Upcycling paper into household products is simple enough. Turning newsprint, paper, and seed packets into red carpet-worthy gowns is a challenge even Project Runway contestants might find difficult. But that's exactly what "papier ...READ»
You know what they say in autos: One day you're in, and the next day, you're...winning a Scion? That's the idea behind Scion's Reinvent The Wheels, a new Web video series being billed as "Project Runway for cars." The six-part saga, ...READ»
Earthquakes, global warming, patent lawsuits... it's all a bit much, sometimes. Even a sober-minded "moral guide to the future" needs a break. So today, we talk about fashion.READ»
Have you always wanted to be on a TV game show but lack the encyclopedic knowledge of trivia to succeed? Green Kerala Express, a new game show on India's state-owned Doordarshan network, may be for you. The show, named after the ...READ»
I’ve been accused over the years of having unrealistically high expectations of people and I’m sure in some cases it’s true. However, the preponderance of things that really make me get hot under the collar are so low on the ...READ»
Thirty-three of the companies on last year's Fast Company 50 didn't make the list this time. But that doesn't mean they've lost their luster. Here's what they've been up to.READ»
If the recent NextWeb NY Web 2.0 Meetup is any indication, then Silicon Alley is not only ripe with promising ideas, it's actually thriving. Too bad we can't say much about the technology we employed in our attempt to bring you a live ...READ»
It's not just Project Runway contestants that hope to get into Young Hollywood's good graces: If The White House Correspondents' Dinner this year was any indication (The Hills' villains Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were among ...READ»
"Hell yeah! Absolutely. I couldn't do what I'm doing if I lived in any
other city. We're more out to make work together as opposed to leave
one another in our dust." -- Megan Stielstra, 2nd Story director of story ...READ»
Tim Gunn, our favorite sartorial critic, is in the eye of the storm--again. As I chronicled in Fast Company's April issue profile "Project Rehab," the former head of Parsons' Fashion program has had a dizzying career ...READ»
These five Project Runway alums are facing the biggest challenge of their careers: how to use Web 2.0 tools to propel their 15-minutes of fame into a viable business.READ»
Over the past couple of years, Bravo network has accomplished a paradoxical feat by adding a highbrow-dimension to the reality television phenomenon. That I watch Rock of Love on VH1 every Sunday isn't likely to come up at an ...READ»
As an academic renegade, Tim Gunn pushed Parsons the New School for Design to adopt a businesslike curriculum. Now the star of Project Runway is trying to revive Liz Claiborne as its chief creative officer. Can he "make it work" or is it "auf Wiedersehen" for a once-great American fashion house?READ»
Lauren Zalaznick
President, Bravo
New York, New York
Lauren Zalaznick, 43, combines reality shows such as Project Runway and Top Chef with deep tie-in Web sites to keep viewers glued to Bravo on screens both big and ...READ»
Veronica Webb is one of the most notable names of a very small group of women who were supermodels, a now extinct type of fashion model who once dominated the business. As it goes with models, the core of her notoriety hung on her ...READ»
Sewing machines and patterns are flying off the shelves due to a substantial rise in popularity of the age-old craft of sewing. The hype is attributed to television programs like Project Runway, which have shown a new generation that ...READ»
