Inside: Ford’s Design and Development Centers
Yesterday I was given the opportunity to visit Ford Motor Company’s Research & Innovation, and Product Development Centers to learn about the technology behind the making of their automobiles and the efforts to further reduce overall emissions and advance sustainability. The crazy get-up in the first couple slides is Ford’s Human Occupant Package Simulator which uses motion-capture technology to study how to make the car more comfortable for its passengers. It was definitely the coolest thing besides the Laser sign in the Research & Innovation Center. Inside the Product Development Center, a group of us were allowed into the clay modeling studio (without cameras) to see how their designers created true-to-scale car models out of Japanese clay. Apparently the 50th anniversary Mustang was on the other side of an 8 foot barrier that kept us from venturing around the rest of the studio. Anyway, it was nice to look into the finer working components of an iconic American brand, and maybe next time I can get onto the factory floor for some more fun.
Handpainted Type
Chevrolet Speedometer Design
Some bits of the pieces collected by Christian Annyas
Three Cubes Colliding
Advanced Kite Design
3 Business Days Until Christmas
Until the Friday before Christmas, we’ll be posting one product a day to help make the holiday the most gifted one yet
GummyLamp ($28)
4 Business Days Until Christmas
Until the Friday before Christmas, we’ll be posting one product a day to help make the holiday the most gifted one yet
Bronze Bones in Miami
Photos from our dominos session at Mondrian South Beach during Art Basel by Ruediger Glatz for BHP.
