| Dear Xymara Reader We've had lots of great entries for our XYMARA™ Design Award - thank you for taking part! The designs we've seen so far for mobile phones, furniture and packaging have been stellar! Since many of you have said you're having trouble completing your projects in time due to the summer holidays and we know you've all been working hard creating great, wonderful things for us, we've decided to extend the submissions deadline! The NEW closing date for submissions is Thursday, 31 July 2008. We're not short of XYMARA-related news this month! Hot on the heels of the launch of the fifth edition of our iF Gold Award-winning online design magazine, INMYX, we now bring you full details of our very prestigious nomination for the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Designpreis")! But, of course, we've also been checking out the wider world of design and trends on your behalf this past month. We've interviewed iconic (pun intended!) illustrator Jean Tuttle to learn more about her and her work. We've reported on three very different shows in three very different locations: Luxe Pack, the luxury packaging trade fair in New York; Dwell on Design, the lifestyle and decoration conference and exhibition in Los Angeles; and Design Miami/Basel, the high-end design event in Basel. And we also featured an in-depth investigation on the meaning of texture… … very relevant to my personal material of the moment, concrete, which has made further appearances in a few of our articles recently: in our interviews with star-young designer Max Lamb and 10 Liter Design, in our INMYX 5 article on the work of architect Samuli Naamaka and in our monthly column on all that's fascinating in design at the moment, X Marks The Spot! Hope you enjoy all our articles! Next month: reviews of Tendence 2008 and the Design Annual, more interviews with star designers, and fabulous new XYMARA trend stylings! Take care and see you soon! Le Vin Chin Editor-in-Chief XYMARA.com Color Trend Research EXCLUSIVE to the Ciba® XYMARA™ Newsletter: In-depth studies on the science, art and philosophy of color and design.
News What's new and what's happening in the world of effects? We provide information on design trends, market players, novel products and innovative technologies.
Designers' Corner All about design, from inspiration to concrete examples, via interviews with designers and features on events and trends. Events Where to go to find inspiration - or to meet your network of contacts? We highlight the most influential design shows, trade shows and press events. INMYX Highlights from XYMARA.com's companion online magazine
 Vibrant and Fast - More and More Urbanites Resort to Using Skateboards as Means of Transportation
 Finding Beauty in Problem-Solving - An Interview with Illustrator Jean Tuttle
Concrete: Material of the Future! - An interview with Stephanie Knust and Robert Haslbeck
What is texture?
Design is a consequence of the process, which in turn is a consequence of the material - An Interview with Max Lamb
 Warm up with INMYX 5!
"X" Marks The Spot! #14
INMYX is nominated for the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany
 Review of Luxe Pack New York - Sustainable Luxury Begins Here …
Review of Dwell on Design, Third Annual Conference and Exhibition in Los Angeles
Review of Design Miami/Basel - From Art To Design … And Everything In Between
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