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The Social Impact of Milan Design Week 2013

Published By Fatina Saikaly On Wednesday, April 3rd 2013. Under Our Projects  Tags: Creativity, Design for all, Empowerment, Events, Handmade, Social Design, Social innovation  
The Social Impact of Milan Design Week 2013
  The project will investigate the social Impact of Milan Design Week 2013 that will take place from April 9th until April 14th. We will visit the Fuorisalone itineraries looking for the projects with a significant social impact. We will focus on the works of creative people, designers and design schools. We will publish a post ...
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Indego Africa: entrepreneurship and independence

Published By Isabella Mara On Friday, July 29th 2011. Under Crafts  Tags: Community development, Empowerment, Handmade, Interactions, Local, Products, Social Design, Sustainable production, Well-being  
Indego Africa: entrepreneurship and independence
  INDEGO AFRICA is an innovative non-profit social enterprise, the name stands for “independence, development, and governance”—three life-changing attributes that Indego Africa is helping instill in 250 Rwandan women in order to lift them and their families out of poverty. The business model is simple yet ground-breaking: partnership with cooperatives of women ...
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IOU PROJECT: Fun, Profit and Social Good.

Published By Isabella Mara On Monday, June 27th 2011. Under Crafts  Tags: Creativity, Empowerment, Fashion, Handmade, Identity, Services, Social Design, Sustainable lifestyle, Sustainable production  
IOU PROJECT: Fun, Profit and Social Good.
Internet is the way to get people to see their clothes and listen to their messages. The recently launched web site IOU project is not the latest clothes brand but it is a bridge between Indian artisans and consumers. The head of the project is Kavita Parmar. She is "a fashion designer ...
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Thailand’s Slow Hand Design at Milan Design Week 2011

Published By Fatina Saikaly On Sunday, May 1st 2011. Under Crafts  Tags: Creativity, Cultural heritage, Events, Handmade, Identity, Interiors, Local, Products, Slow  
Thailand’s Slow Hand Design at Milan Design Week 2011
One of the interesting things I saw in Zona Tortona during Milan Design Week 2011 was the exhibition Slow Hand Design: The heart value of Thai products. Thailand is considered one of the most experienced countries in the export industry in Southern Asia, due to its advanced infrastructure for producing consumer ...
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REcreating the extraordinary from the ordinary

Published By Fatina Saikaly On Thursday, March 31st 2011. Under Crafts  Tags: Creativity, Handmade, Interiors, Products, Sustainable production  
REcreating the extraordinary from the ordinary
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 ...
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Low cost design

Published By Isabella Mara On Tuesday, March 22nd 2011. Under Design  Tags: Books, Creativity, Design for all, Handmade, Products, Sustainable production  
Low cost design
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 ...
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The ECONOMICS of HAPPINESS: a must-see film in 2011

Published By Fatina Saikaly On Saturday, February 5th 2011. Under Cities  Tags: Community development, Grassroots, Handmade, Identity, Local, Slow, Sustainable lifestyle, Sustainable production, Sustainable territory, Well-being  
The ECONOMICS of HAPPINESS: a must-see film in 2011
The Economics of Happiness is a film I’m looking forward to in 2011. Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick and John Page are the filmmakers. The film synopsis and trailer present a clear idea about the sense of well-being: life is becoming increasingly stressful for the majority of people on the planet. ...
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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 and the iFan by Tjeerd Veenhoven
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, ...
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Asumaison, a different way to shop and socialise in the city

Published By Fatina Saikaly On Tuesday, December 14th 2010. Under Cities  Tags: Creativity, Fashion, Handmade, Sustainable lifestyle, Sustainable production  
Asumaison, a different way to shop and socialise in the city
Asuman is a Milan based stylist and artisan. A year ago, she started Asumaison, a different way of shopping and socialising. The philosophy of Asumaison is based on alternative models of shopping, a kind of reaction against the industrial scale shopping. Asuman designs, creates and selects handmade and high quality ...
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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  
Experiencing the English countryside at London Design Festival by Mara De Matteis
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 ...
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