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‘sustainable design’

iPhone Freaks. Kick It Cool with Custom Laser-Etched Bamboo

28 Apr, 2010 by Josh Mings in DESIGN, ROCKIN'
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You’re gonna kick yourself after you see this and think about the grove of bamboo and blood-thirsty, wild panda you just cleared out of your backyard. You so could have fashioned it into an iPhone case.

Not to worry, Ken Tomita and his wily gang of sustainable-minded makers have you covered. It’s Grove, an Oregon-based shop whippin’ out delectable design for iPhones with your favorite perennial grass. It slams a little bit o’ nature into an accessory market filled with plastic and flaking metal. What’s the coolest things about their product? You can customize the pulp out of it with your own super sweet graphic. Check it.

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$150k in AutoDesk Products for the Taking, Squeeze Out Your Sense of Sustainability

22 Jul, 2009 by Josh Mings in NEWS

I’m almost positive all the contraptions we’re designing are not as environmentally satisfying as they could be. Fortunately, there are companies, which exist, aware of the riches to be made in ‘green design’ so we can go on elevating our population dense carbon emissions to a higher taxable level.

And for those companies aiding our plight, AutoDesk is here to pour precious products into their laps, $150,000 worth of products, just for being on the up and up with sustainable design practices.

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The Reee(cycled) Chair. Palsticy Goodness Designed in SolidWorks

04 Nov, 2008 by Josh Mings in DESIGN

reee chair designed in solidworksYou may have seen this on some of the tech or design blogs a while back, but it just so happens that this simple looking stackable chair is a highly optimized, ergonomic peice constructed of recycled Playstation 2 game consoles and, oh yeah, designed in SolidWorks.

Old news? Noooo… well maybe, but there’s a new podcast out explaining the details behind the design of the recylced chair and all the factors that play into making it and selling it. Have a look.
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