http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/rss Designers Blog http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/public/images/keechdesign.gif http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/rss http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/149/aram-making-the-then-now.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/149/aram-making-the-then-now.html The http://www.thearamgallery.org/nowThen-Now Show is well and truly into its stride. It runs until 24th April, so there is still time to see it if you haven't already. Design guru, and owner of the fabulous Covent Garden store that hosts the show, tells us more of the story, via the http://backoftheenvelope.britishcouncil.org/2011/apr/08/then-now-showBritish Council's blog. Read more here... Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:21:25 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/148/in-the-know-14.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/148/in-the-know-14.html #999999Images: lensbaby.com Our occasional series where great design objects are described by those who know them best; their owners. Photographer http://www.indigoburns.comLisa Wormsley gives us the inside view... Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:00:53 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/147/now-and-then.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/147/now-and-then.html More on the upcoming THEN-NOW Show 11th March - 24th April 2011, (as in previous article) The THEN-NOW Show is an exhibition of 15 designers who were originally amongst the graduates selected by http://www.aram.co.ukZeev Aram to take part in the Aram Design’s Annual Graduate Shows in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This exhibition revisits the work of these designers to show the development of their career over the last 20 years or so. Their work will be represented by their designs at graduation, THEN, alongside recent work, NOW. Zeev Aram opened his first store on London’s Kings Road, Chelsea, in 1964 at a time when there was very little in the way of modern furniture on the market. He had a real passion for design and was the first to introduce the works of designers such as Carlo Scarpa, A and P.G. Castiglioni, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier and V. Magistretti to the UK market. These were truly radical designs at the time and it may have seemed a gamble to show these works as part of a commercial venture. Aram however, believed that here were pieces that were important, beautifully designed and well manufactured that would stand the test of time. And so they have. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:12:30 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/146/then-and-now.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/146/then-and-now.html The THEN - NOW show is an exhibition at the http://www.thearamgallery.orgAram Gallery that I'm very happy to be a part of. It will run from 11th March to 24th April 2011. It's an exhibition of fifteen designers who graduated in the late '80s and early '90s and whose designs were shown THEN, at the http://www.aram.co.ukAram Designs Graduate Exhibitions - revisiting the work of these designers NOW. The designers are: Jane Atfield Sebastian Bergne Adam Brinkworth Konstantin Grcic Thomas Heatherwick Victoria Jessen - Pike David Keech Wakako Kishimoto Tom Lloyd Kevin McCullagh Corin Mellor Peter Naumann Ben Panayi Luke Pearson Sonya Winner Rediscovering my THEN pieces has been a catalytic experience. Challenging in that some of them were complex and needed to be repaired and re-assembled (no CAD drawings to refer to!); and reassuring in that they still sit comfortably with my work today. One of the messages of this exhibition must surely be to never throw anything away. Here is a taster - a drawing I did back then (the drawings were as important as the pieces themselves). For the 3D work, you'll have to come to the exhibition... Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:32:37 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/145/cool-materials-illuminating-stuff.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/145/cool-materials-illuminating-stuff.html Disney’s ‘Tron Legacy’ opened over Christmas, so doubtless a couple of weeks ago there were lightcycles and Jeff Bridges dolls propping up Christmas trees across the land. The http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2010/12/06/tron-legacy-premiere-aftershow-reportpremier party at Tate Modern saw the production design of the film realised in the shape of costumes, installations, furniture, floor coverings and a mind-bending light show. It demonstrated that this synthetic future may not be that far off after all... For example, http://www.lumalive.philips.comLumalive was unveiled by Philips a few of years ago at http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2011/01/132/yamaha-ifa-berlin-2010.htmlBerlin IFA. It is a textile technology that integrates a matrix of minute LEDs into fabrics to create dynamic light displays. The layered system is capable of millions of colours and uses very little power. Lumalive: courtesy Philips Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:38:46 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/144/cool-materials-harris-tweed.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/144/cool-materials-harris-tweed.html What do Vic Reeves, Miss Marple and Doctor Who have in common? They are all big fans of Harris Tweed. Slightly older that its Irish competitor Magee, Harris Tweed has been handmade in the Scottish Hebrides since before Queen Victoria's time. The textile we might most readily associate with British gents and game hunting attire has had as many identities as it has uses, but in the case of the Harris product, has been woven in the same place and in pretty much the same way for the last 150 years. Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:45:47 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/143/ye-olde-music-packaging.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/143/ye-olde-music-packaging.html Five of the best examples of 3-dimensional music packaging, or 'do you remember what music used to feel like?' 1. Alice Cooper – School’s Out 2. Family – Bandstand 3. Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers 4. Semi Precious Weapons – We Love You 5. Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space 1. Alice Cooper – School’s Out 1972 – Warner Bros. Records Design: Craig Braun The famous sleeve for ‘School’s Out’ depicted the top, inside and underside of a rather beaten-up school desk. The names or initials of the five band members scratched-in and the Warner Bros. logo roughly drawn. But as an extra ‘gift,’ some versions of the release in the UK and US included a set of women’s underwear made of paper. Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:19:36 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/142/make-it-clear.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/142/make-it-clear.html Five of the best water bottle designs, or - how to add huge value to something that is essentially free. 1. Perrier 2. Ty Nant 3. Bubble Bottle 4. Ogo 5. Evian 1. PERRIER To most of us the original bottled water, Perrier has been bottled for nearly a hundred years now. Naturally carbonated, the spring near the Mediterranean coast of France was leased by Irishman St. John Harmsworth in 1903, who named his hew product after the spring’s previous owner Dr. Perrier. Harmsworth had a unique product, so himself devised a unique container for it. The simple and distinctive skittle shape of the bottle was inspired by that of the Indian clubs he used, a popular method of resistance fitness training at the time. Not only a distinctive and recognisable form on shelf, the tapered neck instinctively becomes an inviting handle. Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:22:33 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/141/interior-at-fira.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/141/interior-at-fira.html We designed the new look interior for FIRA's headquarters (FIRA are the Furniture Industry Research Association). The large foyer area is now fully up and running and boasts an exciting new showcase for furniture design and innovation. For more on FIRA look http://www.fira.co.ukhere. And for more about how we tackled this project look http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2010/11/114/fira.htmlhere. We kept as much of the original 1960's timber architecture as intact as possible, and focussed on bold use of corporate colours and clear functionality of the space. Here are some recent shots of the finished scheme: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:31:49 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/140/muji.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/140/muji.html Japanese retailer Muji have had a presence here in London for nearly 20 years now. What started 30 years ago out of a supermarket with just a handful of products, has grown into an empire that provides the whole gamut of domestic items to consumers across the world, from cat-shaped paper clips, to earthquake survival packs. Back home, they also run cafés, campsites, a cut flower delivery service and are turning their attentions to motor vehicles and even houses. The full title of ‘Mujirushi Ryohin’ (No Brand, Quality Goods) begins to explain their approach. The aim initially was to provide useful, low-impact goods at an affordable price, without compromising quality. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:40:46 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/139/designer-feature-naoto-fukasawa.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/139/designer-feature-naoto-fukasawa.html From the crisp mountain home of Seiko-Epson, to hip San Francisco and a little place called IDEO, then back to Japan to set up IDEO’s Tokyo office, then his own consultants, and eventually his own brand… Now after a 30 year career, Naoto Fukasawa is bringing sense to brands at the very top, and bottom of the market and across numerous industries. Like many of his celebrity designer contemporaries, Fukasawa has been involved in diverse enough projects that you could pretty much live out the rest of your life in a bubble of his creations, that’s if you can get hold of them of course... Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:09:26 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/138/tokyo-design-week.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/138/tokyo-design-week.html For a week starting on the 29th of this month, Tokyo hosts the 25th annual http://www.tdwa.com/englishTokyo Designers Week much of which takes place at Jingu Gaien, in the city’s Ayoama neighbourhood. This year’s theme is the 'environment,’ but ‘environment’ not just in terms of ecology, but also our general surroundings and locale. Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:17:36 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/137/maxxi.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/137/maxxi.html Image: Iwan Baan This time in August we looked at the nominees for this year’s http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2010/10/129/stirling-work.htmlStirling Prize for Architecture. As expected, Zaha Hadid Architects took the prize for the MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome. Of the nominees, MAXXI was mid-table in terms of cost, but arguably the most striking and iconic looking outcome. In their words, the architects' vision for the museum was to create a ‘field of buildings’ rather than 'an object'. As seen from above this appears to have been achieved. The site is a tangle of linear forms that lie above, below and amongst one another, culminating in the bold cantilevered gallery that has already become the resounding image of the museum. