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design by neil poulton - since 1992
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when wired thinks “orange tech” we think of neil poulton’s rugged, rubberised, indestructible hard drives
—chris haslam, wired, 03 2020
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rugged boss — lacie, 2019design by neil poulton
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rugged shuttle — lacie 2019double hdd
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rugged thunderbolt — lacie, 2014design by neil poulton
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rugged — laciedesign by neil poulton
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rugged key — usb stick, laciedesign by neil poulton
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rugged key (models) — laciedesign by neil poulton
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rugged key - usb stick, laciedesign by neil poulton
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lacie, ’rugged’, design by neil poulton.
with over 6 million units sold since it’s introduction in 2005, the lacie “rugged” portable hard drive has become an icon.
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copilot — lacie/dji, 2019hard drive, ssd card reader, integrated screen, powerbank, connects to phone/tablet, no computer required
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copilot — lacie/dji, 2019design by neil poulton
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copilot (early concept) — lacieearly concept with alternative screen & texture
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dji – lacie, ’copilot’, design by neil poulton.
battery powered hard drive, led status screen, sd card reader, phone-powerbank, integrated cables for ipad, iphone, android. no computer required.
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copilot — lacie/dji, 2019design by neil poulton
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sound 2 sound usb speakers — laciedesign by neil poulton
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sound 2 sound — laciedesign by neil poulton
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bobourg speakers — laciedesign by neil poulton
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lacie ’sound 2 sound’ & ’bobourg’ speakers, design by neil poulton.
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1big dock — lacie, 2020design by neil poulton
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1big dock (detail) — lacie, 2020design by neil poulton
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1big dock (back view) — lacie, 2020design by neil poulton
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lacie, ’d2/big’ range, design by neil poulton.
2020 “space grey” iteration of the classic d2 hard drive range, first introduced in 2001.
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chromé (back view) — lacie"we applaud the audaciousness" the wall street journal
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chromé (early concept) — laciedesign by neil poulton
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chromé (early concept) — laciedesign by neil poulton
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chromé (early concept) — laciedesign by neil poulton
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lacie, ’chromé’, design by neil poulton.
we applaud the audaciousness
– the wall street journal.
we applaud reviewer michael hsu, who despite not liking “chromé”, included it in the list of “7 exemplary designs” – “the best in design at ces”. the wall street journal, january 14, 2016.
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”design by neil poulton” range — lacierange of over 20 computer products, 2008 - 2015
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12 big (rendering) — lacie, 2017presentation rendering
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12 big (back view) — lacie12 big server tower
design by neil poulton
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2big (original) — lacie, 2013design by neil poulton
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little big disk — lacie, 2006included in the permanent collection of centre georges pompidou, paris
design by neil poulton
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d2 — lacie, 2002the original d2 hard drive
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pocket drive - lacie, 2000included in the permanent collection of centre georges pompidou, paris.
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birdy webcam — électronique d2, 1994design by neil poulton
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coq hard drive - électronique d2 , 1992the original coq hard drive ! 1992
included in the permanent collection of centre georges pompidou, paris
winner of the red dot best of the best award
design by neil poulton
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lacie/électronic d2 – since 1992
neil poulton is probably best known for his collaboration with computer hardware company, lacie, for whom he has designed products since 1992 – products like the “rugged” drive, which has sold over 6 million units to date.
the coq, little big disk, pocketdrive, bobourg speakers, d2 and original rugged drive are included in the permanent collection of centre georges pompidou, paris, france.
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