Top Five Videos

Designers Greening

Although many "educational" videos available online are amateurish and boring, VCR offers a selection that are informative and worth watching as the "top 15" in three sections: designers talking, originating and greening.

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Sustainability in 7: William McDonough on Cradle to Cradle Design

One in a series of conversations with leading sustainability experts, this video produced by The Designers Accord features world-renowned architect and designer William McDonough explaining the nature-inspired design principles of "cradle to cradle" design.

Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Scrapile

Bart Bettencourt and Carlos Salgad explain the operation of Scrapile, a company they founded in 2003 to repurpose discarded off-cuts of wood and panels from New York’s woodworking industry into unique laminated tables, chairs and benches.

Dawn Danby: Introducing the Sustainability Workshop

In this IDSA conference presentation, sustainable designer Dawn Danby speaks on material and product life-cycles from the perspective of her work with Autodesk’s Sustainability Workshop team to develop free materials for educators K-12 through graduate studies.

Copenhagen Show: Positive Sustainability

Frederikke Aargaard, curator and manager of Showhow (an exhibit of Danish and International sustainable design held during Copenhagen design week), explains the show's philosphy and conducts a tour of the furniture, accessories and industrial design displays.

Team 7 Furniture

This German television presentation describes how furniture manufacturer Team 7, based in Ried, Austria, expanded its production since committing to exclusively using sustainable hardwoods in the late 1970s and employing designer Jacob Strobel to develop award-winning contemporary furniture.

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