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Look like BMW is still struggling with finding the correct grill design. None of the newer model have a common design language, and now the 2 latest model released within this week really raise the eyebrow of many. What's your view and which grill do you like best from BMW? 2025 4th Generation X3 Computer geeks have been quick to notice grille’s similarity to a certain Swedish brand’s PC tower case 2025 4th Generation 1 Series The new BMW 1-Series looks like a Kia that wants to be a BMW

Recently my airwave got three dents on the rear door by some stupid idiot who really don't care by opening the door widely. Thru recommendation send to Lye Design and was impressed with his skills and he eliminate all the dents by using steel rod to massage back in shape. Hee.hee, it's like seeing a doctor you have to call for appointment. Lastly, am fully satisfied with his services.

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So now stall operators need to pass SOC in order to conduct their business in Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre, since they will need to clear the counter top to get out of their stall in the even of fire? 😅 On a serious note, why place the fire extinguisher outside the stall if the stall personnel are not allowed to gain access to their stall from the front? Any safety expert can confirm if the design of the new hawker centre violated the fire safety requirements? Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/hawkers-worry-about-stall-design-after-fire-at-newly-opened-bukit-canberra-hawker-centre SINGAPORE - Foodcourt operator Canopy Hawkers Group will check if additional mitigation measures are needed after hawkers raised safety concerns following a fire at the newly opened Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre last Tuesday. One hawker said she had to climb over the fixed counter at the front of her stall to escape when an unattended stove at Long Xiang Ho Chiak Scissors Cut Curry Rice caught fire. Several hawkers also pointed out that fire extinguishers are placed beyond their reach on walls outside their stalls. Canopy Hawkers Group said the design layout of the stalls was made in consultation with a Qualified Person prior to deployment and is in compliance with the Fire Code, including on means of escape. A Qualified Person is a registered architect or a professional engineer. The single-storey hawker centre has 44 stalls, which are arranged in five hexagonal structures of eight to nine stalls each. Each stall has openings at the back leading into a common area shared by other stalls in the same ring. There is only a single common door allowing exit from the interior of each ring. Madam Christine Lock, 47, who runs a nasi lemak stall two stalls away from the one that caught fire, said she was with her husband when the fire broke out. She said she managed to scramble over the fixed counter, which is about 80cm high, but is worried about older and less mobile hawkers. “What if there’s a 70-year-old man in the stall, who may not be fit enough to climb over? What then?” Madam Lock said that to reach the fire extinguishers placed in front of the stalls, hawkers have to go out from the back of their stall, and then past the single common exit door. A hawker who wanted to be known only as Mr Lee said: “It’s quite ridiculous. The fire extinguisher is far away. If the back catches fire, then I have to jump out over the front counter.” “At least I can still get out,” said the 29-year-old, who runs Mexican-Indian fusion food stall Snack That Food Up. “But others may not be able to.” Another hawker, who wanted to be known only as Ming, said it takes her about a minute to walk from her front counter to the back exit, and round to her stall front. She said: “Sometimes, customers with a disability buy my food. Once, it was peak lunch hour and I had to carry someone’s plate to the table for him, but there were other people queueing too. “It wastes a lot of my time to walk one big round, since there isn’t an opening at the front counter.” She added that she had raised the issue with Canopy Hawkers Group several times. Darren (not his real name), who has been in the hawker business for more than 10 years and runs a stall at the hawker centre, said stallholders were informed of Canopy Hawkers Group’s “front counter clause” prior to the centre’s opening in December 2022. The Straits Times understands that stallholders had signed contracts that state that the stall front should allow for no entrance or exit of any person from the front of the stall. Tenants also have to place fire extinguishers within the stall. Canopy Hawkers Group, which has had experience running various foodcourts and coffee shops over the past 12 years, said the hawker centre, which is its first, was inspected for fire safety on Sept 13, 2022. An SCDF spokesman confirmed on Saturday that a Temporary Fire Permit, allowing the owner of the hawker centre to operate for 11 months before obtaining a Fire Safety Certificate, was issued to Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre on Sept 13. The permit is issued only if the fire safety work of a project has been satisfactorily completed with only very minor outstanding issues, he added. The certificate will be issued only after the completion of all fire safety works in the project.

