to return to more decorative themes over the last 20 years. He reveals that his interest in decoration started when his daughter was born in 2000. "I had a very strong desire to make my own home like a nest, like a very loving environment," he explains. "I wanted to make the home softer, warmer and more humane."

"Learn how to create products that meet user need and are inclusive. Designers explain how they determine their market, consider values and needs, use ergonomic and anthropometric data and respond to challenges of demographic change and inclusive design." - includes downloadable worksheets and information relevant to the video under the 'resources' tab.

Interview with Louise Olsen & Stephen Ormandy of Dinosaur Designs

Website for Dinosaur designs with information about the designers and some short videos.

Article on Baker D. Chirico includes design brief, project need, design challenge and sustainability. Also lists project team.

Chapter 3 is on industrial design

Brief article about Dinosaur designs.

Short article on Dinosaur designs.

Short article on Dinosaur designs.

"Looks at the crisis-stricken decades of the 1920s and 1930s, from Bauhaus to British mock-Tudor and the three-piece lounge suite."

Zaha Hadid Architects - Product designs (

2 hours 33 minutes documentary on Ai Weiwei's work Fairytale. Fairytale is one of Ai's two contributions for Documenta 12 in 2007. For this project, Ai brought 1,001 people (including himself) from all over China to the city of Kassel in Germany. They were chosen through an open invitation posted on his blog. Ai designed clothes, luggage and a dormitory in an old textile factory for the visitors. He let them wander around the city during the exhibition time of three months. The participants were divided into five groups that each stayed in Kassel for a week. According to Philip Tinari the primary design object here is not the clothing or suitcases but the participants' experiences, even their spirits. He was also commissioned to create another sculpture at Documenta 12, titled Template. During the exhibition, the monumental outdoor piece made of wooden doors and windows from destroyed Ming and Qing Dynasty houses (1368--1911), collapsed after a storm.

3 minute video of Louise Olsen & Stephen Ormandy talking about Dinosaur designs.

Joshua Davis talks about the Heineken Future Bottle Design Challenge 2013: Remix our future. The second annual competition encourages designers to embrace the company's 140th anniversary as inspiration.

12 minute video of graduate jewellery work from Tafe Design school in Sydney.

Fabio Ongarato's designs for hotel.