Design related news from New Zealand and the world.en-gb8/09/2008 10:03:44 p.m.The powerful value of using nature as a business and design guide was revealed to more than 300 of the country’s top CEOs this week, at Better by Design’s CEO Summit 08. news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=f556260e-e829-4851-819c-f146c7bfd10e3/09/2008 9:35:43 a.m.The man known as America’s “greenest CEO and chairman” is coming to New Zealand on September 1, as the keynote speaker for Better by Design’s annual summit. news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=3a5331c9-4c93-49d8-bded-6e90b2337b2b28/08/2008 9:28:46 a.m.New Zealand’s Olympic Cycling team used two of the latest designs in high performance clothing and bikes to its advantage at this year’s games in Beijing.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=5ba3af85-984c-4c47-82cc-dd311c7d9bd45/09/2008 10:31:29 p.m.There is a large amount of literature on sustainability, green issues and ecology. Most of it is led by scientific thinking and to a lesser extent by business theorists, social analysts, and lawyers. Yet there are only a few design thinkers who engage with the sustainability and innovation.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=74bcb525-de37-4431-a2c1-1de5d90aba3129/08/2008 1:11:30 p.m.Formway is about to launch its latest design in ‘open office’ furniture here, after four years of research and testing.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=1958a0df-c326-4fea-a2f5-562c428205f55/09/2008 10:33:53 p.m.Kumfs has announced a major research project into the fit and comfort of modern day women’s footwear, in partnership with AUT.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=445f373f-8d97-4795-8cbc-420d346179ba27/08/2008 2:24:09 p.m.Wellington Drive Technology has opened a manufacturing and logistics facility in Singapore, its first major overseas operation.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=809d9d5f-3693-47e8-9438-0d4519ed555d20/08/2008 2:50:44 p.m.Respected Tauranga businessman Dave MacFarlane has plans for a new design-led venture, after selling his successful business Design Mobel to Sleepyhead.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=37f4cd67-1b29-4ae0-9eda-5a7f2af1337214/08/2008 3:30:39 p.m.The size of New Zealand companies compared to overseas has both advantages and disadvantages when integrating sustainability. The trick is to plan properly for change and set expectations: not just with your staff but with your supply chain and business partners.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=d6db6ad2-77e6-4341-a088-53684f94fb8511/08/2008 12:38:56 p.m.A group of volunteer language, web and IT specialists are behind the development of Google Maori - entirely in te reo Maori.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=a106bc04-1506-4816-8566-728aa078fe3014/08/2008 3:36:37 p.m.Designing the world’s first ‘server-room-in-a-box’ has won a New Zealand company a ‘Hottest New Product’ award at IDEA 2008.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=e2b988d7-d7e7-4d66-9527-09a9177bc30e14/08/2008 3:19:08 p.m.Design is not just about creating stylish products or making things look pretty. It is about giving businesses a competitive edge by helping them to gain market share and to increase exports. And it is of vital importance to provide resilience in highly competitive markets. news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=638dbb5f-2596-4e7e-8591-4125aad4081416/07/2008 2:23:14 p.m.Better by Design CEO Summit International Speakers focus on Increasing Profits through Sustainable Design for the Bottom Linenews-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=9330cdbf-56c8-44d2-95e7-17230eb8801715/07/2008 5:05:28 p.m.Orion Health has again shot up the Top 100 Healthcare IT list in the US, in a move reflecting its continued stellar growth there.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=754209f2-f620-4802-b891-30591b1b8cb126/06/2008 11:37:48 a.m.Skellerup’s staff didn’t realize they had made such a massive breakthrough in design for gumboots when the first Red Band rolled off the production line.news-and-resources/design-news/news-details?objId=e2616d71-16ad-4807-a06d-d74cc5914da127/06/2008 2:36:37 p.m.