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Apr Vol.6 Issue 4
Ship shape
ONBOARD THE NEW
COSTA DELIZIOSA
Hi-tech creativity
HOW IS TECHNOLOGY
IMPACTING DESIGN?
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CONTENTS
April 2010
VOLUME 6 ISSUE 4
05
DESIGN UPDATE
10
PROFILE
Introducing Hesse Lignal.
13
INDUSTRY SPEAK
How is technology impacting
the design process?
17
DESIGNER Q&A
Catching up with Lino Losanno
and Lorenzo Perini, retail
designers extraordinaire.
05
17
30
36
24
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CASE STUDY
Onboard the recently-
inaugurated Costa Deliziosa.
30
CASE STUDY
Checking out the Radisson Blu
Hotel Abu Dhabi Yas Island.
36
FEATURE
Highlighting the latest trends in
bathroom design.
43
DESTINATION FOCUS
The low-down on Saudi Arabia’s
interior design industry.
49
LIGHTING SUPPLIERS
YOU SHOULD KNOW
A handful of lighting suppliers
that you should know.
55
PRODUCTS
A showcase of new products,
including Domino, Circus, the
Nora Turquoise series, Twilight
Shower and Rusted.
62
CONTRACTS
Your monthly guide to contract
tenders in the region, provided
by Ventures Middle East.
64
OPINION
Exploring the science of feng
shui with Shivani Adalja.
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The death of 2B
O
ne can’t help but worry about the future of the 2B
pencil. A long-held, loyal companion of designers the
world over, Mr. 2B is being unceremoniously swept
aside in favour of that brash young upstart: technology.
In its various guises, technology has democratised design,
making ideas, information and inspiration easier to access,
distribute, share, discuss and dissect. Technology acts as a
vital communication tool, allowing design to be understood
by all. It allows design – that most personal, subliminal, subjective of things – to
be taken out of the mind of the designer and put it into a medium that others can
tap into. It creates a common language.
It is also a key driver in the creative process, enabling designers to explore new
forms, colours and textures; it encourages people to push boundaries and chal-
lenge existing norms; and it offers speed, ease and ef
fi
ciency, godsends in an age
of frantic productivity and incessant pressure to perform and create.
Moving forward, technology’s role in the design process is only set to increase.
There is a new generation of designers coming into the business arena that are
largely unfamiliar with the merits of the meagre pencil. They probably learnt to
read on a computer – and they de
fi
nitely learnt to design on one.
On the one hand, this is cause for celebration. Virtual walk-throughs, where de-
signs are presented in all their multi-dimensional glory, could become ubiquitous.
The ‘experiential’ side of design will be enhanced and the practice of communicat-
ing ideas will only become easier.
However, there are concerns. Just as people will always worry that computers
will eventually displace genuine human interaction, one has to question whether
technology will end up cannibalising creativity.
Technology shouldn’t shape design, it should facilitate it. Unfortunately, it can
all too easily create a disconnect between the designer and their design. As Zain
Mustafa points out in this month’s Industry Speak (
page 13
), rubbing out your
mistakes, throwing away your piece of tracing paper and starting all over again
is a sure-
fi
re way of getting you to think carefully about what you are doing. That
level of focus and engagement is what creates truly great design.
As with most things, the secret is balance. Ultimately, designers must be mas-
ters of the technologies they employ, rather than slaves to them.
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SELINA DENMAN, EDITOR
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