Fiona Doskocz
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Design Essay: Interior Texture Trends - Europe vs USA
The use of texture can go beyond mere coverage and move into a way of creating inexpensive accents like the production Dodge Magnum to highlight the vent surround or the Jeep Liberty on the center stack. Even more innovative is the Mazda Sassou Concept car from this year's Frankfurt show ...
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Design Essay: Interior Texture Trends - Europe vs USA
The texture on car interior components is something few of us consider much - as practising designers or car users. On injection molded parts grain was originally added to the surface of a tool to hide any molding issues. Now, with greater interest on interior design, the awareness of the ...
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Design Essay: Suppliers, Solar Panels and Nostalgia
Many products create emotional ties with their owner but nothing like the relationship we have with our cars. Like our home most of us spend a considerable part of our life and family's life transiting from place to place. Some journeys are enjoyable and some just necessary. ...
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Design Essay: Wood and Metal Trends at the Detroit Auto Show
Wood and metal accents have been used in automobiles since the beginning, but at the Detroit Auto Show this year it was impressive to see a reintroduction of integrity and authenticity in these traditional materials.
