March 01, 2010
Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics called for the redesign of hot dogs. “If you were to take the best engineers in the world and asked them to design a perfect plug for a child’s airway, you couldn’t do better than a hot dog,” said Dr. Gary Smith, former chairman of the AAP’s Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. “When it’s wedged in tightly, that child is going to die.” Never ones to resist a challenge, or the chance to play with our food, we carved out a little time to explore the redesign of the hot dog.
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February 02, 2010
There are four basic areas in which design has an important role to play in value creation, say Ravi Sawhney and Deepa Prahalad.
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January 25, 2010
Happiness is contagious, and that “contagious” quality is where design meets the market. Coca-Cola’s Happiness Machine video is a perfect example of how viral happiness can be.
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January 22, 2010
RKS team members Harnish Jani, Deepa Prahalad, and Ko Nakatsu will be conducting a workshop entitled “Predictable Magic: Designing Emotional Interactions and Business Results” on February 4th at Interaction10 in Savannah, GA.
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November 17, 2009
Now, more than ever, the kitchen is the heart of the home. The economic downturn has prompted a resurgence of home cooking. People are seeking cost-effective solutions for creating the kitchen of their dreams – the virtual fireplace where they can gather with family and friends. Seasons Cooktop Ventware concept combines the best in retractable kitchen vent systems with a whole new paradigm for kitchen appliances – unparalleled customizability.
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November 17, 2009
The RKS-designed Vestalife Firefly has been honored with a 2010 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award. The Innovations Design and Engineering Awards program recognizes the most innovative consumer electronics (CE) products in the industry’s hottest product categories.
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November 12, 2009
The business and sustainability conference Opportunity Green, held this past weekend in L.A., was an amazing experience. As we watched the various films and presentations, my wife and I moved from fear (How will the world survive?) to guilt (Look how we’ve polluted our planet!) to the hope that we can all work together, connected by the belief and passion that we will find a better way.
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November 09, 2009
Eric talked to Oppgreen Insights at the Opportunity Green conference about KOR’s “Better Me, Better World” mission, and KOR’s partnership with RKS.
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November 04, 2009
On Thursday, October 29th, the Autodesk Design Gallery in San Francisco hosted a “Celebration of Design” to showcase the winning selections. “Even with the Bay Bridge shut off for repairs, we had a good turnout, including Ravi from RKS, Yves from Fuse, Sam from HP, Kit from Studio Hinrichs and many more good solid designers who make up the true ‘creative stimulus’ of our community,” said Peter Kuchnicki, President of the Spark Design Awards.
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October 23, 2009
After taking the iLounge Best of Show Award for Design at their Macworld 2009 debut, Firefly and Mantis are on their way to Apple Stores worldwide.
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