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Welcome to the first industrial design focused micro-site for the K Show

"This marks the collaboration that I started with K team in 2010 with the aim of bringing more awareness to designers of this mega-show that brings everything designers ever need to know about plastics together in one roof -or more precisely 18 roofs. Since my first visit in 2003 it has struck me that it is an event that if you only attended for three days it would provide more information that you would gather in six months of desk research. During the build up to K 2019 we will be populating the site with features on what is certainly one of the hottest topics of the age: plastics. We will be posting interviews with leaders across medical, automotive, consumer electronics and sports on the use of materials and plastics in their work and industries."

Chris Lefteri

Welcome to the first industrial design focused micro-site for the K Show

This marks the collaboration that I started with K team in 2010 with the aim of bringing more awareness to designers of this mega-show that brings everything designers ever need to know about plastics together in one roof -or more precisely 18 roofs. Since my first visit in 2003 it has struck me that it is an event that if you only attended for three days it would provide more information that you would gather in six months of desk research. During the build up to K 2019 we will be populating the site with features on what is certainly one of the hottest topics of the age: plastics. We will be posting interviews with leaders across medical, automotive, consumer electronics and sports on the use of materials and plastics in their work and industries.

Chris Lefteri
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Chris Lefteri

Chris Lefteri is an internationally recognised authority on materials and their application in design. The work of his studio and publications have been pivotal in changing the way designers and the materials industry consider materials. His books include Materials for Design, Making It and other titles in the Materials for Inspirational Design series.

Chris Lefteri Design, has locations in London and Seoul and works with multiple Fortune 100 companies. His studio is widely recognised as one of the leading studios working in the field of materials & CMF. He studied Industrial Design under Professor Daniel Weil at the Royal College of Art, London

Features

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The aesthetic of plastic

Back when plastic was having its day, its aesthetic, that was born from its ability to morph and be colored, defined an age. It both reflected popular culture and influenced it...
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One Plastic, One Product

Working with clients in major in-house design offices my studio follows what we call a materials centric approach: put the materials at the front end of the design process and let their intrinsic properties lead the way in creating new design opportunities...

Features

Coming soon

Future of Plastics

Interviews

Coming soon

Interviews with:
  • Adidas
  • Petra
  • Google
  • Land Rover

Features

The aesthetic of plastic

Photo: Tactile, Photographer ???
Back when plastic was having its day, its aesthetic, that was born from its ability to morph and be colored, defined an age. It both reflected popular culture and influenced it...

One Plastic, One Product

Photo: Cheese slicer, Photographer Gianni Diliberto
Working with clients in major in-house design offices my studio follows what we call a materials centric approach: put the materials at the front end of the design process and let their intrinsic properties lead the way in creating new design opportunities...

Interviews

Photo: Sean Carney

Sean Carney

Chief design officer of Philips

Leading a team of more than 400 designers, he has created empathic and data-connected solutions with added value for millions of users – medical professionals and their patients. His success is widely recognized by the 158 top design awards won by Philips in 25 key global design competitions in 2016. 

He talked with Chris Lefteri about the challenges of designing healthcare products, wearables and sustainability.

Interviews

Interview with Sean Carney

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The chief design officer at Philips talked with Chris Lefteri about the challenges of designing healthcare products, wearables and sustainability.

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Alastair Curtis

Chief design officer at Logitech

Alastair is responsible for the designs of all business teams and brands. Since joining the company in 2013, he is assigned to rethink and remodel all innovations of Logitech as well as to work on building, sustaining and promoting a design team and culture in the company.

He talked with Chris Lefteri about materials, design, sustainability and consumer expectations.

Interview with Alastair Curtis

Photo: Alastair Curtis
The chief design officer at Logitech talked with Chris Lefteri about materials, design, sustainability and consumer expectations.

Hot Topics at K 2019

Taking up the current challenges, the 3,330 international exhibitors  showed the latest developments and groundbreaking innovations in the plastics and rubber industry at K 2019.

Companies struck a nerve with people with this focus because the approximately 224,116 visitors from 169 countries took great interest especially in recycling systems, sustainable raw materials, resource-saving processes. 


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