Posted September 24th, 2010 by Rachel
So I was in New York for the last three days, and silly me, I thought I would be able to blog while I was there. As you can tell from the crickets that have been chirping on my site all week, I was wrong. Lesson learned.
Another lesson learned? We in the sustainable design community need to stop promoting what we do like it was orthopedic shoes. You know what I mean. “This product is so much better for you”. “If you don’t want to be hobbling around in 20 years, you need to do what we say.” “Yes, it may be a bit more expensive, and not very stylish, but it’s the right thing to do”. I say phooey…
and it’s thanks to Michael Kors, and this pair of kick-ass, black gladiator sandals. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted September 17th, 2010 by Rachel
“…I’m leaving today. I want to be a part of it: New York, New York”
Well, actually, I’m not leaving till next Tuesday, but I just couldn’t wait to tell you that I will be in New York next week!
I’ll be at the Cliff Young showroom at the NYDC, representing Homeportfolio.com, for what should be a lively and informative discussion on green design. Personally, I can’t wait to see Cliff Young’s Machinist Table in its new, greener version!
So if you are a designer (or design enthusiast) in New York City, please stop by the Cliff Young showroom at the NYDC, on Wednesday, September 22nd, at 7:30 PM. And if you’re there, be sure to say “hi”. I’d love to meet you!
Posted September 15th, 2010 by Rachel
I wanted to let those of you in Southern California know about a couple of classes I have coming up next month at California State University Long Beach. Both are taught through their Department of Continuing Education, which means anyone can register for them.
Here is the information for those of you interested:
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Posted July 30th, 2010 by Rachel
I had the pleasure last night of being part of a panel discussion on green home remodeling, presented by the Orange County chapter of the USGBC. My fellow panelists were award winning architect Brion Jeanette, landscape architect and TV personality Dean Hill, and energy efficiency expert Dan Thomson, president and founder of The Building Doctors.
Our moderator was the ever charming Cathy Baranger (with me above), one of the founding members of the USGBC chapter in Orange County.
Our setting was the beautiful Room & Board store at South Coast Plaza Village. Love those recycled aluminum Emeco chairs. So sharp!
They really pulled out all the stops to accommodate us, including setting up a terrific room for our panel discussion.
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Posted July 27th, 2010 by Rachel
Just thought I’d give a quick heads-up that I will be part of a USGBC panel discussion on green residential remodeling this Thursday night at the Room and Board at South Coast Plaza. I’m joined by:
Dan Thomsen, The Building Doctors, Building Performance
Brion Jeannette, Architect, Brion Jeannette Architecture
Dean Hill, Landscape Architect, Green Screen
Cathy Baranger (LEED-AP Consultant and Residential Green Building Advocate) will moderate.
And (drumroll please),… there are PRIZES! All attendees will be entered into drawings for both a $500 gift certificate to Room & Board, and a Toto Soiree toilet.
For more information, please check the USGBC Orange County website
Hope to see some of you there!
Posted May 10th, 2010 by Rachel
I came, I saw, I…, only stayed for a couple of hours. Yes, AltBuild, aka the Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo, was smaller this year. In fact, I would say almost half the size it was at its zenith a couple of years ago, which I’m sure is just another indicator of how our economy has affected the building industry.
That being said, there were still a few cool things to look at, like the work of L.A. Box Collective…
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Posted January 18th, 2010 by Rachel
Cabbage Chair, prototype. Oki Sato, Photo: Masayuki Hayash
If you’re going to be in New York between May 14th, 2010 and January 9th, 2011, you must go to see “National Design Triennial – Why Design Now?” , at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
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Posted October 2nd, 2009 by Rachel
If you are in the Los Angeles area in the next few weeks, and you love artisan furniture as much as I do, you will not want to miss this show at New Puppy Gallery! Featuring the work of many accomplished local furniture makers, reduxiture is concieved as a place to “see how to responsibly and elegantly furnish your home with reused materials”.
Just look at some of the great pieces that will be there:
Brandon Morrison - Light
William Stranger - Light Gets In table and chair
