YES, we can
Published By Isabella Mara On Monday, January 24th 2011. Under Design Tags: Community development, Innovation, Interactions, Participation, Sustainable lifestyle
On November 13, the Louvre Museum launched a fundraising campaign open to everybody: one million Euros was the missing sum to complete the budget needed to purchase “The Three Graces” (1531) by the German artist Lucas Cranach. The deadline was January 31st 2011, and only three quarters of the funds ...
The Carbon Bike and the iFan by Tjeerd Veenhoven
Published By Dilek Caglialtuncu On Wednesday, January 12th 2011. Under Design Tags: Creativity, Handmade, Innovation, Products, Sustainable lifestyle, Sustainable production
the Carbon Bike
Dutch designer Tjeerd Veenhoven likes experimenting the materials and production techniques that yield to clever, innovative and sustainable solutions which bring a new perspective to everyday objects.
One of his latest designs is the “Carbon Bike”.
Carbon framed bicycles are well-known to provide a better strength vs. weight ration, ...
KICKSTARTER, a new way to fund and follow creativity
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Tuesday, November 30th 2010. Under Design Tags: Creativity, Grassroots, Interactions, Networking, Participation, Services, Sharing, Social innovation
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Kickstarter is the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. It was selected by Time magazine as one of the best inventions of 2010. On kickstarter, anyone can donate to a project from creative fields such as art, design, film, food, music, publishing, and technology. Every project has ...
Experiencing the English countryside at London Design Festival by Mara De Matteis
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Sunday, October 31st 2010. Under Design Tags: Events, Handmade, Identity, Local, Services, Sustainable production
The London Design Festival, a nine days celebration of design, ended in September 26. The Festival is an alternative map of the city (where you can get lost!). It is a different way to enjoy London space and time, looking for places, ideas, tastes, shapes, thoughts on everything that surrounds ...
Design Revolution Road Show
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Thursday, September 23rd 2010. Under Design Tags: Books, Empowerment, Events, Products, Social Design, Social innovation
Design Revolution Road Show is a traveling exhibition and lectures series to bring the evidence of and tools for design for social impact to 36 high schools and university design programs across the US. It took place in the Spring of 2010. A mobile exhibition, of 40 selected contemporary ...
Inclusivo Project
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Wednesday, September 22nd 2010. Under Design, Crafts Tags: Community development, Empowerment, Fashion, Growth, Handmade, Social Design, Sustainable production
INCLUSIVO is a fair trade and social action project that objectives are to eradicate extreme poverty in Chile. It generates work for micro factories with low costs production and minimum expertise, key factors to overcome poverty in short term. The project is by Un Techo para Chile, a Chilean nonprofit ...