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The Problem Is Not Packaging Design, It's Systems Design

This dirty world of waste is part of a bigger problem and an unlikely source may be the solution. Eco-practitioner Wendy Jedlicka cracks the whip on designers and packaging.READ»

farm

An Urban Farm Teaches Millennials How to Disobey

An agricultural intervention in San Francisco hopes to instill a sense of collective action and ownership in 18- to 30-year-olds.READ»

Plumen

Plumen Twists Your Ideas of a Low-Impact Light Bulb

How many designers does it take to change the lightbulb? A bright new concept for CFLs.READ»

vers

A Wood Sound System That Does Both the Planet and Your iPod Good

The Vers wooden stereo system is better for the environment and makes your music sound better, too.READ»

preserve

Preserve Everyday Tableware Is Designed for Consumers to Keep

A new line of recycled plastic tableware uses tactile cues to tell its users not to throw it away--and what to do with it when it's ready to be turned into something new.READ»

DA

Fixing Conferences: Six Lessons From the Designers Accord Summit

A new way to organize small groups, a focus on a deliverable, and declaring the conference a Twitter-free zone were a few successful elements of a recent meeting of design educators.READ»

hopenhagen

Hopenhagen: Turning the World's Attention to the Cop15 Summit

This December, a group of global leaders from 192 countries will converge in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15), one of the most critical environmental summits in recent history. But as the U.N. ...READ»

urban-forest

The Urban Forest Project: Companies Fund Public Art, Which Funds Non-Profits

A unique public art project is a model for building and maintaining positive and sustainable partnerships between businesses, creatives, and government agencies.READ»

better place

Branding Better Place: Building an Electric Vehicle Movement

A grassroots-level campaign helps to introduce and explain a new award-winning system for charging and using electric vehicles.READ»

airdye

AirDye's Ecological Dyeing Process Makes the Future of Textiles Bright

A new water- and energy-saving method for dyeing fabrics is changing the way designers think about sustainable textiles.READ»

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