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Archived September 3, 2010
Risom Returns" The furniture of Danish-born American designer Jens Risom can be viewed at London's Rocket Gallery until September 9.
Archived September 3, 2010
Log Report: UK-based research organization Chatham House makes available its new 154-page PDF publication, Illegal Logging and Related Trade.
Archived September 3, 2010
Suent Chair: Recent UK graduate Sebastian Cox used steamed and woven hazel slats sourced from a sustainably managed coppice to develop a lightweight chair.
Archived August 23, 2010
Council Reviewed: The UK's new Conservative coalition government invited Martin Temple to review the future role and status of the Design Council.
Archived August 23, 2010
Model Chairs: Sketch Chair software from the User Interfaces for Design Project allows novice users to design and build chairs with a simple 2-D sketch-based interface and validation tools.
Archived August 23, 2010
Hardware Holdings: Richelieu Hardware, based in Montreal, QC, acquired wood products distributor Gordon Industrial Materials, also based in Montreal.
Archived August 23, 2010
Guide Pratique: French-literate readers can download Guide pratique du métier de designer, an illustrated reference book outlining professional codes and practice for designers, published by the French furniture design support organisation VIA.
Archived August 13, 2010
Pesce Retrospective: The Italian Cultural Centre in Los Angeles hosts the first major West Coast retrospective exhibition of the Italian architect, artist and designer Gaetano Pesce. To August 31.
Archived August 13, 2010
Beetle Spreads: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirms an infestation in Brantford, Ontario, of the emerald ash borer, a beetle responsible for killing large numbers of ash trees since its accidental introduction into Michigan State in 2002.
Archived August 13, 2010
In Memoriam: The Los Angeles Architecture and Design Museum pays tribute to architect Stephen Kanner, a co-founder of the museum, who died aged 54 on July 2.
Archived August 13, 2010
Canadian Design: Toronto's Design Exchange hosts Bent Out of Shape, an exhibit of Canadian industrial design from 1945 to the present "through the lens of material, method, technology, identity and transformation." Opens July 16.
Archived August 13, 2010
UK Grad Scene: The Guardian and Independent newspapers.feature the work of this year's UK design graduates and their employment prospects.
Archived August 5, 2010
Chicago Scene: The Architect Newspaper profiles the new generation of Chicago designers who comprise an expanding community of young "movers and makers."
Archived August 5, 2010
Slump Stops: 2010 stats to date indicate the end to years of decline in Canadian office and household furniture sales.
Archived August 5, 2010
Speakers Set: Dexigner.com reports that keynote speakers Arik Levy, Avi Flombaum and Craig Dykers confirmed for IIDEX/NeoCon, Toronto. September 22-25.
Archived August 5, 2010
Spanish Scene: The International Furniture Fair in Valencia, Spain, hosts Nude, a platform for the work of novice designers, design schools and businesses, from September 28 for four days.
Archived August 5, 2010
Eco: Cabinet Maker/FDM magazine reports how Green Design Furniture president Doug Green has changed the focus of his Portland, Maine, company from manufacturing to consulting.
Archived July 26, 2010
Book Pick: Greenbiz.com reprints an excerpt from Companies on a Mission, a new book by Michael Russo, arguing businesses need an "authentic" brand to be successful.
Archived July 26, 2010
In Memoriam: The Times marks the passing of Rosamind Julius on May 19, 2010, aged 86, who, with her husband, Leslie Julius, operated Hille, credited with introducing Britain to innovative furniture design in public and private buildings.
Archived July 26, 2010
Airport Antics: Designers for airport seating manufacturers, such as Arconas, OMK, Kusch & Co., Vitra, and Zoeftig, met recently in Brussels, and the Wall Street Journal records their differences of opinion.
Archived July 26, 2010
PB/MDF Emissions: On June 25 the US House of Representatives passed legislation that sets national standards for formaldehyde emissions from composite wood panels for both domestic and imported products.
Archived July 26, 2010
Scanwood Loan: Read CBC's story and comments about a loan to Dartmouth-based Scanwood Canada Ltd., a major supplier to Swedish retailer Ikea.
Archived July 26, 2010
French Studies: Responsible for promoting French furniture design, VIA displays a selection of student work from French design, fine art and applied art schools at its Paris gallery until August 29.