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:14:27 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/136/on-the-wall.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/136/on-the-wall.html If you are a fan of common or garden massed-produced wall coverings then look away now. Last week I was treated to an inspiring tour of Cole and Son's London factory by managing director Simon Glendenning. What a treat. http://www.cole-and-son.com/home.aspCole and Son excel at knowing their product, its production methods and its potential. This is an adaptive, design-led process yet rooted in hundreds of years of technical tradition and skill. From ancient sycamore printing blocks (still in use) to an amazing flocking process that would be quite comfortable as a contemporary art installation I witnessed all the industrial yet essentially human processes shown http://www.cole-and-son.com/what_we_do.asphere. Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:15:21 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/135/googlisms.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/135/googlisms.html Results of a Google via Safari image search on 'Helvetica'. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:51:39 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/134/of-wireframes-and-paper.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/134/of-wireframes-and-paper.html #FFFFFFscrapbook 1. 'Diamond' chair by http://bertoiaharry.comHarry Bertoia for Knoll, 1952 2. Piece of an Infinite Whole by http://www.jenstark.comJen Stark, 2007 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:42:38 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/133/london-design-festival.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/133/london-design-festival.html Now in it’s 8th year, the http://www.londondesignfestival.comLondon Design Festival will start on Saturday. Here are a few ways you can get involved, give a little, and take a little home. #2A8521DRAW... What must be the most fun Trafalgar Square installation yet, ‘Outrace’ created by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram, is eight robotic arms borrowed from an Audi production line. Visitors can control them remotely to trace letters and write messages in the air with light. If you can’t make it there, you’ll be able to try it out remotely online http://www.outrace.orghere, although it's probably not quite as much fun. 16 - 23 September, Trafalgar Square. Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:15:52 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/132/yamaha-ifa-berlin-2010.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/132/yamaha-ifa-berlin-2010.html Here are some shots of our work with Yamaha for http://www1.messe-berlin.de/vip8_1/website/Internet/Internet/www.ifa-berlin/englisch/index.htmlIFA 2010 in Berlin. We worked with Yamaha designers to create this 4 metre tall sculptural structure exploring the themes of 'the shape of music', 'the touch of music' and 'music in colour', which underpin Yamaha's powerful new design-led audio visual products and branding. The structure displays timber finishes, product colours and beautiful forms that merge acoustic piano and electronic cello with new concept AV equipment. You may also notice the five horizontal divisions that symbolize the musical stave, with the objects sitting on it like musical notation. The installation was built in the UK by our manufacturing partners http://www.formdesignandbuild.comForm, and had to be created in their Cornwall workshops in carefully designed kit form, then assembled on site like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:01:49 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/131/junkitecture.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/131/junkitecture.html A school playground might seem an unusual place to encounter a jellyfish, but The Jellyfish Theatre in Southwark resembles the creature in name alone. Seating over a hundred and built almost entirely from reclaimed materials, it is the creation of architects http://www.koebberlingkaltwasser.deKöbberling and Kaltwasser, with more than a little help from the local community. Across 4,200 man-hours; fruit palettes, old theatre sets, commercial waste, school furniture and timber donated by local residents was clad onto the steel skeleton. Disposing of large waste in the city is never straightforward, so this must have presented a welcome opportunity to many. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:01:21 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/130/hack-it-better.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/130/hack-it-better.html Sugru helps you ‘hack things better.’ This isn’t about jailbreaking your iPhone, or chipping your Wii, but making real-world, physical modifications to your belongings. http://sugru.comSugru is a silicone modelling clay, comes in four colours and once cured, is just as resistant and pliable as the silicone we know and love. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:24:58 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/129/stirling-work.