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 VEIL Solar ShadeIn partnership with the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab, Buro North has developed a solar-collecting sun-shade for Australian primary school yards aptly titled the "Solar Shade".As a government funded initiative, the VEIL solar-shade is a future possibility for the integration of solar-energy harvesting technologies into a form that is pragmatic (providing shade & energy), evocative and educational. Current Australian school cirruculum utilize information around consumption and energy as an educational device, and Buro North has designed this interactive concept to explore the visual connection between energy collection and consumption. VEIL Solar Shade design concept features a broad, uni-directional solar panel surface as a visible face for the structure. more VEIL Solar Shade design directory Buro North > Industrial Design Companies added by Levent OZLER |
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 Providence by Matthias PliessnigProvidence is entirely made of steam-bent White Oak.The form creates a physical conversation between the people using it and the form itself. The structure is incredibly strong and lightweight. more www.mat... (435) added by Levent OZLER |
 Material ConneXion's First Innovation Lab Opens at Haworth, Inc.Material ConneXion, the leading global platform for material solutions and innovations, has opened its first Innovation Lab inside the newly designed corporate headquarters of Haworth Inc. in Holland, Michigan.The custom-built lab - a unique interactive exhibition of innovative materials and products tailored to Haworth's specific design needs and business objectives - marks the introduction of a new Material ConneXion offering that expands upon the company's consulting and materials library services. "Material ConneXion's Innovation Lab will be a dynamic source of inspiration and information, not only for our employees, but also for clients and visitors to our new corporate headquarters," stated Franco Bianchi, Haworth's President & CEO. "We are thrilled to bring such an unparalleled resource to our company." With a rotating selection of large-format material samples, sourced from Material ConneXion's library of over 4,500 innovative materials, and a collection of products that highlight inventive combinations of design and materials, the Innovation Lab at Haworth will be a place to discover, experience and create. Focusing on the topics of Sustainability, Illumination, Processes and Functional Surfaces, the assembled materials represent some of the most recent developments in materials innovation and offer a variety of opportunities for physical interaction and intellectual stimulation. more Material ConneXion's First Innovation Lab Opens at Haworth, Inc. design directory Material ConneXion > Industrial Design Materials added by Levent OZLER |
 Product-Service Systems: a New Approach to Sustainable Design and Business SuccessEco-design continues to deliver significant environmental improvements in products.After almost two decades of international work, there now exists sound methodologies, tools and an impressive array of products in the market to guide and inspire. Design is helping to produce new product systems as well as new entrepreneurial businesses, many of which are focused on services. Out of this new market dynamic is an approach to sustainable design called Product-Service Systems (PSS). PSS requires a new approach to design which will be explained in this breakfast workshop, based on the "how to" section of a forthcoming practical manual - D4S (Design for Sustainability) published by the UN Environment Program. event (ended) current design events more Product-Service Systems: a New Approach to Sustainable Design and Business Success design directory Design Victoria > Design Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
 2008 ICFF Editors AwardsThe much-anticipated 2008 ICFF Editors Awards were bestowed on best-of-show products in a total of 16 categories.The ICFF Editors Awards Ceremony took place during the 20th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) last night at the ICFF Exhibitors Reception at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. more 2008 ICFF Editors Awards design directory ICFF: International Contemporary Furniture Fair > Furniture Design Events added by Levent OZLER |
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