Archived July 26, 2010
At Cooper-Hewitt: Why Design Now?, the latest exhibit at New York's Cooper-Hewitt Museum, provides a sampling of contemporary innovation from progressive designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, and citizens working in diverse fields and at different scales around the world. Until January 9.
Archived July 12, 2010
Outdoor Contest: Based in Valencia, Spain, furniture manufacturer Gandia Blasco sponsors an international outdoor furniture competition, with a first prize of €4000. Deadline July 15.
Archived July 12, 2010
UK Young Design: London's New Designers event showcases to industry and the media the work of 3,500 newly graduated designers from the top 200 UK design courses. July 1-4, 8-11.
Archived July 12, 2010
IIDA: The Korean city of Incheon and Designboom sponsor iida2010, an international design competition that accepts furniture entries under the category "Green Design for Human[s]."
Archived July 12, 2010
Bloom Awards: The eco-friendly Silea range, manufactured by The Gunlocke Company based in Wayland, NY, won the systems furniture category of this year's Bloom Awards, sponsored by the American Society of Interior Designers.
Archived July 12, 2010
DX Awards: Furniture produced for industry and/or consumer use can be entered in the industrial design category of this year's Toronto-based Design Exchange Awards. Deadline September 30.
Archived July 12, 2010
Selections: SEE (Sharing Experience Europe), a network of 11 European organizations sharing information on design policy enhancement, released its latest bulletin.
Archived July 12, 2010
Design Funds: The UK's Design Council launches a £100,000 fund to help designers communicate the value of design to all business sectors. Applications open July 1-30, 2010.
Archived July 3, 2010
New Journal: Emily Carr University of Art + Design launched Current, an academic design journal "designed, edited, produced and marketed by undergraduates in communication design with article contributions from students in both the graduate and undergraduate programs."
Archived June 21, 2010
Book Pick: Brian Lutz, director of Michigan's Cranbrook Academy of Art, authored Knoll, a history of the the pioneering furniture design manufacturer founded in 1938 by Hans and Florence Knoll.
Archived June 21, 2010
Serbian Design: A jury chaired by Konstantin Grcic selected 12 items of furniture and lighting by young Serbian designers to be exhibited at this year's Milan furniture fair.
Archived June 21, 2010
Danes Decide: Creativity and Innovation in the Danish Furniture Business, a project of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, helps Denmark’s leading furniture manufacturers implement successful design solutions.
Archived June 21, 2010
McMakin Exhibit: New York's Cristina Grajales and Matthew Marks Gallery presents "Roy McMakin: When Is a Chair Not a Chair" in conjunction with the release of his new book of the same title published by Skira Rizzoli. Exhibit closes July 2.
Archived June 21, 2010
Cool/Green/Both? Design critic Alice Rawsthorn wrote this adaptation of her article originally published as "Sexy and Good: Sustainable Product Design" in Harvard Design Magazine's Fall/Winter 2009/2010 issue. Courtesy New York Times.
Archived June 21, 2010
Grcic on Design: The Bene Office Furniture website features Désirée Schellerer's interview with German industrial designer Konstantin Grcic.
Archived June 21, 2010
iPad Paints: Autodesk released its SketchBook® Pro professional-grade paint and drawing application for Apple's iPad.
Archived June 21, 2010
UK DBA Awards: The UK's Design Effectiveness Awards includes a product category for furniture design entries. Deadline June 3.
Archived June 21, 2010
Doyenne of Design: The Gazette interviews Ginette Gadoury, producer of Montreal's international design show SIDIM and founder of Intérieurs magazine.
Archived June 21, 2010
Storage Q&A: FIRA and De Montfort University invite input through an online survey in their research of office storage options.
Archived June 21, 2010
Loll Designs: based in Duluth, Minnesota, manufactures a wide range of patio furniture using recycled HDPE from Canada and the US, donates one per cent of sales to environmental organizations and plants a tree for every order received.
Archived June 21, 2010
Hemp Board: Based in Leutkirch, Germany, panel producer Thermopal GmbH recently introduced Hanffaser Composite, a high pressure laminate-faced lightweight panel with an eco-friendly hemp fibre core.