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/129/stirling-work.html Last week, RIBA announced the shortlist for this year’s Stirling Prize for architecture. If you don’t know the award, you’ll know some of its past winners, and chances are you will have been in or on some of the architecture. Since its inception in 1996, the prize has been awarded to 14 projects, including Gateshead’s ‘blinking eye’ Millennium Bridge, the Kubrickian Media Centre at Lords, and 30 St Mary Axe in EC3, or ‘The Gherkin’ to the architecturally relaxed. The winner will be announced at the beginning of October so plenty of time to place your bets. The six possible future landmarks for this year are as follows: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford http://www.rickmather.comRick Mather Architects Image (above): Richard Bryant / Arcaid The 39 galleries of this new building have doubled the exhibition space at Britain’s oldest public museum. There is also a new education centre, conservation studios and the obligatory café (although it is on the roof.) The delicate, crisp new interior provides a contrast to the original 19th century building. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:00:20 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/128/in-the-know-13.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/128/in-the-know-13.html Our occasional series where great design objects are described by those who know them best; their owners. Jonathan Miller, of http://www.alembic.co.ukAlembic shows us something for which (as yet) there isn't a USB version of... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:41:47 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/127/here-comes-the-sun.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/127/here-comes-the-sun.html #999999images credit: Solar Millennium AG Three large-scale renewable energy projects for today, tomorrow and...some time in the future... Andasol http://www.solarmillennium.de/index,lang2,1,1664.htmlwww.solarmillennium.de Solar Millennium are currently putting the finishing touches to their third Andasol facility in the Spanish desert. Once all three are completed, they hope to provide electricity for half a million people. Their technology involves fields (think seventy football pitches each) of parabolic reflectors heating oil, to heat water into steam to drive turbines. Apart from their award-winning 99% efficient collector troughs, another of their innovations is a thermal storage system, which retains excess heat in vats of molten salts, which can then discharge overnight, giving a more even and reliable output. Andasol 3 will be followed by a facility in Egypt, then several more across the world. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:25:58 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/126/louis-vuitton-maison.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/126/louis-vuitton-maison.html From travel bags to the Turner Prize: Louis Vuitton and the art of retail. We visited the new Louis Vuitton Maison on New Bond Street; a 20,000 sq. ft. cathedral to contemporary art and scandalous opulence. Here are eight things you can do there without your credit card (well almost…) Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:55:18 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/125/world-industrial-design-day.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/125/world-industrial-design-day.html It's World Industrial Design Day! More information and a list of celebratory events around the globe is http://www.icsid.org/events/events/calendar535.htmhere. Not a huge amount happening in the UK - new government take note. So, by way of personal celebration I'm listing five industrial design classics that I have used today: 1. Pentel P209 0.9mm automatic pencil. Nothing draws a line quite like it; and if it's good enough for Norman Foster, it's good enough for me. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:49:50 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/124/in-the-know-12.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/124/in-the-know-12.html Our occasional series where great design objects are described by those who know them best; their owners. Jonathan Miller, of http://www.alembic.co.ukAlembic extols the virtues of something for which (as yet) there isn't an app for... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:45:16 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/123/at-the-cutting-edge.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/123/at-the-cutting-edge.html Rich Gilbert's work typifies the talent and design energy to be found among the RCA's double masters graduates this year. Thats a Royal College of Art (MA) and Imperial College London (MSc) together. I've had the privilege of working with Rich and his peers, in that exciting territory where design meets cutting edge technology and engineering. Rich's work includes the world's first 3D webcam (pictured), a solution to the problem of hand hygiene in hospitals and a 'ruthless lime-crushing monster' that is the coolest caipirinha maker you've ever seen. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:45:11 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/122/rca-innovation-design-engineering-is-30.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/122/rca-innovation-design-engineering-is-30.html I'm always inspired to be a visiting tutor at my Alma Mater, and am looking forward to the shows this year (details to be posted soon). There are some extra celebrations going on too ... In 2010 Innovation Design Engineering (IDE) will celebrate its 30th year. This period has seen a dramatic change of approach in the world of industrial design: it is no longer a purely object-orientated activity. The research, strategy, experience, system – indeed everything around, before, after and supporting the product proposition – is now within the designers' influence. In IDE we are looking for a new type of designer who can innovate masterfully in areas of this broad spectrum. Whether it is experimental exploration, market-focused product innovations or projects driven by new business models and commercial planning. Our remit is: 'To fully exploit creativity, to deliver social benefits through design, and to achieve commercial success through innovation'. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:39:20 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/121/hip-hop-graphics.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/121/hip-hop-graphics.html Five hip-hop debuts and a look at how the cover photography helped define the artist, and the era... 1. Brand New Second Hand 2. Connected 3. Cypress Hill 4. Endtroducing… 5. Supa Dupa Fly 1. Roots Manuva, Brand New Second Hand 1999 - Big Dada Photographer: Nigel Bennett A crooked, flashed photograph of an old scratched microwave. The image is so unglamorous you’d be forgiven for thinking that it had been used by mistake. In fact its trademark of the tradition of understated, even drab album covers that British artists have always done so well. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:49:38 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/120/minidisc.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/120/minidisc.html ...the swansong of humane home recording. In the 1990s, you could buy a little piece of the future for just a few pounds… Ten years later the future is here, but it doesn’t look like MiniDisc. Or DAT, or CD-R, or indeed anything. It is the maligned digital wind that has swept away all of the above, and left the music industry in a multi-billion dollar tizzy. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:23:44 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/119/in-the-know-11.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/119/in-the-know-11.html Our occasional series where great design objects are described by those who know them best; their owners. Keechdesign product designer Daniel Cane shows us an underwhelmingly excellent piece of technology... Mon, 10 May 2010 14:31:32 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/118/made-for-make.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/118/made-for-make.html If you are not yet familiar with http://www.makearchitects.comMake Architects now is the time to seek them out. These are the new cool kids on the block and although a relatively young company (since 2004) they have been involved in a number of cutting edge schemes that are transforming London, the UK, and Asia. Their talent lies in creating architecture that is modest, but also spectacular. This balance and subtlety is being nurtured under the directive of company founder Ken Shuttleworth, already famous for his work at Foster and Partners, and particularly of 'The Gherkin' fame. There is a bravery in Make’s designs, and at such early days these architects are definitely ones to watch. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:50:52 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/117/design-classics-no8.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/117/design-classics-no8.html The SX-70 Polaroid Camera: What happens when there is no longer a market for a design classic? By Rose Brown It has been a year since Polaroid ceased all production related to the iconic instant camera and film. This end to the Polaroid photograph is a reminder that although a classic, loved by one and all, it is ultimately a product, whose longevity is dictated by supply and demand. This is a reality that we as consumers, designers and design enthusiasts should be prepared for as technology continues to evolve, saturate and overwhelm the marketplace with temporary, cheap, design solutions. I wonder, can we still create classic design, or rather is there still a market for it? Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:36:46 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/116/design-classics-no7.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/116/design-classics-no7.html Design Jean-ius by Sarah Thornhill From baggy to bell-bottomed, skinny to slim, capris to carpenter; whatever your personal style, occupation or age, a pair of jeans will be the most faithful design classic you ever own. Simultaneously historic (originally made in the Renaissance as utilitarian ‘all purpose pants’ in Turin), always symbolic of their era (think the ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ youth rebellion they characterised in 1950s America, or the skin-tight drainpipes that signified you were a true British mod in the swinging 60s); jeans are the ultimate in eternally modern design. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:50:52 GMT http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/115/epson.html http://www.keechdesign.co.uk/blog/read/2012/05/115/epson.html We're delighted to be working with this well-known Japanese manufacturer of printers, projectors and scanners on a number of exciting ongoing projects. It is interesting to note that the name Epson was derived from the idea of the company being the offspring ("son") of the EP-101, the world's smallest electronic printer (EP) which was created in 1964. To be working closely with one of the most respected and environmentally aware technology companies in the world is something we are very proud of. From biodiversity projects in http://www.epson.co.uk/Explore-Epson/Culture/Sponsorships/Portugal-Biodiversity-Project/1223289604677Portugal, to http://www.epson.co.uk/Explore-Epson/Innovation/Digital-Ice-technology/1223291667271Digital Ice Technology, Epson have a very rich and deep approach to design, technology, the environment and social responsibility. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:05:16 GMT