The pieces on display, which are on loan from the Vignelli Center for Design Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology — as well as other examples of the designers' graphic, furniture, interior and architectural design, which are featured in a slide show in the gallery — are at once disciplined and playful.
Work on media for design which are responsive to the cognitive processes of the human designer are introduced as a paradigm for research and development.
Still, Ms. Denizot is banking on two models of her own design, which are the standard-bearers for the company.
Colored lights, used extensively in hospitals, construction, computers and transportation, could be replaced with blinking signals and signals based on design, which are easier to detect, she says.
"That's where the difficulty is," he went on, "because our work is much more poetic and has themes and reasons for its design which are much more deep-seated and almost biblical very often.
The overall Volt development program is on track, Mr. Lutz said, citing both the powertrain engineering and the vehicle's design, which are proceeding on parallel fast tracks in isolated facilities at the G.M. Design Center in Warren, Mich.
But there's a big difference between the micro-improvements of trainer design (which are now chiefly a tool of commodity fetishism) and the design of prosthetic limbs that define whether you feel partially or fully abled.
But what about creative technology, arts, fashion and design, which are also strong drivers of economic growth?" Petford also noted that private universities will also be able to access student loans for approved courses.
This has consequences for experimental design which are spelled out in Section 6.
