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 …
What to do with rotting bananas: sugar-free banana bread by Kirsten Dirksen on February 3, 2010 If you’ve got some rotting bananas lying around, before you trash them, consider how sweet they are. They make a …
Adding seasonal fruit to winter spinach salad by Kirsten Dirksen on February 2, 2010 It’s easy to think of salads as having as much diversity as what type of dressing you throw on top, …
A year without flying: a Skype family album by Kirsten Dirksen on February 1, 2010 “Should it not be possible to see by telegraph…?“- Alexander Graham Bell, April 11, 1891. In 1930, New Yorkers- using …
