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At a minister or assumes the right to pre-empt the debate on national identity. To say that would be French and what would not, look ailleurs.Le Portugal, before the Carnation Revolution in 1975, defending a representation of his identity "simplified." Watching the coverage of these textbooks that have accompanied the childhood of many of my friends from the edge of the Tagus. Is this what Mr. Besson wants?

Place the opening of Design, Paris, October 21, 2009 you can twitter on the mirror that shows the twits. message + # wanomirror

An example of an innovative "Made in France"

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(Update) An interesting article from Alice Rawsthorn on design British national. The icons across the Channel are among the best. They sign their eras perfectly designed and perfectly represent the territory and Britain. Jonathan Glancey architecture critic of the Guardian replied here in an interesting essay. For Glancey English designers are always good and even better. What has changed is our world, became a merchant and our lifestyles. Glancey added that to find good British design, it must now go buy it in stores. for better or for worse sometimes. At the time, or one that speaks of public design, social design, design of public service, whose English was one of the developers or the "buzz makers. However, I think the connection of our Emeritus criticism is a bit short. Our social life and our public spaces have always need signs, customs and identity services. The commodification of public services and the arrival of historical marketing image in these areas has strong identity value generated around the world from mediocrity proportional to the budgets spent. And from among the Gauls? It is remarkable that our neighbors Overseas polémiquent handle two titles and is launching a controversy on strategic issues. This controversy is another flavor if we debate this matter in France or Paris, or it is nonexistent. An example to illustrate our practices! SNCF in the 70s working with Louis Dandrel (sound signature), Roger Talon (Design of the car coral), Peter Keller (graphic identity). The car has set the standard Corail train intercity modern (pre-TGV). This design took 30 years and is a public utility, commercial and aesthetic identity, but also transport services of the hexagon and an image of France. (An agricultural plain, a few trees, Norman cows and a train). Just as strong as the English phone booth. I recall that the train is a mobile infrastructure components and exceptionally strong identity (lez TGV, Corail, the Capitol red, etc. ....). Today, the SNCF is soupoudrage, sticker, and a logo that would not have had the average first-year BTS. The sonic identity became an advertising jingle. The whole forms a visual ratatouille shameful but mostly unmanaged, with no vision and no direction. Stations are intelligent, SNCF has an exceptional mastery of the subject through his architecture firm AREP integrated. But the SNCF has no vision and design identity. I'm not nostalgic. We must change, must change. But spend talent as "Talon Keller" to concepts of communication "inhuman" and disembodied "acultural. this does not work and leads to what we see today. Of course, we will oppose it has been tested and that's what people chose. Practice, this avoids having an opinion, a vision and a clear proposal. It is our way not to build an identity and suffer the result. When Andre Malraux Paris was clean, he has done more than anyone for the identity of the capital. No one is going back today. Objects and things that we share in the public space is the same process and result. We can not let logic has no single crop or market oriented. A word to the English and thank you for opening the debate.

Here's a new item which exhibit interesting objects, outstanding yesterday and today, a pretext to talk about design and innovation. first of these objects of innovation: The Caravelle © photo: JLF - Portrait of aircraft - (This is the caravel of General de Gaulle.) <br />

The Boston Globe's website features a selection of images of different approaches to robotics

Soon the holidays, a vast subject so it is. You may be using the toilet station. Surprise, flower and glass tooth ..... Our beloved nightmares walkways (for us men, I can not imagine for the ladies) are now invaded not too well known disease of the sticker, a specialty of the National Society railways.

A tribute to the designer Dieter Rams. It can also read the 10 Commandments of Design Dieter Rams, designer - Cold War Modern from Victoria and Albert Museum is Vimeo .