Industry News
Africa Rising
Interior Design Magazine | February 1, 2008 - Design Indaba, a series launched shortly after the abolition of apartheid by Ravi Naidoo, a South African scientist turned entrepreneur, is currently underway in Cape Town. This year's theme is that creativity can make a better world. "It may seem counterintuitive, but high art and high design are solutions for third-world economies," Naidoo says. "Rather than ask politicos for answers, why not ask designers? They are reformers." (more)
Mike Clark, Phil Hulse launch Green Street Properties
Mass High Tech | February 15, 2008 - Phil Hulse and Mike Clark recently launched Green Street Properties in an effort to tap into the shift to sustainable design and construction by businesses across the country. The firm currently has $18 million in development and more in the pipeline. (more)
North Carolina says designers must collect sales tax
Furniture Today | February 21, 2008 - Leaders of three groups representing interior designers are spearheading an effort to overturn recent sales tax rulings by the North Carolina Department of Revenue, which they say could put many designers out of business. (more)
The Sunset Team, Launches "Greenbreaking" Cherokee Lofts Project
News Blaze - The Sunset Team, the acclaimed Los Angeles based real estate agency, is teaming up with ReThink Development to spearhead the Cherokee Lofts, the first LEED Gold Certified (potentially Platinum certification) mixed-use project in Southern California - and, likely, the nation. (more)
Product News
Suspended Pod Furniture - Hanging Chairs Collection
Trendhunter Magazine - The Hanging Chairs collection, made from sustainable materials, are stylish and will suit most spaces. Designed by Nick Rawcliffe for Raw Studio, they fold flat for easy storage. (more)
TruStile Doors Leads a Revolution in Green Design
PR Web | February 20, 2008 - In a housing market struggling to recover from decline, Green builders are experiencing an unprecedented revolution of growth. A leader in the Green building movement, Denver-based TruStile® Doors is educating builders, architects and consumers about the impact they are making on sustainability, healthful living and high design in an industry where doors are often overlooked as a Green building component. (more)
Bright: Architectural Illumination and Light Installations
Dexigner - The use of light and illumination in architecture and design is currently evolving and making an increasingly significant impact on various creative disciplines. (more)