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04/28/10
Eric Chan: Everyday Meaningful Use

Eric Chan's philosophies on the interaction between design and human culture make him a fascinating study. His orchestration of logic, magic, form, function and technology provide new insight into the meaning of an object's use and what the future holds for all of us.

Read the full story on officeinsight.



04/16/10
IDSA CoCreate Friday Night Studio Tour Party at ECCO

Everyone here at ECCO is excited to host the first night of studio tours for the entire IDSA CoCreate 2010 crew. Come down to our studio at 900 Broadway, 5th floor from 7:30 on. Refreshments will be served. See you then!

11/30/09
ECCO Design's Ribbon lamp on Wired Magazine's Holiday Wish List!

Ecco's Ribbon Lamp is the perfect holiday gift for the Eco-minded. Read more at Wired Magazine.

It's on sale now at 212Products.


07/21/09
Eric Chan guest curates 1000 Product Designs from Rockport publishers

http://rockpub.com/entries.asp?id=149Go
- UPDATE! - Deadline has been extended to October 22, 2009, and now you can submit online at 1000productdesigns.com.

Check Rockport Publisher’s site for the entry form and details. Good luck to everyone who enters and we look forward to seeing your work!


05/04/09
ECCO and Nulite Technologies launch the Ribbon Lamp

ICFF is around the corner. Come visit Ecco Design and Nulite at Booth 1357 as we launch the Ribbon Lamp. See more details on the lamp's technology here and watch a video about the lamp here



Check in with our blog for more details.



03/24/09
ECCO President and founder to talk at East Asia Design/Innovation Symposium May 8th

Eric Chan will be speaking at The East Asia Business Center: on May 8th at their East Asia Symposium, “Design/Innovation: a Competitive Edge”.


Eric will be sharing his experiences on the cultural, economical and practical challenges in design and innovation between the Global and the East Asia region. Check in with our blog for details.


03/19/09
Metropolis Magazine profiles Eric Chan and his latest design: Creation 9707 Bamboo Chair


We are proud to announce the publication of Bending the Reeds, an article featuring the Creation “9707” Bamboo Chair designed by ECCO Design Principal Eric Chan in the March 2009 issue of Metropolis magazine. Journalist Julie Taraska captures the entire process of creating the chair design, from initial intention through the final execution. For more information, click here for the project information or click here to be directed to the Metropolis Magazine article.



02/18/09
Newly designed Bug Labs Module available now!


ECCO’s newly designed Bug Labs’ module, BUGsound, is available via their store here.
It features four 3.5-mm stereo jacks connectors for flexible use: Headphone, Mic, Audio In, Audio Out. It also sports an easy-to-use volume control rocker switch that controls the volume through the centered speaker grill on the face of the module. As is dictated by the module design language, this Hybrid Module (because it allows input / output capability for the user) is colored Midnight Blue for easy identification. Audio hackers and music lovers are bound to find this module exciting!
Join the conversation on their blog here.





01/29/09
Gong Xi Fa Choi!

Thanks to our whole extended design family for coming to celebrate a New Year with us! All of us at Ecco had a blast and it looks like everyone else did , too!




11/11/08
Bug Labs wins Popular Science "Best of What's New 2008"

http://www.popsci.com/bown/2008/category/gadgetsGo
In its annual "Best of What's New," Popular Science celebrates advancements and accomplishments in fields like Gadgets, Engineering, Computing, and Green Tech.
Popular Science heralds Bug Labs the dawn of a new type of gadget, that allows users to build their own gadget by snapping together different functional modules and downloading custom apps from the Bug community.




11/05/08
Event:"Why is Design Booming Now?"

Greetings from ECCO Design!

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Illinois Institute of Technology for a special event on Thursday November 6th. This invitation only event will be focused on the topic “Why is Design Booming Now?” and will feature a discussion led by Patrick Whitney, Dean of the Institute of Design at IIT. We are looking forward to a great event. Stay tuned for updates after the day.


11/04/08
“Why is Design Booming Now?”


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Jim Ryan delivered a talk about reclining seating for mass transport railway solutions at this year's Railway Expo. For more information, please click on the link below:

01/10/08
Bug Labs wins BEST OF CES 2008 in the Emerging Technologies category!

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-13855_1-9845049-67.html?tag=blogFeedGo
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04/18/07
Featured Product - LG TROMM SteamWasher




The seven year affiliation between ECCO Design Inc. and LG Electronics has resulted in the creation of a wide range of products, from home appliances to portable communication devices. The ECCO Design process for the TROMM Washing Machine by LG incorporated upfront user research, trend forecast, and product design development. The TROMM Washing Machine captures the preferences and desires of the US consumer and establishes a new aesthetic and usability benchmark for competitors.

After just two years in the US market, the starting brand is ranked Number Three in the market.


04/17/07
ECCO ENGAGEMENTS



Eric Chan, President and Founder of ECCO Design Inc., spoke at the Business of Design Week which was sponsored by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC). The fifth annual Business of Design Week (BODW), held November 27th through December 2nd 2006, attracted thousands of participants from all over the world, and was an essential event contributing to the development of International Design Culture.

http://bodw.com.hk/eng/aboutBODW.php

Herman Miller invited Eric Chan to be a Keynote speaker at the Asian Learning Forum held earlier this year in Shanghai, an event that connected designers, dealers, and industry leaders.

http://www.hermanmiller.cn/en/news/news_20070215.html



10/23/06
Orgatec 2006, Cologne, Germany

Thursday 26 October
12.00 - 12.30
Eric Chan: "Foray into the Future - Balance between Comfort and Beauty"

Eric Chan of Ecco Design, designer of the Foray Chair, will talk about his insight and the design process of simplifying ergonomics technology into a compelling seating solution.



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