The paradox of green building according to a green builder by Kirsten Dirksen on March 11, 2010 Juli Capella has designed hotels with massive solar roofs and office buildings with living facades, but he doesn’t believe in …
A second look at Slow Design and when to respect petroleum by Kirsten Dirksen on March 8, 2010 In reaction to fast food, fast fashion, fast information and the resulting disconnect between people, things and our environment, a …
A March snowstorm in Barcelona: climate vs weather by Kirsten Dirksen on March 8, 2010 March 8, 2010 and it snowed in Barcelona. This is a city where the average low temperature for the month …
Dematerialization: products with less atoms and more service by Kirsten Dirksen on March 1, 2010 “Do you know what the definitive solution for the world is?,” asks Spanish designer and architect Juli Capella. “I do,” …
A post-capitalist vision of design: happiness, not sales by Kirsten Dirksen on March 1, 2010 Many of us see design as a luxury, elitist or something to drive sales. That, according to Spanish architect Juli …
Life on the small screen: fly less, video chat more by Kirsten Dirksen on February 23, 2010 For more than a century, it’s been the stuff of fantasies: in 1891, Alexander Graham Bell dreamed about “seeing by …
How does your vegetable vocabulary grow? (a quiz) by Kirsten Dirksen on February 22, 2010 Quick. How many vegetables can you name? Make a list and don’t read below. According to the Center for Disease …
The business of remade, redesigned, refashioned fashion by Kirsten Dirksen on February 16, 2010 Despite lacking a unified name- some call it redesigned fashion, others refashioned fashion, repurposed clothing, restructured design, etc- it’s a …
A primer on upcycled fashion and redesigned clothing by Kirsten Dirksen on February 13, 2010 When Colin Firth’s wife Livia Giuggioli (AKA Livia Firth) wore an old wedding dress on the red carpet at the …
A healthy, homemade fast food: rice balls by Kirsten Dirksen on February 8, 2010 As a mom- and as a snacker- I’m always looking for more finger foods (especially anything vegetarian). Since lately my …