<Designer Of The Mazda Miata, Shunji Tanaka, Dies Aged 75 Thanks for everything, Tanaka-San. Shunji Tanaka, the chief designer of the original (NA) Mazda MX-5 Miata, has passed away. The announcement was made on Facebook by a close friend and chairperson of the MX-5 Club Tanaka was a member of, Mr. Katsuyuki Satake. A translation by a fellow enthusiast alerted CarBuzz to the news with a simple statement, "I'm so sorry to announce that Mr. Tanaka, the Chief Designer of NA MX-5 has passed away on Dec. 12th at the age of 75." Apparently, Mr. Tanaka's last words were, "I have no regret in my life." It's unclear what Tanaka died of, but he was right, not having any regrets. He gave the world the seminal small sports car. The Miata is the Porsche 911 of small sports cars and has a legacy and reputation some manufacturers can only dream of. Mazda Friends Of MX-5/Facebook Mazda Mazda Mazda It remains the world's best-selling sports car and one of the most affordable ways for automotive enthusiasts to have fun. Mazda may be moving over to hybrid power for the MX-5 in future, but we're sure the fun element will be retained. For now, it remains true to its origins. Despite being head designer of the Miata, Tanaka did not get as much attention as the lead engineers, Toshihiko Hirai and Takao Kijima. These two men were responsible for making the Miata the epic driving tool, while Tanaka was responsible for the exterior and interior design. While the Miata certainly deserves praise as a driving tool, the design is as much a part of a very successful and lucrative roadster. Before the Miata came along, the roadster had all but died out. It continued the ethos of British roadsters but rectified their build quality and reliability issues for a complete package like no other. Friends of MX-5 Miata/Facebook Mazda MX-5 Miata 25 years The NA Miata was such a hit, an entire book was written about it when it turned 25. As you can see, the famous pop-up headlights and smiling face were always a part of the design, inspired by the Lotus Elan. According to Tanaka, the concept for the Miata was a "Swinging Time Machine." In short, it was a symbol of freedom and meant to provide a thrilling open-top experience that brought the driver closer to nature. Many people don't know this, but the first concept was designed in California. Mazda approved the project, which sparked the initial design phase. After completing the project, it was shipped to Japan, where a disapproving Tanaka met it. Mazda MX-5 Miata 25 years MX-5 Miata Forum MX-5 Miata Forum According to interviews with Tanaka, he thought the design was too Americanized, and there was no way to identify it as a lightweight sports car. He didn't beat around the bush. He also said the US team must have "eaten too much steak and forgotten the delicacy of Japanese cuisine." You can see the difference between the California concept and Tanaka's clay model in the photos above, with the redesign taking influence from his wife's love of Japanese Noh masks that seemingly change expression depending on the angle they are viewed from. Whether his comments were too harsh or not, history speaks for itself. The NA Miata is a driving and design icon, and Shunji Tanaka was responsible for half of that. Rest in peace Tanaka-San. Your legacy lives on in the heart of every Miata fan. Kenji Matsuda/Facebook Friends of MX-5 Miata/Facebook 佐竹克行/Facebook 佐竹克行/Facebook>

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New Kia logo coming soon?

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/pictures/bad-car-design-trends-2018/ my top 3: - Fake vents & air scoops - Fake exhaust tips, in which u can clearly see the actual ugly+cheap ones - Coupeovers

