Comments on: Maker of London cabs goes into administration http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/24/maker-of-london-black-cabs-goes-into-administration/ architecture and design magazine Thu, 23 May 2013 17:21:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Peter http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/24/maker-of-london-black-cabs-goes-into-administration/comment-page-1/#comment-1083626 Peter Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:12:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=258059#comment-1083626 It is never easy to reap success when the competition is tough. They should come up with an enhanced design but still retain the overall London Taxi design features. I think that would be an even more profitable project to market. When everyone else is the same, you should stand out and be unique to attract even more business. It is never easy to reap success when the competition is tough. They should come up with an enhanced design but still retain the overall London Taxi design features. I think that would be an even more profitable project to market. When everyone else is the same, you should stand out and be unique to attract even more business.

]]> By: Taxi for London Taxi http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/24/maker-of-london-black-cabs-goes-into-administration/comment-page-1/#comment-1013607 Taxi for London Taxi Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:40:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=258059#comment-1013607 The design became iconic because it was the best solution at the time, as was the Routemaster bus. Unfortunately nostalgia doesn't cut it in the face of superior products. Complacency and lack of innovation and investment has been the death of many UK manufacturers, sadly. Kenneth Grange penned the most recent iteration but that was painting over the cracks of the old underpinnings that were never really improved, but should have been. The design became iconic because it was the best solution at the time, as was the Routemaster bus. Unfortunately nostalgia doesn’t cut it in the face of superior products. Complacency and lack of innovation and investment has been the death of many UK manufacturers, sadly.

Kenneth Grange penned the most recent iteration but that was painting over the cracks of the old underpinnings that were never really improved, but should have been.

]]> By: pjg http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/24/maker-of-london-black-cabs-goes-into-administration/comment-page-1/#comment-1013526 pjg Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:33:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=258059#comment-1013526 Surely this is the time for a competition? Newson, et al - its time to sharpen the pencil. Surely this is the time for a competition? Newson, et al – its time to sharpen the pencil.

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