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November 9, 2010, No comments

If you couldn’t make it last Friday, just after 3PM a group of students and other interested participants, gathered at Pace

University’s PIERS Conference on the Environment, The Good Life:

CATALYST to Present at the PIERS Conference This Friday

November 2, 2010, No comments

This Friday, November 5th, CATALYST team members Kevin Rorick and Adam Zoltowski along with Founding Member Erin (Weber) Skurdal, and Design Managemen ...

Design policy updates from Europe and the SEE project

June 14, 2010, 3 Comments

by Anna Whicher SEE is a network of eleven European design organisations engaging with government representatives to integrate design into public poli ...

Designing a Cure for HIV

June 10, 2010, No comments

By Haris Silic Has HIV prevention become outdated? Can design offer a better solution? Can we design a cure?

  • Luxurious India
    January 18, 2010, 2 Comments

    An exploration of the opportunities and challenges of the expansion of luxury goods into the Indian market by Sapna Shah A trip to Mumbai, India’s financial capital and glamour hub, ...

  • Downscaling While Scaling Up
    January 14, 2010, No comments

    An entrepreneur discusses the importance of improving processes by Diane Ruengsorn Scale. It’s a word that continues to come up in my discussions as I talk about our activities for ...

  • The Femme Den
    January 7, 2010, 4 Comments

    Why we should listen to the Super Women at SMART Design By Holly Burns Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We’re not inherently anything but human. ~Robin Morgan Four ...

  • Cap & Trade
    January 4, 2010, No comments

    An animated short story on the flaws of the Cap & Trade system. by Erin Weber Annie Leonard, the narrator of “The Story of Stuff,” is at it again. She ...

  • 9 Questions for City Owl Vintage
    December 28, 2009, 3 Comments

    Unique Furniture Design That’s “Out-of-the-Box” Vintage Subway Scroll available at www.etsy.com By Carly Clark In the world of home design, furniture for general consumption often falls into two categories: high-end ...

  • Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion.
    December 21, 2009, 1 Comment

    An interview with Sarah Scaturro of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. The exhibition surveys the work of artists and designers (many of whom are based in New York) who explore practical and ...

  • Changing the Way We See Our World
    December 17, 2009, No comments

    A new computer display that decreases glare and increases visibility By Ben Knight Following up on last month’s blog post about technology and strategic design, computers have become synonymous with ...

  • Chief Meaning Officer
    December 10, 2009, No comments

    An exploration of how designers can add value by reinforcing meaning. Photo Credit: James Ransom By Diane Ruegensorn Recently, I was asked to present at the conference Designing for a ...