VCR Home Page Blog: May 2007

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Monday, May 28, 2007

Formaldehyde at Work

IRSST, a scientific research organization based in Québec, publishes this useful PDF document on exposure to formaldehyde in the workplace.

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Plastic Years

London's science museum opened a new exhibit that traces the proliferation of plastics over the past 100 years and explains the current environmental issues surrounding this family of materials.

# posted by Value-Created Review @ 5/28/2007 11:17:00 AM

ICFF Awards and Views

The UK's Modus Furniture has won the ICFF Editors Award for the furniture category. Bernhardt Design's Whisper Chair by CuldeSac won the seating category. Business Week published an interesting review of this year's New York show written by Helen Walters.

# posted by Value-Created Review @ 5/28/2007 11:16:00 AM

Canadian Centre for Architecture Public Discussion

The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal hosts a free public discussion between Phyllis Lambert and architects Rem Hoolhaus and Peter Eisenman. June 8, 2007.

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Monday, May 21, 2007

Pli Plastics

Christopher Pett, founder of London-based Pli Design, instigated a new school chair that meets eco-criteria for new school construction and recycles consumer waste. Designed by Sprout Design, the chair consists of a metal frame to which plastic "slats," injection-moulded from discarded Sony PlayStation consoles, are clipped.

# posted by Value-Created Review @ 5/21/2007 07:43:00 PM

Over the Bridge

Brice Brown reports in the New York Sun on the growing and viabrant design scene in Brooklyn, NY.

# posted by Value-Created Review @ 5/21/2007 07:42:00 PM

Canwood Contracts

Furniture World reports that British Columbia-based Canwood furniture has created a contract furniture division to market a range of solid wood furniture to the hospitality, educational and government sectors.

# posted by Value-Created Review @ 5/21/2007 07:41:00 PM

Alternate Joints

The Festool Domino DF500 "tenon" joiner (above) and the Mafell DD40 "double dowel" tool (below) are portable joiners similar in size to a biscuit joiner but with different methods of assembly.

# posted by Value-Created Review @ 5/21/2007 07:30:00 PM

Sunday, May 13, 2007

New York Design Week

Core77 publishes comprehensive listings of this year's New York Design Week events. May 19 to 22.

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Design for All

New York's Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design sponsors an exhibtion of affordable and socially responsible objects designed for the majority of the world's population largely ignored by professional designers. To September 23.

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Danish Design in Toronto

The Toronto Design Exchange hosts the Danish Way of Living exhibit featuring the work of 12 Danish design companies. May 15 to June 20.

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Saturday, May 05, 2007

HAUTEGreen 2007

Previously based in Brooklyn, the contemporary sustainable design exhibition HAUTEGreen has moved to a gallery location in Manhattan. This year's show features 70 items of furniture, lighting and accessories and a "conversation" with London-based designer Tom Dixon about his work and concept of sustainable design. May 19-22, 2007.

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Eco-chic Branding

Reena Jana reports for Business Week on the "current wave of eco-chic" that has corporations developing their own in-house branded eco-labels.

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Toronto Design Festival

The city of Toronto sponsors a Festival of Architecture and Design for the month of May. The festival features exhibitions, films, symposia, lectures, walking tours, readings, book launches and dinners.

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SIDIM 2007

This year Montreal's interior design show SIDIM features free workshops in a new conference room and Design Africa, a project presenting nineteen designers and companies from South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali and Senegal. May 24-26, 2007.

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