REcreating the extraordinary from the ordinary
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Thursday, March 31st 2011. Under Interiors, Products Tags: Creativity, Handmade, Sustainable production
REcycle REdecorate REdesign is the slogan of Katie Thompson, an interior designer from South Africa. It’s quite interesting how Katie recreates unique furniture, lighting and interior accessories from pieces of discarded junk. Each piece is infused with its own previous character but with a new function. What characterizes Katie’s work is ...
Low cost design
Published By Isabella Mara On Tuesday, March 22nd 2011. Under Products Tags: Books, Creativity, Design for all, Handmade, Lifestyle, Sustainable production
Daniele Pario Perra is the author of the book "Low Cost Design", an analysis ranging from design to the sociology of the territory about the change in the use of objects and places through the actions of the inhabitants. The book is the result of an eight years research and more ...
The Carbon Bike and the iFan by Tjeerd Veenhoven
Published By Dilek Caglialtuncu On Wednesday, January 12th 2011. Under Products Tags: Creativity, Handmade, Innovation, Sustainable behaviour, Sustainable consumption, Sustainable production
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, however they require ...
Experiencing the English countryside at London Design Festival by Mara De Matteis
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Sunday, October 31st 2010. Under Products, Services Tags: Events, Handmade, Identity, Local, 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 Products Tags: Books, Empowerment, Events, 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 ...


















