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.Category Archives: regional examples
Ageless design
The ageless catwalk for fashion design. The ageless housing development. The ageless solar energy installation? It’s sometimes hard for young people and students to get inside the heads of older people. Fortunately it’s happening more often as we all try to address the needs of an aging population. In some cases you can move… Continue Reading
Multi tasking product-structures: The Lifeguard desk
Last week we looked at the borderline between structures and products. This week I wanted to highlight another exmaple from Lifeguard Structures. These peices of furniture are designed to shelter the user from harm in the event of a complete building collabpse. Here in Seattle where the group has a showroom, the obvious concern in… Continue Reading
Sustainable Design from the Far East
Teaching here in the UK, many of my students were form the Far East—China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. Since I’ve never been to any of these countries, it’s always interesting to hear about projects my students worked on there or proposals they make. But I’ve not been a good source for them on where to… Continue Reading
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