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IKEA: Flatpack Empire

Flatpack Empire is a British documentary television series about IKEA. The three-part series goes behind the scenes of the world’s largest and best-known furniture retailer. What does it take to get new products from initial design to stores around the world?

Genius of Design IV

Production-mandatory episode

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Containers – Episode 1

Production-mandatory podcast

First episode of a series of podcasts about containers and how global trade has transformed the economy and ourselves. This episode sets the stage and puts the container in relation to our global supply chain.

Het ontstaan van professionele industriele vormgeving

Production-mandatory book, excerpt

Chapter 6 from John Heskett’s book Industrial Design. This excerpt is from the Dutch translation and covers the rise of industrial design as a profession. Pay attention to the industrial, technological and economic context in which the profession arose. Enjoy, but don’t worry about all the examples.