New Yorkers, take note: frequent Metropolis contributor Julie Taraska and Design Within Reach PR maven (and occasional party-photo subject) Kimberly Oliver launched Product Placement last year as a way to foster meaningful discussions about product design. The latest installment takes place tomorrow night at Designtex’s downtown showroom, where Harry Allen, Andrea Ruggiero, Karl Zahn, MIO, and BOA of Object Interiors will each spend five minutes talking about the designated theme: sustainability. The $5 admission fee includes cocktails and “various surprises.” Full details at www.thisisproductplacement.com.
Above: Harry Allen’s Uruku packaging for Aveda
In all seriousness, though, the designers proved that trendy and stylish sensibilities can be effectively infused with environmentally conscious ones.
GREENGUARD certification deems First Office Quest Laminate products as environmentally-friendly for indoor air applications, making a significant contribution to quality indoor air by meeting strict chemical and particle emission guidelines. Office furniture products meeting these allowable emission levels also meet the requirements of LEED credit 4.5 and the BIFMA X7.1 conformance standard.
Each spring, the AIA and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) select ten examples of leading sustainable architecture to be honored at the AIA National Convention and Design Exposition. The