The first insulin pen was developed in 1985, providing millions of diabetics with a discreet and accurate means of self-administering the correct dose of insulin....
At the Paris Olympic Games, hockey will be played on the world's first carbon-neutral artificial turf, a product developed for the occasion by Polytan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of outd...
French brand Coperni caused a sensation at the finale of Paris Fashion Week in early October by spraying a dress onto model Bella Hadid live on the catwalk....
German company Playmobil has launched Wiltopia, a range of unusual animal figures such as a tapir, a manatee and an anteater, to raise children's awareness of the need to protect biodiversity. It is a...
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The Louis Ghost chair: A modern piece of furniture that’s become a cult classic
The Louis Ghost chair, designed by French designer Philippe Starck in 2002 for the Italian brand Kartell, is an iconic piece of contemporary furniture. Blending past and present, its unique aesthetic ...
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