Archived June 21, 2010
Danish Award: Time to Design awards young designers with three months' residency (including accommodation) at the Danish Art Workshop in Copenhagen.
Archived June 21, 2010
Design Observed: The Paris-based Agency for the Promotion of Industrial Creation (APIC) presents the Observeur Awards for the best design collaborations between companies and designers. Deadline June 4.
Archived May 7, 2010
Contract Case: Metropolis magazine recently invited design directors from Allsteel, Haworth, Herman Miller, Steelcase, and Teknion to give their views on the state of the contract furniture industry, workplace design and research initiatives.
Archived May 7, 2010
Deezen on Milan: Deezen provides images of British furniture manufacturer Established & Sons products on display at this year's Milan Furniture Fair.
Archived May 7, 2010
Guardian on Milan: Justin McGuirk of the UK's Guardian gives his take on this year's Milan Furniture Fair and includes comments on Vitra's €19.99 Strap chair designed by Alejandro Aravena.
Archived May 7, 2010
Finishing Facts: Woodworking Network provides a 10-part glossary of common wood finishing terms.
Archived May 7, 2010
CCA Show: The furniture program at California College of the Arts holds Furniture-ish, its year-end exhibition of senior work, at Oakland's Swarm Gallery, April 30-May 9.
Archived May 7, 2010
Eco Furniture: Trees4Trees™, an Indonesian non-profit foundation, works with furniture manufacturers to help support community forests and related environmental programs.
Archived May 7, 2010
SIBO Shelved: Woodworking Network reports Vance Communications cancelled the 2010 edition of Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré (SIBO), previously scheduled for October 21-23 at Place Forzani in Laval, Quèbec.
Archived April 28, 2010
Book Pick: Modern Furniture, published by H. F. Ullmann, outlines important developments in furniture design over the past 150 years accompanied by texts and essays on selected themes and styles.
Archived April 28, 2010
DUMBO Displays: Interior Design magazine publicizes this year's BKLYN Designs event scheduled for St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY. May 7-9.
Archived April 28, 2010
Danish Decline: The Copenhagen Post reports the Danish furniture industry suffered "a colossal hit from the financial crisis," with exports in 2009 down 19 per cent from 2008.
Archived April 28, 2010
BC Awards: Established and emerging designers and artists living in British Columbia can make submissions to the Carter Wosk BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design. Deadline April 30.
Archived April 28, 2010
AB Design Festival: Edmonton-based M.A.D.E. present their annual Street Furniture Competition on June 26 as part of the Works Art & Design Festival in downtown Edmonton, throughout June.
Archived April 20, 2010
Tornado Turnaround: Speke Klein's blog recounts their heroic efforts to restart production 28 weeks after a tornado reduced their furniture manufacturing facilities to rubble in Durham, Ontario, on August 20, 2009.
Archived April 20, 2010
Milan (only) Fair: Alice Rawsthorn comments in the New York Times that "the sort of stuff on show at the [Milan furniture] fair just isn’t as interesting as it once was, at least not in terms of design."
Archived April 20, 2010
CA Green Wood: Smaller-scale furniture producers in California can access recycled and urban forest lumber from these mills:
Baker Hardwoods,
Urban Lumber,
East Bay EcoWood,
Green Waste Recycle Yard
(Info courtesy San Francisco Furniture Design Forum.)
Archived April 20, 2010
BC Green Wood: The Tyee, an online journal based in British Columbia, published an eight-part series about the "battle" between the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the US timber industry-backed Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).
Archived April 20, 2010
Eco Awards: The Earth Awards "seek to foster and encourage the development of commercially viable [furniture] design solutions . . . that are useful and respond to a market need." Deadline May 10.
Archived April 20, 2010
More Makers: Follow results on The Tyee about Toronto's Ryerson University and University of Western Ontario students producing a 10-part series (stories, podcasts, video) on the MakerCulture movement in North America.
Archived April 14, 2010
UK Knows: The events team at UK's Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts (RSA) asked some friends and famous faces "What Should Everyone Know?" on video.
Archived April 14, 2010
Guten Form: [Courtesy of] woodworker.de announces winners of Germany's Guten Form (Good Form) joinery and carpentry competition (translation to English from original text by Google Translate).
