The 5-door hatchback design also features chrome door handles, aerodynamic outside mirrors and a large greenhouse to provide a bright interior environment.

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The decor is unlike anything the city has seen before, infusing a bit of London and New York design via hanging chrome bedside lamps and animal print fabrics into a city proud of its colonial heritage.

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In the case of a new small car, the Fiesta, that will be sold worldwide starting next year, Ford's top U.S. designer, Peter Horbury, suggested jazzing up the largely European design by adding certain chrome details favored by Americans.

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The 50 series employs a Charcoal gray ToC design, a stand with a chrome finish and a delicate wave back-pattern.

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It has a unibody design crafted of white matte-finish polycarbonate, with chrome strips adorning the top and bottom of the device.

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Now, as it brings its first 10-inch tablet to market, Huawei is borrowing a few key design elements -- namely, that mix of white plastic and chrome.

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It has a nice amount of tension when flicked, but its chrome-finished plastic feels decidedly cheap compared the rest of the camera's design.

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