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Gen Z: snowflakes or future revolutionaries?
Older generations have always criticized young people: they are lazy, spoiled, and nowadays also hypersensitive and always on their phones. Still, the so-called „Generation Z” (today’s teenagers and young adults in their early twenties) is unique: they were the first to grow up in the Internet age, and they
business
The COVID-19 boom was not undoubtedly positive for e-commerce – interview with Balázs Várkonyi
Everything is becoming more digital these days, especially shopping. What are the challenges in this environment for one of the largest online retailers in the region? Can the extra revenue from the pandemic be fully seen as a blessing? We asked these questions from Balázs Várkonyi, CEO of eMAG, a
business
How eMAG became a top e-commerce company
Founded in 2001, eMAG is today the most valuable Romanian company, the market leader in three countries, and a competitor to the most prominent international rivals. E-commerce is a highly competitive market where only the most successful companies can survive—the eMAG story from Hype&Hyper.
Most people still associate
business
Fear or flight? | The impact of war on tourism
European tourism is getting the short end of the stick again. After the Covid-19 pandemic, when it seemed that nothing could stand in travelers’ way, Russia attacked Ukraine. What are the implications of war in this context? Can the current situation lead to a similar backlash as in 2020? Or
design
Several international design events are postponed due to Covid-19
The event of Maison&Objet in January and the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair in February will also be postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic.
The Maison&Objet architecture and design event in Paris will take place later, between March 24-28, instead of the original January date, in view of the
community
A smart face mask prototype from Romania wins MIT prize
The Social Mask, designed by Romanian engineer Burzo Ciprian to detect Covid-19 particles in its environment, has won the top prize in the MIT Media Lab competition.
The minimalist, transparent face mask could be connected to smartphones via a biosensor, where the users would be able to track the number
architecture
Brutalist London through the eyes of an illustrator | MAMIMU
Owing to the collaboration of London-based Japanese artist MAMIMU and Cult Vision eyewear boutique in London’s Barbican, Brutalist London is presented from a special angle in a new illustration series.
The collaboration between the eyewear store and MAMIMU started before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed. They designed a
fashion
Do nothing! | Nike quarantine edition
From the well-known “Just do it”, Nike switched to “Do nothing”, at least for
the time of the quarantine going hand in hand with the pandemic. The brand
designed their soon debuting footwear for home use primarily.
Athletic apparel companies are looking for new opportunities allowing them to
contribute to
design
Design in an age of crisis | Open Call
The global open call of London Design Biennale and Chatham House invites the
world’s design community, the public and young people to show how design could
help build a better world during the pandemic and after. Anyone can apply until
the end of the month.
> “We want to hear
covid-19
Drone show about the Coronavirus
South Korea flew 300 drones on the sky to thank the tireless work of healthcare
workers and to encourage people to hold on.
The event held on July 4 was organized by the government. The 11-minute-long
light show took place above Seoul’s Han river. In order to prevent the
architecture
Hua Hua Architects | Gastro Safe Zone
Czech HUA HUA Architects intends to bring gastro businesses back to life with
new public furniture and a grid-like public space system, thus making public
space use in Brno safer.
The Gastro Safe Zone initiative started off in March 2020, around the time when
a lockdown was imposed in the
design
Post-corona design: handsfree pedestrian crossing button for traffic poles
Perhaps not even traffic poles will ever be the same again after the pandemic:
Australian design studio Forward designed a device that can be pressed by the
user’s foot to replace the previous buttons at pedestrian crossings.
Ever since this hygiene-mania going hand in hand with Covid-19 started (even
design
London Design Biennale postponed
Not only has the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the world of sports, it has also
rearranged the scheduled events of the art scene completely. And now the London
Design Biennale [https://www.londondesignbiennale.com/] has become one of them.
The third edition of the global design muster is postponed to next
art
Resting aircrafts on Tom Hegen's aerial shots
In his latest photo series, Tom Hegen [https://www.behance.net/TomHegen]
investigates the role of aviation in our globalized world and portrays the
current shutdowns in artistic silence.
Aviation is one of the key factors for globalization. Since the beginning of
civil aviation, goods and people could be transported
tech
Thermometer and blood-test-kit in a single device | Covid-19
Right in the middle of the pandemic, Indian designer Anshuman Kumar designed a
conceptual product which, once placed on the market, could be of great benefit
for doctors, nurses and even everyday people in establishing swift diagnoses.
The device is not your average thermometer – it can process the data generated
coronavirus
Optimism in the crisis
How could we be optimists when we get a live show of the apocalypse (or
something very similar) every time we turn our TV or computer on? Good question.
The majority of human history was not written by optimists, but they shaped it,
for sure. In other words: most of
digital
Odett X CsaK | Fehér fény
They were supposed to record the music video for the new song in March, but were
forced to cancel the shooting as a result of the coronavirus epidemic. This is
how finally Csaba Klement known for his cute GIFs ended up creating the
animation inspired by Alice in Wonderland for
architecture
SheltAir | Isolation tents for coronavirus patients
These airtight tents suitable to accommodate and isolate an entire family can be
erected within eight hours. The construction designed by German architectural
engineer Gregory Quinn was inspired by Bedouin tents and soon they may be used
in a wide scale.
One of the greatest challenges coronavirus imposed on us
design
Ádám Miklósi | Face shield for health care workers
Ádám Miklósi has designed a cheap face shield that can be manufactured in large
quantities for health care workers and law enforcement officers. The designer is
looking for manufacturers and collaborating partners!
There are many doctors in the family and amongst the friends of Ádám Miklósi
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art
Designers vs. coronavirus
We compiled our favorite designers’ reactions to the coronavirus into a little
bunch.
Labrosse Dani’s [https://www.daniellabrosse.art/] illustrations call attention
to the fact that even though the disease is most probably not harmful for young
and healthy people, we should still stay at home if we can,