Archived April 14, 2010
Bio Award: Bio 22, a competition based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, gives priority to entries of manufactured product designs (including furniture) that address eco-concerns. Designs that were in production before January 1, 2008 are not eligible. Deadline April 12.
Archived April 14, 2010
UK North Designs: UK students living in Northern England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland can enter their innovative and practical furniture designs in the product category of the Northern Design Competition. Deadline April 23.
Archived April 14, 2010
Holz-her Offer: German wood machinery manufacturer Weinig AG reports it is close to finalizing an agreement to purchase Austrian machinery producer Holz-her.
Archived April 14, 2010
Barbican Show: Ron Arad (subject of a retrospective exhibition at London's Barbican Centre until May 16) chronicles his career path and discusses his design philosophy in an interview with Business Week Magazine.
Archived April 3, 2010
YSA at ICFF: ICFF exhibits furniture produced by students at the Yale School of Architecture. May 15-18, New York.
Archived April 3, 2010
MBA = Innovation?: A few years ago Professor Henry Mintzberg (McGill University) and Joseph Lampel tracked the careers of 19 Harvard Business School "superstar" graduates and found "10 were outright failures . . . four had questionable records and five out of the 19 seemed to do well." Source: Michael Enright's April 2009 CBC interview with Professor Mintzberg. (If the podcast seems to play only a short intro item, click on the "slider" and adjust the begin time.)
Archived April 3, 2010
Eco News: Marc Gunther of greenbiz.com outlines Paul Hawken's (author of Natural Capitalism) strategy on socially responsible investments (SRI) and his involvement with the Highwater Global Fund.
Archived March 27, 2010
One More Chair: The Sustainable Furnishings Council's 2010 One Good Chair competition calls for a "casual" lounge chair from entrants under 30 years old. Deadline May 1 (late registration June 15).
Archived March 27, 2010
Top Green Towns: San Francisco, Boston, New York, Detroit and Portland top the Center for American Progress list for green jobs in American cities.
Archived March 27, 2010
Exhibit Evenings: Toronto's Design Exchange hosts Storytellers, a two-part lecture series that explores exhibition design from conception through presentation. March 23 and 29.
Archived March 19, 2010
Growing ideas: Cité du Design in Saint-Etienne, France, hosts Growing Materials, an exhibit that explores new possibilities for renewable organic-source materials, including wood, multi-ply, composite fibreboards and compostables.
Archived March 19, 2010
US Recovery: Smith Leonard's February newsletter Furniture Insights reports sales of US residential furniture increased in the last two months of 2009, with December 2008 sales 21 per cent lower than 2007, deeming the December 2009 increase of 12 per cent over 2008 (in their words) "a move in the right direction."
Archived March 12, 2010
Restoring Habitat: Cabinet Maker magazine reports UK retailer Habitat plans a number of steps to return to profitability, including redundancies at head office and opening new stores in Liverpool and Bilbao.
Archived March 12, 2010
Tweet RTB: Rocking the Beaver, a documentary that asks the question "What Is Canadian Design?" to be filmed across Canada this summer, can be followed on Twitter.
Archived March 12, 2010
UK Top 50: Selected for having "gone beyond the brief" in the name of design, Design Week lists its Top 50 UK designers for 2009.
Archived March 12, 2010
SA Finalists: Design Indaba lists the 12 finalists for The Most Beautiful Object in South Africa on exhibit at Design Indaba Expo 2010, Cape Town, February 24-26.
Archived March 12, 2010
In Memoriam: The Guardian prints this epitaph about Lucienne Day, "the foremost British textile designer of her period," who died aged 93 on January 30.
Archived March 12, 2010
Bio Polymers: Researchers at Imperial College in London adapt tree- and plant-based glucose to create polymers that bio-degrade much faster than corn-based polymers currently used in bio-friendly packaging. Source The Telegraph.
Archived March 8, 2010
Green Seats: Blog Designeast lists the three winning designs from Sitting Green, an eco-friendly home seating competition announced during Belgrade Design Week 2009.
Archived March 8, 2010
Design by Night: Toronto's Design Exchange hosts Fall in Love . . . with Design, an early celebration of Valentine's Day and launch of Design by Night, a series of evening events that include studio tours, screenings, workshops and exhibition openings. To be held February 11.
