The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) recently launched the beta phase of their Apparel Index, a system that evaluates and rates the environmental and social impact of clothing items. Support for …
Why is it so hard for people to embrace obviously good changes? Is it simply matter of motivation?
The Fashion Industry is consistently faced with challenges that are both Social and Environmental. In an attempt to address these issues the Nordic ...
With their product just launching yesterday, the founders of Uniiverse set themselves apart right from the get-go as they began their pitch with a s ...
Science fiction creates visions of far-distant futures where teleportation and droids are the norm.
It’s been long known that reducing the weight of a car can boost its performance capabilities.
The humanitarian design nonprofit, Architecture for Humanity, initiates an international design competition every other year. The challenge calls upon designers to bring innovative solutions to issues in the built environment that impact ...
Executive Summary To be a fly on the wall for a moment at Middlebury College in Vermont is to learn an insightful lesson in what is evolving in our education ...
In 2001, Kiran Bir Sethi founded the Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India. Her vision was to design a school’s curriculum that empowered children to be active in shaping their lives and to ultimately help them be confident and responsible ...
Bruce Mau reminds us that “design is invisible until it fails” and calls for rethinking the role of design in creating the good life and in shaping a better future.
An interview with Asher Clark, Head Designer of VIVOBAREFOOT and Terra Plana Executive Summary Well, quite literally, shoes create a footprint. We all love the shoes we own, whether for ...
The Catalyst team presents our latest publication - The Good Life. It is our biggest issue to date and, as we approach the American holiday of Thanksgiving, it reminds us that we have much to be grateful for.
