This past February, I attended the Compostmodern conference in San Francisco. Presented by the San Francisco chapter of AIGA and the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design (CFSD), this interdisciplinary conference explored the range of design thinking necessary to create a socially and ecologically responsible society. Designers, manufacturers and business leaders came together to find inspiration, share knowledge and explore real world opportunities for transforming products, industries and lives.
This year's conference demonstrated how sustainable solutions converge as design, ecology, social activism, business, and economics intersect. Speakers included Eames Demetrios of Eames Office, Saul Griffith of Makani Power, Allan Chochinov of Core 77, California College of the Arts (CCA) Design MBA Chair Nathan Shedroff, climate strategist Michel Gelobter, John Bielenberg and Pam Dorr of Project M and the HERO Housing Resource in Alabama, Emily Pilloton of Project H Design, and Autodesk Sustainable Design Program Manager Dawn Danby. GreenBiz editor and sustainability author Joel Makower reprised his role as emcee.
This year's conference demonstrated how sustainable solutions converge as design, ecology, social activism, business, and economics intersect. Speakers included Eames Demetrios of Eames Office, Saul Griffith of Makani Power, Allan Chochinov of Core 77, California College of the Arts (CCA) Design MBA Chair Nathan Shedroff, climate strategist Michel Gelobter, John Bielenberg and Pam Dorr of Project M and the HERO Housing Resource in Alabama, Emily Pilloton of Project H Design, and Autodesk Sustainable Design Program Manager Dawn Danby. GreenBiz editor and sustainability author Joel Makower reprised his role as emcee.
Steelcase Seating Leadership
February 2, 2009 / Portfolio / Steelcase, Interactive, Video, Furniture
Steelcase Hug Responsibly Video
October 22, 2008 / Portfolio / Steelcase, Interactive, Flash, Furniture
Illustration: Jody Williams
Steelcase Heritage Wall Malaysia
September 22, 2008 / Portfolio / Steelcase, Print, Environment, Furniture
Conduit Studios offsets its carbon footprint
by John / August 27, 2008 / News / Conduit Studios, AIGA, EnvironmentConduit Studios is reducing the consequences of its annual carbon dioxide emissions by participating in the AIGA CarbonCool program.
Conduit Studios fully agrees with the CarbonCool mission of "contribut[ing] to projects that help build and support renewable sources of energy that reduce global warming pollution and also create sustainable economies for Native Americans, family farmers, and local communities."
This offsets removes 70.5 tons of CO2 per year from the environment, counterbalancing the studio's electricity use and heating, as well as car and air travel. Inspired by Steelcase's GreenGiants campaign we have also upgraded our studio with C2C furniture from Steelcase and Herman Miller.
Conduit Studios fully agrees with the CarbonCool mission of "contribut[ing] to projects that help build and support renewable sources of energy that reduce global warming pollution and also create sustainable economies for Native Americans, family farmers, and local communities."
This offsets removes 70.5 tons of CO2 per year from the environment, counterbalancing the studio's electricity use and heating, as well as car and air travel. Inspired by Steelcase's GreenGiants campaign we have also upgraded our studio with C2C furniture from Steelcase and Herman Miller.