Tag: Business

  • 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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  • Walmsley gets burnt: Technology in design

    Today with new materials and consumer standards rising it is crucial for the quality industry to get it right.

    Furniture chain Walmsley goes bust as punters put off buying big ticket items

    By HARRY GLASS

    Last updated at 3:16 PM on 1st September 2011

    Furniture chain Walmsley has become the latest casualty of the consumer spending downturn after collapsing into administration.

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