Disgruntled vending machine customer demands S$1 refund from Yeo's, claims can designs too similar source: https://mothership.sg/2020/07/yeos-vending-machine-complaint/ If you've ever hit the wrong button at a vending machine by mistake, you probably know the feeling: stuck with a product you did not want, with no avenue for an exchange or refund. One such incident appears to have happened in Bedok recently. According to a Facebook post by "新加坡眼 Singapore Eye", one disgruntled customer going by the name of "Eddy Eddy" lost S$1 after selecting the wrong drink. "Eddy" had wanted to buy a soy bean drink, but mistakenly selected chrysanthemum tea instead. The reason? The packaging for different products were too similar. A picture, presumably from "Eddy", provided evidence of the similarity. This state of affairs drove the customer to write to the email provided on Yeo's website. The customer's demands were: a refund of S$1 to compensate him for his loss, as well as a change of packaging so that future customers would not find themselves in the same predicament. The original post appears to have been made by Facebook user "Ed Dy", though the contents are not accessible to the public: A later post by "Ed Dy" says that he is "getting both fan mail and hate mail", and that he "didn't know people felt so strongly about Yeo's graphic design". Separately "Ed Dy" also mentions a "boomersona", which possibly refers to a "boomer persona" which is assumed for select online posts. Criticised for not owning mistake While it's not known whether "Eddy" has received a refund, they have certainly received a great deal of feedback from commenters on the post. Many disagreed with the contention that "Eddy" was confused by the packaging: Others urged "Eddy" to accept his part of the blame. As one commenter asked rhetorically, "if you can't defecate, do you blame the toilet bowl?" Others suggested that the incident was an expression of wider social phenomenon: This is the majority of people in Singapore, making complaints over small things, when the problem is their own responsibility, they still want to pin the blame on others. Not all comments unsympathetic "Eddy" found some kindred spirits as well, however. I have also bought wrongly too, just drink Those who managed to put themselves in "Eddy"'s shoes would have found more reason for sympathy in the complaint email: the difficulty of getting the correct spelling for crysmantamium crystantamum crysentamum crysentemeum chrysanthemum. So much effort for this persona. You can see the post here:

Chinese win design competition for rebuilding Notre Dame https://www.asiaone.com/world/chinese-win-design-competition-rebuilding-notre-dame Aug 07, 2019 Two Chinese designers, with their work Paris Heart Beat, have won the championship in a design competition for rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral in France. The competition was launched by GoArchitect, an independent publisher of books based in LA, and it received 226 proposals from 56 countries in all, with over 30,000 people voting during the competition. The two Chinese designers, Cai Zeyu and Li Sibei, both currently work at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Foundation (Chicago, US), and respectively graduated from Tsinghua University and Beijing University of Technology. Three highlights of their design Paris Heart Beat are the Paris Time Capsule, City Kaleidoscope and Mirror Roof. They used magnetic levitation technology to design a time capsule device, which opens every half-century and moves rhythmically up and down, breathing and beating together with the city. This is why the design is called Paris Heart Beat. In addition, people are able to see rose windows inside with the help of the mirror's reflection at the tower, creating a city kaleidoscope. Notre Dame Cathedral has witnessed Paris' history over more than 800 years, and it survived the blaze, Cai and Li said. "Paris Heart Beat carries our expectation of its rebirth." There have been debates on rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral since the devastating fire tearing through the cathedral in April. Last month, French lawmakers approved a controversial bill to rebuild Notre Dame and French President Emmanuel Macron stated he is not against a "contemporary architectural gesture". Therefore, the original intention of GoArchitect in launching this competition was to call on the French government to be open to any possible proposals, though it is a nongovernmental institution and not officially authorised by any French institutions. Besides Cai and Li's Paris Heart Beat, proposals from five other countries (Canada, Japan, UK and US) made the final round of the competition.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/industry-gearing-up-for-new-rules-on-facade-checks It is rather amazing that we have introduced so many new products and designs without giving thought to maintenance. now suddenly they expect the lowly maintenance guys to be experts and be able to view defects using binoculars on the facade! Surely these maintenance guys won't know if the product will be flammable or the internal clippers have corroded. I would have hold QP responsible for the design and approving authority to ensure adequate maintenance processes are in placed before approving them. many renown designs were never given thought on maintenance. now it is others to pick up these sh#t.

