ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Yves Behar - Designer
Yves Behar has produced some of the new millennium's most coveted objects, like the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset, and the XO laptop for One Laptop per Child.

Why you should listen

Over the past decade, Yves Behar and his firm fuseproject have become the design group that companies turn to for a game-changing idea. Take the re-invention of the Bluetooth headset, for one; or the re-envigoration of the venerable but dowdy Birkenstock line; or Behar's LED-chic Leaf lamp for Herman Miller.

And yes, Behar and fuseproject are the people who put the green bunny ears on the XO laptop -- and are redesigning the next-gen XOXO laptop due in 2010. This quirky but deeply felt project encapsulates much of his recent work, fusing gotta-have-it design with a mission of social responsibility.

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Yves Behar: A supercharged motorcycle design

Yves Behars turboladete motorsykkeldesign

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Yves Behar og Forrest North avdekker "Mission One", en elegant, kraftig elektrisk motorsykkel. De deler lysbilder fra en fjern (men samtidig lik) barndom som viser hvordan samarbeid sparket igang deres vennskap - og delte drømmer.
- Designer
Yves Behar has produced some of the new millennium's most coveted objects, like the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset, and the XO laptop for One Laptop per Child. Full bio

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ForrestForrest NorthNord: The beginningbegynnelse of any collaborationsamarbeid
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Forrest North: Begynnelsen av ethvert samarbeid
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startsstarter with a conversationsamtale.
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starter med en samtale.
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And I would like to sharedele with you
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Og jeg vil gjerne dele med dere
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some of the bitsbits of the conversationsamtale that we startedstartet with.
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noen deler av samtalen vi startet med.
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I grewvokste up in a logLogg cabinhytte in WashingtonWashington statestat
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Jeg vokste opp i en tømmerhytte i staten Washington
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with too much time on my handshender.
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med altfor mye fritid.
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YvesYves BeharBehar: And in scenicnaturskjønne SwitzerlandSveits for me.
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Yves Behar: Og i naturskjønne Sveits for min del.
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FNFN: I always had a passionlidenskap for alternativealternativ vehicleskjøretøyer.
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FN: Jeg hadde alltid en lidenskap for alternative kjøretøy.
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This is a landland yachtYacht racingRacing acrosspå tvers the desertørken in NevadaNevada.
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Dette er en land yacht som kjører rundt i Nevadaørkenen.
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YBYB: CombinationKombinasjon of windsurfingbrettseiling and skiingstå på ski into this inventionoppfinnelse there.
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YB: Kombinasjon av vindsurfing og skigåing i denne oppfinnelsen.
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FNFN: And I alsoogså had an interestrenter in dangerousfarlig inventionsoppfinnelser.
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FN: Og jeg hadde også en interesse for farlige oppfinnelser.
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This is a 100,000-volt-volt TeslaTesla coilspiral
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Dette er en 100 000-volts Tesla-coil
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that I builtbygget in my bedroomsoverom,
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som jeg bygde i mitt soverom,
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much to the dismayforferdelse of my mothermor.
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til min mors forferdelse.
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YBYB: To the dismayforferdelse of my mothermor,
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YB: Til min mors forferdelse,
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this is dangerousfarlig teenagetenårings fashionmote right there.
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er dette her ganske farlig tenåringsmote.
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(LaughterLatter)
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(Latter)
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FNFN: And I broughtbrakte med seg this all togethersammen,
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FN: Og jeg samlet alt sammen,
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this passionlidenskap with alternativealternativ energyenergi and racedkjørte a solarsolenergi carbil acrosspå tvers AustraliaAustralia --
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denne lidenskapen for alternativ energi. Og konkurrerte i en solcelle-bil gjennom Australia.
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alsoogså the U.S. and JapanJapan.
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Også i USA og Japan.
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YBYB: So, windvind powermakt, solarsolenergi powermakt -- we had a lot to talk about.
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YB: Så, vindkraft, solkraft, vi hadde mye å prate om.
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We had a lot that got us excitedspent.
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Vi hadde mye som gjorde oss begeistret.
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So we decidedbesluttet to do a specialspesiell projectprosjekt togethersammen.
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Så vi bestemte oss for å gjøre et spesielt prosjekt sammen.
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To combinekombinere engineeringprosjektering and designdesign and ...
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Å kombinere ingeniørkunst og design og...
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FNFN: Really make a fullyfullt integratedintegrert productprodukt, something beautifulvakker.
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FN: Virkelig lage et fullt integrert produkt, noe vakkert.
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YBYB: And we madelaget a babybaby.
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YB: Og vi lagde en baby.
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(LaughterLatter)
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FNFN: Can you bringbringe out our babybaby?
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FN: Kan dere komme ut med vår baby?
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(ApplauseApplaus)
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This babybaby is fullyfullt electricelektrisk.
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Denne babyen er fullt elektrisk.
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It goesgår 150 milesmiles an hourtime.
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Den går 240 km/h.
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It's twiceto ganger the rangeområde of any electricelektrisk motorcyclemotorsykkel.
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Den har dobbelt så stor rekkevidde som noen andre elektriske motorsykler.
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Really the excitingspennende thing about a motorcyclemotorsykkel
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Det som virkelig er spennende med denne motorsykkelen
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is just the beautifulvakker integrationintegrering of engineeringprosjektering and designdesign.
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er denne vakre integreringen av ingeniørkunst og design.
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It's got an amazingfantastisk userbruker experienceerfaring.
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Den har en utrolig brukeropplevelse.
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It was wonderfulherlig workingarbeider with YvesYves BeharBehar.
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Det var herlig å jobbe med Yves Behar.
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He camekom up with our nameNavn and logologo. We're MissionOppdrag MotorsMotorer.
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Han fant opp navnet og logoen vår. Vi heter "Mission Motors" (Oppdrag Motorer)
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And we'vevi har only got threetre minutesminutter,
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Og vi har bare tre minutter.
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but we could talk about it for hourstimer.
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Men vi kunne ha pratet om det i timesvis.
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YBYB: Thank you.
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YB: Takk
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FNFN: Thank you TEDTED. And thank you ChrisChris, for havingha us.
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FN: Takk TED, og takk Chris for at dere inviterte oss.
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Translated by Kim Stiberg
Reviewed by Martin Hassel

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Yves Behar - Designer
Yves Behar has produced some of the new millennium's most coveted objects, like the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset, and the XO laptop for One Laptop per Child.

Why you should listen

Over the past decade, Yves Behar and his firm fuseproject have become the design group that companies turn to for a game-changing idea. Take the re-invention of the Bluetooth headset, for one; or the re-envigoration of the venerable but dowdy Birkenstock line; or Behar's LED-chic Leaf lamp for Herman Miller.

And yes, Behar and fuseproject are the people who put the green bunny ears on the XO laptop -- and are redesigning the next-gen XOXO laptop due in 2010. This quirky but deeply felt project encapsulates much of his recent work, fusing gotta-have-it design with a mission of social responsibility.

More profile about the speaker
Yves Behar | Speaker | TED.com