Category Archives: Design

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An interactive infographic for exploring  the myriad interconnections of Europe’s royal dynasties. To wit:

Royal and aristocratic families are known for their fondness of marrying within their own clique. Restraining aggression between two families, creating a stronger front towards a third family, increasing territorial acquisitions, legal claim to a foreign throne through inheritance are some of the most common reasons. This leads to very interesting and entangled family trees which the visual tries to convey. It shows how all 10 of the current hereditary royal leaders of Europe can be connected to each other through their ancestors. We don’t have to look very far back. Even the most distant royal relatives have their shared forebears born after the year 1700.

Explore it here.

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The Nissan e-NV200 WORKSPACe, created in collaboration with UK design workshop Studio Hardie, is the world’s first electric-powered van/office.

Filled with space saving fold-away space and extendible sections, the van contains an integrated fold-out desk, touch-screen computer, wifi, Bluetooth audio, smartphone-controlled LED lights, a panoramic glass roof, a mini-fridge and a barista-level coffee maker. 

Half an hour at a roadside EV dock charges the whole unit to 80% capacity.

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The Seataci concept yacht – an idea conceived by the renowned Canadian industrial designer Charles Bombardier.

The main hull is ballasted and submersible, allowing for underwater viewing areas. The propulsion system is biomimetic, with twin foils on either side of the main hull pushing back water like a whale’s flukes.

The dreamboat also features ‘a dozen villas and two landing pads specially designed for personal flying drones’.

As soon as someone invents personal flying drones, we’re heading out to sea.

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