I've always wondered about this random HDB block design at Block 5 Banda St in Chinatown... Some floors' staircase landing has a window/opening, while many other don't have. There doesn't seem to be a pattern, and the windows aren't regular as well. As far as I know this is a one-room flat block. Anyone knows why it's designed like that?

Yo folks, lets check it out which shopping centres or hotels got the worst car park design. lets see who is the developer for the projects (shopping ctr/hotels)

Anyone knows where is Lye Design? I hear they do good work with customised bodykits. THanks!

Test drive, interior, exterior, speed, road, technology, multimedia, 2015i Luxuruy Sedan, Sportback, Design https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z7yOLU7zq4

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the design of this....... not just 1, but several. along a very dark stretch .......... this thread is opened for "things" designed/installed in our heartland, but to ask song.......... "why like this"? OT abit: to the female jogger last night, I beo you cos salute you to have courage to be in the dark lane alone by yourself and you beo me probably wondering why I was there (in my Bermuda + slippers) .............to take this pic lol you U turned back, I quickly siam off...scared kana laped.

New BIG SUV Concepts from KIA, even though I doubt it will make it to Singapore and most likely be a US version, but I like where KIA is heading towards in terms of innovation and technology with fine designs that us usually only found in branded German vehicles. Ever since they brought onboard key top designers+Engineers from Audi and various other European marques, creating desirable vehicles and designs that lasts. Check out these teasers! Big SUV from Kia Teaser http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/05/kia-fullsize-suv-detroit-teaser/ Big SUV Dashboard, Telluride, from Kia Teaser http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/08/kia-telluride-teaser-detroit/

Saw the new 2016 Nissan Maxima when I was overseas last week. Didn't know what car it was from afar but when took a closer look, at first thot maybe some new Lexus or Infiniti but was quite stunned that it's the humble Maxima. Gotta admit.....the new design looks very . Looks like Datsun has finally got it's design right. Wonder if it'll come to Sg as the new Teana?

does anyone knows any company that does painting and design logos on Car? I am not referring to Decals. Usually how much it costs

100% agree , Mercedes CLA and C Class look so gorgeous , the exterior and interior too , but the floating screen really look horrible , maybe it's just me tho http://jalopnik.com/this-is-the-worst-new-trend-in-car-interior-design-1564314503

Hi, I would like to ask where can I go and make custom design cash cards because my organization is going to make them. I remember that MCF has a custom made cash card the other time... What is the costs involved. Thanks!!! JK

In particular, she took issue with a booklet distributed during the workshop, which she said ”seemed to emphasise and enforce traditional gender roles in a relationship”. Dr Hon did not comment on the contents of the booklet in his letter, saying only that it was a “source of unhappiness”. http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/hwa-chong-design-its-own-workshops-future SINGAPORE — Following feedback from a student that a workshop on managing relationships was sexist in content, Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) said it plans to design its own workshops in the future. In a letter to students and teachers yesterday — a copy of which was seen by TODAY — HCI principal Hon Chiew Weng said the school had concluded its internal investigation into the complaint and found that the facilitators of the workshop in question were ineffective in addressing the participants’ concerns. Earlier this week, HCI student Agatha Tan set off a wave of controversy with a Facebook post on her concerns about the workshop conducted by Focus on the Family Singapore, a vendor appointed by the Ministry for Social and Family Development (MSF). In particular, she took issue with a booklet distributed during the workshop, which she said ”seemed to emphasise and enforce traditional gender roles in a relationship”. Dr Hon did not comment on the contents of the booklet in his letter, saying only that it was a “source of unhappiness”. He pointed out that the feedback from the students was that one facilitator in particular was unable to address their concerns “satisfactorily” when several of them objected to viewpoints that had been raised during a discussion. The workshop, one of several on managing relationships, was held for the HCI students last week. Students who attended a similar workshop held in another venue were happy and the facilitators were professional and qualified their claims, added Dr Hon. These facilitators recognised that the views put forth in class were generalisations that do not apply to everyone and when referring to controversial viewpoints, they were open to alternative explanations and perspectives, he added. He added that the school had previously used the vendor’s services and the students’ feedback had been positive.