Upon hearing that the Dix property was to receive 150,000 tons of dirt from the new convention center project in downtown Raleigh, Aly Khalifa, Professor Will Hooker and Councilman Thomas Crowder decided to hold a design charrette to find a creative way to turn this dumping into a unique city feature. Khalifa will lead the creative session with Designbox members facilitating 40 …
Khalifas lecture in Education City, Qatar
Aly & Beth Khalifa gave a week-long series of lectures and workshops in late December to discuss creativity and professional development in product and graphic design. The Khalifas visited with numerous design classes in Education City at the satellite campus of Virginia Commonwealth University located in Doha, Qatar. Press Release.
Aly Khalifa an Expert Witness on Gloves in Canada
Aly Khalifa testified as an Expert Witness on sporting goods design and engineering in the case of Gold vs. MEC in Vancouver, Canada which concluded May 27. This case was in regards to a patent infringement dispute on glove closure systems between the two parties.
Aly Khalifa with other Designbox members work with students
Designbox members Aly Khalifa, JP Reuer, and Angelica Garcia combined forces with the Urban Design Centerto work with Lee Moore and her students at the Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School (M2M3) to make design suggestions on improving the Moore Square area for pedestrians, cyclists, and those who want to relax. Results will be on display in the windows at the Cherry …
Aly Khalifa gets creative with MBA program
The NC State College of Management had Aly come in to work with their MBA students and teach techniques in creativity. Together they focused on domestic manufacturing using the Creative Consensus technique.
Aly Khalifa to exhibit as Art & Design Entrepreneur
Aly is one of six alumni from the NC State College of Design that will exhibit their work as a successful entrepreneur to emerge from the Art & Design curriculum. Amy Milne of See Saw Studio (Nov. Designbox show) and Holly Aiken (Dec. show) will also be in the show. Reception is Weds Nov 5 at 5pm at the Brooks …
Aly Khalifa to be on jury for Innovations awards
The prestigious Innovations 2004 Design and Engineering Awards are given by the Consumer Electronics Association, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America. Aly has been asked to be on the panel of judges and to evaluate entries in several product areas from his design and engineering perspective.
“Keep A Breast – Raleigh” raises $10,000!
Gamil Design headed up this Designbox event to raise money for breast cancer research. Over 70 artists created pieces of art from plaster busts donated by local women. All the art was auctioned at Designbox on October 3rd. The result was $10,000 to donate to 4 different charitiis. And Raleigh then became the most successful “Keep-A-Breast” event to date.
Gamil’s “BatCage” Wins Tour de France!
Lance Armstrong, winner of the 2003 Tour De France carried his water in Gamil’s BatCage design for Trek Bicycle. The whole US Postal Service team was outfitted with this ultra-light composite water bottle cage, that not only outperforms other such cages on the market, but is also more efficient to manufacture. Press Release
Aly Khalifa Presents a ‘Softer Vision’ at SXSW
As part of the joint event between South by SouthWest (SXSW) and The Industrial Designer’s Society of America (IDSA), Khalifa joined three other speakers in the presentation of “Sense and Substance” to this creative audience in Austin, Texas. His presentation focused on the incorporation of textiles into everyday product design.