Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay of Raw-Edges Studio talk with Max Fraser about some of their most recent collaborations.

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What happens when material things become free? Long Tail author and Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson examines new models of wealth distribution and claims we’re moving from economies of scarcity to an age of abundance.

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In this video, IDEO's David Kelly speaks on the need for a broader approach to design in the twenty-first century.

Presenting a number of recent projects, Kelly discusses the notion that product design has become much less about the hardware of objects and more about the personal user experience.

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Perfecting the form-follows-function mantra of the modernists, legendary designer Dieter Rams created products that were innovative, honest, unobtrusive and easy to use.

Widely recognized as one of the most influential industrial designers of the late 20th century, Rams talks about his philosophy of design and his views on what truly makes a good design.

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This October in the heart of London an exhibition of limited edition contemporary design was presented to coincide with the Frieze Art Fair.

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Famous for his tactile and fluid forms, industrial designer Ross Lovegrove has designed what he calls an ''alpine capsule," to fulfill restaurateur and club owner Moritz Craffonara’s wishes to sleep under the stars atop his private mountain in the Alps.

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Jack Mama, Creative Director at Philips, and Clive van Heerden, Senior Director of design-led innovation at Philips, discuss the aims, benefits and outcomes of the Design Probe programme at Philips Design.

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MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli discusses the groundbreaking show "Design and the Elastic Mind". Full of products, concepts and designs that reflect the elastic, multi-tasking, quickly shifting way we think now. Though the physical show has closed, the online home of the exhibit is quite lively and packed with amazement.

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