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Inspiring Ideas, From a Few of Britain's Best Design Students

The Royal College of Art is currently putting on its Graduate Show, of work by departing students.READ»

15 British Design Stars Create Concepts for a Better London

London's Design Museum just opened a new exhibition, Super Contemporary, which tasked 15 British design stars--including David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid, Sam Hecht, and Tom Dixon to invent pieces that would improve upon life in the ...READ»

Milan 2009: Industrial Facility's Sam Hecht at Established & Sons

Industrial Facility's Sam Hecht trying out his Bench, which was inspired by the seating in the Tokyo metro, at Established & Sons.READ»

Now CFLs need better fixtures

Although CFLs were designed as a one-to-one replacement for incandescent bulbs in terms of light output, in terms of light quality CFLs underperform. Fixture designers should begin to rethink and retool. Fixtures designed specifically ...READ»

Boston Globe on Mass Maritime project

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2008/12/the_greenest_college_of_them_a_1.htmlREAD»

Largest Array of Solar-Powered Outdoor Streetlights in New England

America's oldest continuously operating maritime institute, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, has just completed the largest installation of solar-powered outdoor lighting in New England. SolarOne Solutions and Hadco Lighting provided ...READ»