Tag: climate change
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The Role of Museums in Stopping Climate Change
A virtual discussion about how design can engage the public on environmental issues.
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The Future of Composting
Composting program in NYC squeaks through budget cuts due to efforts by UWS resident Anna Sacks and Council Member Keith Powers
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The Zero-Waste Movement is an Essential Business
In a small shop in the city of Boulder, Colorado, in 2018, a class was held. It was not yoga class, meditation class, or vegan-ice cream-making class, as anyone familiar with Boulder might think. The class was donation-based. I sat on a hard, concrete floor, surrounded by tables displaying items that were naked of brands…
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Q&A With Edward Coles: Up-Cycled Furniture And Why We Need More Of It
It looks like “The Museum of Colorful and Eccentric Furniture”. Art gallery-meets-IKEA. Many of the pieces are full of bright colors. There’s a round table made with different hues of wood, and among the wood a long strip that used to be a school ruler, the red numbers and notches still clearly visible. Next to…