Category Archives: General

If you find yourself in Bruges or Amsterdam and tire of chocolate and recreational drugs, there are a couple of excellent design-led shops that are well worth a visit. Du Fosse (www.dufosse.be) is an excellent showroom of some wonderfully made … Continue reading →

The Economist carried a leader on February 12th 2011 entitled ‘Print me a Stradivarius – how a new manufacturing technology will change the world’. The violin in question is indeed impressive – and made using Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) by … Continue reading →

I’ve been struck recently by programmes like Radio 4′s ‘In Business’ questioning the benefits of rapid growth and the mess that often results from it. David Cameron’s new ‘happiness index’ is also aimed – so we are told – at … Continue reading →

The need to reduce design, development and tooling lead times has never been greater, particularly in the more competitive, technology driven sectors of the market. Once an opportunity is spotted, there is a strong – and understandable – temptation to … Continue reading →

I’ve been invited by the local group of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) to talk about how to minimise risks in product development at their November meeting (details below). The talk is actually titled “Why product development goes … Continue reading →

Our ‘post it note’ website has been popular with clients and visitors for a couple of years (largely thanks to the creative team at Burnt in Wantage). The only problem with the site was that, being written in Flash, it … Continue reading →