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  by kevin, on March 8th, 2010
Our eighth class was our second field trip, this time to the Santa Monica showroom of Steelcase. My first experience with Steelcase dates back only five years. I was attending the ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) Interiors 05 conference in Nashville TN and Steelcase was offering attendees a special deal [...] by kevin, on March 3rd, 2010
US Biobased Product Companies On October 8 2009 President Obama issued Executive Order 13514 – Federal leadership In Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance. The order sets new policy for the United States which requires all Federal agencies to “increase energy efficiency; measure, report, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions from direct [...] by kevin, on February 22nd, 2010The majority of our work is for national chains. It’s rare that we design a project in our home town of Los Angeles. That can be pretty exciting, but it can also keep you separated from your local community. That became glaringly obvious to me when I recently discovered a retail venue in [...] by kevin, on February 21st, 2010
For our seventh class, I again turned over lecture duties to the students. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the students will do three profile projects – one about materials and/or resources, one about companies and/or people, and one about certifications and/or labels. Last week they selected a company or [...] by aleida, on February 19th, 2010
After our November sit-down with Paul Burns, the founder and chief ceramicist of Fireclay Tile, we just had to see the manufacturing process with our own eyes. He recently invited us on a tour of his showroom in San Jose, CA and his manufacturing facility in Aromas, CA. Kevin provided [...] |
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