This fast growing and durable grass will be used more and more by organizations and individuals to support ecologically sensitive projects. Today this plant with all its potential is not ready for prime time, thus there are numbers of studies looking into harnessing Bamboo's potential.
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The solutions (shown) by students Shelley Hawkins, for Old Navy and Ernest Smith, for the on-line retailer Eastbay. At this step the new logos were applied to prototype containers designed for the retailers.
His latest project the interior of the Astrium leisure spacecraft will take people into space for three hours and passengers will be charged up to $265,000 for a ticket when commercial flights start in 2012. 
The name IKEA comes from the initials of its founder, Ingvar Kamprad, I and K, plus the first letters of Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd, which are the names of the farm and village where he grew up.
He is proposing that there is a better way to dry wet hands than the traditional hot air blowers. Can fast moving air alone dry wet hands?
Since its beginning Patagonis has run its organizatino based on principles that have come to define a sustainable business philosophy. The organization has sought to balance: societal, ecological and economic concerns while creating quality products. A sustainable business model has come to be defined as one that measures its success beyond profit and takes into account (that is measures and rewards) achieving social and environment goals.
The group brought together the panel: Paul Kusz, Associate Director of the Stuart School of Business Center for Sustainable Enterprise at Illinois Institute of Technology; Dr. Elizabeth Turnstal, Associate Professor of Design Antropology at University of Illinois at Chicago; and David Walker, of RTKL Associates - Chicago, an Architect and Urban Designer; and Ricardo Gomes, Professor and Chair of the Department of Design and Industry at San Francisco State University to discuss examples of designer's facilitating positive solutions to some of society big issues.
Though the potential has been talked about for decades more tangible evidence is coming to light on how design thinking can be used in facilitating the discovery of solutions that could effect some of the worlds most pressing problems.
There are many detractors that think the design misses the mark. I guess we will see if over time it will grow on us?
Yes, I was shocked by the suggestion, but grew to understand how dominate the digital components of many products had become in creating the value of a consumer device. At the same time manufacturing capabilities worked to cheapen the value of form as a design element that created value through appearance.
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Its nice to see the consistent transfer of the same visual ques carried through their line of vehicles. This often indicates a recognition and value of a unified design strategy. And it successfully communicated in the form of the product it reinforces the company's brand.
