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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
FSC Develops New Forest Registry
The US division of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC-US) is developing a global forest registry to help companies identify sources of responsibly harvested wood. Known as the FSC Controlled Wood Global Risk Registry the new program will evaluate five categories of risk.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/28/2006 02:40:00 PM 
Monday, March 27, 2006
HauteGREEN Submission Deadline
Sustainable furniture designers worldwide are invited to submit their work for consideration in HauteGREEN 2006 to be held in Brooklyn, NY, May 20-22. Designers working at long distances from New York need to address the environmental impact of transporting their submission to the venue. Deadline: April 7, 2006.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/27/2006 01:00:00 PM
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Cubicle Creator Came Clean
Action Office 1, the first open-plan office cubical, was designed by Robert Propst in 1968 for Herman Miller. Julie Schlosser in Fortune Magazine examines the impact of the much loathed "box" on the work environment and office worker. Don't miss Gallery of Cubicles, a history of the workstation (opens in a pop-up window).
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/15/2006 03:42:00 PM
UK Modernism Exhibit Preview
In advance of next months opening of Modernism, a "groundbreaking" exhibition at London's V&A Museum, Caroline Roux of the Gaurdian records the comments of eight lovers of 20th-century design.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/15/2006 03:41:00 PM
British Design Images Online
Educators can access art and design images through the UK's Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS). Their furniture listings include the work of British furniture designers Robin Day, Clive Latimer, Edward Lutyens, David Mellor, John Makepeace and more.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/15/2006 03:39:00 PM
Monday, March 13, 2006
THAW 2006
THAW, the contemporary furniture design exhibit sponsored by IDEA (Industrial Designers of Edmonton Association), has a submission deadline of April 1, 2006.
The objective of this year's exhibit is to explore the relationship between the designer and a ficticious persona (a personality "profile" is included) and promote sustainable design.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/13/2006 07:21:00 PM
A Canadian Design Resource
View the Canadian Design Resource website - a project developed by Motherbrand and launched last month at Toronto's Gladstone Hotel.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/13/2006 07:19:00 PM
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Seeing Sales?
The population is rapidly aging - can customers over the age of 65 easily naviagate your company's website? A report from American Institute of Graphic Arts provides some of the answers.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/08/2006 04:43:00 PM
A Design Soap Opera
Episodes of London's Design Museum ongoing "soap opera," featuring firings and intrigue, are well scripted by Hugh Pearman.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/08/2006 04:42:00 PM
Canadian Furniture Sales Grow
The December 2005 data from Statistics Canada for Canadian retail trade shows spending advanced for a third consecutive month. Furniture store sales increased by 7.5 percent - comparing December 2004 with December 2005.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/08/2006 04:41:00 PM
Ideas on Paper
Research papers from the Institute for Design provide a range of "academic" perspectives on the role of design in society.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 3/08/2006 04:39:00 PM
