Nick Garrett

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  • ECCO electric minimalism

    Those nice people at NAU Design have done it again with their Future Project and come up with a remake of our much beloved ‘door-mobile’ or VW Camper van which were so popular in the 1960’s. Its electric and it looks like an interesting drive. Like our last feature it only has three wheels. But the front wheels are huge looking a bit like tank tracks. With computer aided stability and auto -pilot sat-nav systems already being used by so many of us on the roads, surely something as novel as this could be on the cards in the very near future. The range of electric vehicles can only get better making them more of a realistic proposition for manufacturers to focus on.

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  • London, September reigns design supreme!

    Article posted and thanks to John Rice: http://www.minimalhome.com Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/John_Rice_

    Outside The V&A Museum – Timber Wave by Amanda Levete Architects

    This month is the most exciting in the London Design Calendar, there are so many great events taking place and we thought that we would bring you our favourite recommendations for great architecure and design. You have a little time now to plan your diary and make sure you don’t miss out on the best. I recommend you check out the websites below and pre book any events that may be over subscribed, most are free events. Naturally any really exciting new designers we find will be showcased on minimalhome.com soon after the event.

    The 9th London Design Festival, which will be held from 17-25 September, will be the largest yet with over 180 partners and more than 250 events over 8 days. As part of the festival, there will be commissioned landmark design installations all over London. One of these include an installation called Timber Wave that transforms the grand entrance of the Victoria & Albert Museum (the V&A) by Amanda Levete Architects.

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