Archived March 8, 2010
Project H Tasks: Project H Design, an organization that "connects the power of design to the people who need it most," repairs rural school desks and produces hospital storage units in two Mexico-based activities.
Archived March 8, 2010
SCP Inspires: On February 3 in London the annual Hidden Art Awards recognized SCP as the most influential and/or inspiring British company.
Archived March 3, 2010
VIA Grants: The Paris-based furniture development agency VIA (Valorisation de l'Innovation dans l'Ameublement) exhibits furniture designs that received its assistance grants. To March 7.
Archived March 3, 2010
Outdoor Award: The Chicago chapter of Architecture for Humanity presents a street furniture design competition. Deadline February 26.
Archived March 3, 2010
By Architects: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) provides images from its recent exhbit, From the Spoon to the City, that featured objects designed by architects Marcel Breuer, Charles Eames, Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Rudolph Schindler and others.
Archived March 3, 2010
Folded Metal Chairs: Designboom gives an overview of the formed-aluminum-sheet chairs designed by Ran Amitai, a recent graduate of Jerusalem's Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.
Archived March 3, 2010
Eco Debate: Alice Rawsthorn reports on Design for Sustainability, a debate she moderated at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Archived February 24, 2010
E-Waste Ethics: Greenbiz.com reports on a recent seminar from the US EPA that offered a primer for small business on choosing a reputable e-waste recycler and avoiding the pitfalls of e-waste recycling.
Archived February 24, 2010
UK Shortlist: My House Is My Castle provides images of the furniture category shortlist for this year's Brit Insurance Design Awards, sponsored by London's Design Museum, including the "make it yourself" pallet furniture by Nina Tolstrup of Studiomama.
Archived February 24, 2010
FHS Symposium: Furniture History Society holds its 34th Annual Symposium at the Victoria Albert Museum, March 6, with speakers addressing topics, such as Bauhaus furniture and post-War Italian design, and providing a re-evaluation of the work of major designers, including Marcel Breuer and Gio Ponti.
Archived February 8, 2010
Better Bends: Fluted Beams LLC in Gig Harbor, Washington, US, supplies sample packs of compressed hardwoods, produced with Denmark's Compwood Systems technology, that enable designers to shape components requiring extreme bending radii or unusual configerations.
Archived February 8, 2010
Sales Still Slow: Woodworking Network notes US shipments of office furniture declined about 5 per cent in 2010 to $7.4 billion, adding to the approximate decrease of 30 per cent in 2009.
Archived February 8, 2010
Colour-Blind? Alice Rawsthorn interviews one designer who believes "most industrial designers don’t know how to use colour" and adds comments from Rolf Fehlbaum, chair of the Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra. Courtesy New York Times.
Archived February 8, 2010
MCAD Makes: Minneapolis College of Art and Design hosts an exhibition of 15 emerging artists from around the country to highlight new trends in studio furniture design. To February 21.
Archived February 8, 2010
Eco News: Sustainable Minds of Cambridge, MA, and the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) partner to advance the adoption and integration of ecodesign and sustainability practices in product design.
Archived February 3, 2010
Women Design: Through its Area Declic brand, Italian furniture manufacturer Arrmet Srl sponsors "A Green Place to Sit - Design for a better world," an outdoor seating design competition exclusively for female student and professional designers over 22 years of age. Deadline March 8.
Archived February 3, 2010
Eero Exhibit: January 21 to February 20, Toronto's Dominion Modern Gallery hosts "The Furniture of Eero Saarinen: Designs for Everyday Living," the first survey of Saarinen's work from the 1930s and 1960s that includes archival pieces from the Knoll Museum, Cranbrook Accadamy of Art and examples of current Knoll production.
Archived January 25, 2010
Design Sharing: desigNYC, a new collective of designers and design advocates in New York City, aims to help non-profit and community groups connect with professional pro bono design services and resources.
Archived January 25, 2010
Innovators + Ideas: Toronto's Harbourfront Centre hosts a presentation by Canadian-born designers Cynthia Hathaway, now freelancing in Amsterdam, and Tobias Wong, designer/sculptor currently working in New York.
Archived January 25, 2010
DWR Reorganizes: Interior Design and the New York Times report on economic challenges facing US retailer Design Within Reach (DWR) and its newly appointed CEO John Edelman.
