Archive for the ‘Sustainability’ Category

WHY: Wally Hermès Yachts

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WHY: Wally Hermès Yachts

Earlier this year, high fashion house Hermès and iconic Monaco yacht brand Wally unveiled a revolutionary mega yacht named WHY, an acronym for Wally Hermès Yachts.

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December 31, 2009

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Christy

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Interstuhl: White Silver Chair

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Interstuhl: White Silver Chair

I decided to revisit Interstuhl, one of our favorite furniture design companies, touching on what we’ve considered to be the absolute pinnacle of industrial design perfection. Honestly though, what can I say that Christy hasn’t already covered previously? [...]

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December 20, 2009

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Michael

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Le Studio

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Le Studio

Apparently this studio was one of the first sophisticated, wold-class, environmentally friendly, audio / visual studios started by Andre Perry in 1974 (a 1962 Grand Prix du Disque award winning studio musician).

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June 11, 2008

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Michael

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Design, Music, Sustainability

The Silver Chair

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The Silver Chair

“Design needs to make an emotional connection with the character of materials and their use; layer by layer must be peeled away in order to reach the heart of meaning and discover a new context. It was our aim to make the technical complexity in Silver invisible and reach the poetic plateau of perfection in seating.”

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April 6, 2008

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Christy

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Design, Furniture, Sustainability

Not a Celle-out with the Celle chair

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Not a Celle-out with the Celle chair

After browsing through Design Within Reach, I came upon the Celle Chair (pronounced cella) designed by Jerome Caruso for Herman Miller. Made from 33% recycled content and 99% recyclable, this product immediately caught my eye.

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March 25, 2008

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Christy

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