Archived January 25, 2010
Formerly of IDEO: IDEO founder Bill Moggridge became director of New York's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, while former IDEO partner Mat Hunter joined the UK's Design Council as chief design officer.
Archived January 25, 2010
ID Wake: The New York Times witnessed the wake held January 5 at the Half King bar in Chelsea for "design bible" I.D. magazine, which published its last issue in November.
Archived January 25, 2010
Legal Logs: The Sustainable Furnishings Council sponsors One Good World ECOcongress at the Las Vegas Market to address sourcing legally harvested wood. January 31, 2010.
Archived January 25, 2010
Repurpose: Household products collected by Ottawa's Neighbourhood Services and repurposed into new useful items by Carleton University industrial design students will be auctioned to raise funds for the social services provider. Courtesy CBC.
Archived January 17, 2010
Send to IDEA: class="lastH">Regular entries to the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and the Henry Ford Museum, must be submitted by January 25, 2010.
Archived January 17, 2010
Lumber Lessons: Leo Lewis, The Times's Asia business correspondent, speculates that mass urbanization of China over the next 10 years will dramatically increase the demand for lumber worldwide.
Archived January 17, 2010
BBC Challenge: class="lastH">Students enrolled at an approved university or HE college in northern England can enter the challenge to design a "phone chair" for BBC's new premises in Manchester. Deadline April 30, 2010.
Archived January 17, 2010
Furniture's Future: On examiner.com Martin Harshberger describes the fundamental changes needed in answer to his question, "Can the US furniture industry compete globally?"
Archived January 17, 2010
Furniture Archive: View the furniture of pioneering British modern furniture designer Ernest Race (1913-1964) via the collection of the UK's Geffrye Musuem.
Free Dialogue: Jason Allcorn of [re]design, a "social enterprise that propagates sustainable actions through design," talks at London's Metropolitan Works, January 13.
Archived January 17, 2010
TO Show: Corporate buying groups and independent retailers at Toronto's Canadian Home Furnishings Market (January 9-12) provide details of their purchasing plans to Furniture Today.
Archived January 17, 2010
Recycle Clunkers: US residents can ship their "clunky old aluminum chair" to aluminum chair manufacturer Emco and receive a 50 per cent discount off the retail price of a new Emco chair.
Archived January 17, 2010
Take It Back: Speaking at a recent Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) conference, Andrew Dent, vice-president of library and materials research for New York-based Material ConneXion, challenged designers to develop "take back" strategies for reusing a product's materials at the end of its lifecycle.
Archived January 8, 2010
Nelson Noticed: Designers Peter Galonski and Roland Kurzitza (assisted by Rick Budd) used recycled fir and local birch exclusively for interior and superstructures of the the recently opened mining exhibit hall in Nelson, British Columbia's Touchstones Museum.
Archived January 8, 2010
Tree-mendous Fund: Furniture Today reports Ikea promoted an in-store campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags and donated $280,000 to Tree Canada, a non-profit group encouraging Canadians to plant and care for trees.
Archived January 8, 2010
Peruse Pittsburgh: Closed for a decade, the furniture galleries of the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh reopened with collections from the 18th, 19th and 20th to 21st centuries, displayed in separate rooms. Read article courtesy New York Times.
Archived January 8, 2010
Design Real Review: The Times of London design critic Tom Dyckoff provides a video review of Design Real, the current exhibit at the Serpentine Gallery curated by Konstantin Grcic.
Archived January 8, 2010
Design Developments: Design Week's Anna Richardson interviews Nina Tolstrup and Ryan Frank, two furniture designers with projects contributing to community economic activity in the developing world.
Archived January 8, 2010
Eco News: SocialCycling, an initiative of New York-based DMD Green, helps find new uses for difficult-to-recycle materials such as vinyl-coated fabrics that developing countries can "re-purpose" into backpacks.
Archived January 8, 2010
Danish Dissertations: The Danish Design School in Copenhagen released FLUX, a 173-page PDF booklet comprised of 16 "design research" articles from their departments of humanities, social sciences, engineering and design, including Much more than a highchair™ that describes legal disputes over patent and copyright ownership of Peter Opsvik's Tripp-Trapp chair (page 144).
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