Materials

2011-03-09T12:04:00.001-05:00

2 Penny:Bud Vase

2011-02-21T00:51:00.002-05:00

Modular Black & White Acrylic Bud Vase.

Stay tuned for new Product photos!

fils sound film is a flexible, transparent speaker on [technabob]

2010-01-14T12:34:00.001-05:00

fils sound film is a flexible, transparent speaker on [technabob]

Fils Sound Film is a flexible, light transparent sound technology which can be used to create speakers pretty much anywhere you’d ever want. The speakers are actually produced using piezoelectric film which can produce sound waves when electrical current is applied. Sound quality isn’t stellar, since the low-end drops out at 200Hz, but the highs range all the way to 25kHz.

Read more: http://technabob.com/blog/2010/01/09/fils-sound-film-flexible-transparent-speaker/#ixzz0cbq70SFf

Sustainable Packaging

2009-09-07T13:26:00.001-04:00

Mission:

"Established in 1996, Design & Source Productions provides innovative solutions for your corporate identity. We develop, design, produce and deliver creative packaging, private label and branded items.
Our commitment to sustainability led us to establish an entire division devoted to providing our customers with the most advanced, eco-friendly alternatives available. Chameleon Packaging – once an outgrowth of a budding interest in making small but gratifying changes – has become a global resource of thoroughly researched materials with exciting and practical applications.
Our headquarters are based in New York City and are 100% wind-powered! We also have offices in Miami, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou,China.
Design & Source is a Certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise and we are members of organizations such as C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism), BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), and the SPC (Sustainable Packaging Coalition). In 2008 Design & Source was the proud recipient of the Best Green Business Award by The New York Enterprise Report.
We’re all familiar with the basic ‘R’ words . . .Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renew, Rethink. We’d like to add another one: Ready! Because now is the time to put into practice all of the good information we’ve learned. Transparency is critical to our business practices as we recognize there are pros and cons to every material and application. We provide the assistance for you to consider the entire lifecycle, prioritize your values and provide accountability to your customers.
As you look through the pages we hope you’ll find much to inspire you to support innovation and sustainable markets. We look forward to your questions and comments and to collaborating with you."

Packaging and logistics company with a sustainability sensitivity

2009-09-07T13:23:00.001-04:00

Supply Chain Logistics Solutions, Fulfillment Warehouses, Green Transportation & Technology - CaseStack

Packaging and logistics company with a sustainability sensitivity

A Better World by Design - October 2-4

2009-09-03T09:16:00.001-04:00

A Better World by Design - October 2-4

A Better World by Design creates connections to make our world a better place.
A Better World by Design brings a global community of innovators to Providence, Rhode Island, to reach across disciplines and unite under a common goal. Presenters share engaging stories, workshops teach creative skills, and discussions reframe perspectives. A Better World by Design is an immersive experience that deepens our understanding of the power of design, technology, and enterprise to reshape our communities and sustain our environment.

Philadelphia Museum of Art - Information : Associated Groups : Collab : Student Competition

2009-08-29T17:28:00.001-04:00

Philadelphia Museum of Art - Information : Associated Groups : Collab : Student Competition: "The 2009 Competition: Tabletop Luminaire
Competition Brief

Collab will hold its Seventeenth Annual Student Design Competition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Monday, November 16, 2009. This year’s competition will be held in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition Marcel Wanders: Designer celebrating the innovative design work of the Dutch designer, the recipient of Collab’s 2009 Design Excellence Award.

Marcel Wanders: Designer presents the designer’s own favorite work from among the hundreds of products he has created for various European manufacturers as well as for Droog Design and Moooi, of which he is also art director and co-owner. Trained in The Netherlands and Belgium as an industrial designer, Wanders has consistently challenged the premises of modernism. “We can no longer fall in total awe at a tube being bent. We can no longer tell our audience that a product is better because it is easier to make,” he said in 2007. “We have to challenge industry so they will learn to follow instead of lead.” With wit, humor, formal elegance, and above all, discipline, Wanders has taken up that challenge, advancing technological research into production methods and materials in designs that can be both environmentally friendly and playfully quirky at the same time. A true visionary, Wanders has created a body of work that is innovative and entirely original.
The exhibition will be on view from November 21, 2009, through June 6, 2010, at the Collab Gallery, Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art."

I.D. - 2010 Call for Entries

2009-08-29T17:22:00.001-04:00

I.D. - 2010 Call for Entries: "Since 1954, the Annual Design Review has recognized the best in product, furniture, graphic, and environment design, from the iconic to the obscure. Throughout the years, this annual showcase has chronicled the evolution of design, and highlighted its impact on our material and visual culture. Each year, the featured work is chosen by a jury of leading practitioners, who, along with I.D.'s editorial team, focus the abundance of submissions into a clear survey of the state of design. The resulting overview is published in the July/August issue of I.D. magazine — the Annual Design Review issue."

GreenSleeves

2009-08-29T16:59:00.002-04:00

Inhabitat:

"Few would challenge the introduction of a bit of greenery into a city environment. Toronto residents, Eric Cheung and Sean Martindale, are making this basic urban space ideal into a reality with their poster pocket planters. The duo carve their way through existing posters to create little pockets, then fill them with potting soil and plants to create an impromptu green wall system. The result is a bit of greenery that effortlessly blends into the existing urban landscape. Best of all, Eric and Sean want to empower eco- and locally-minded folk by keeping the process open source– and are making their cutting patterns available online."

Inhabitat »

2009-08-29T16:56:00.001-04:00

Inhabitat » About: "Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.Inhabitat was started by NYC designer Jill Fehrenbacher as a forum in which to investigate emerging trends in product, interior and architectural design. Mike Chino is the Managing Editor; Emily Pilloton, Olivia Chen, Evelyn Lee, Abigail Doan and Jorge Chapa are Senior Editors. The site was designed by Jill Fehrenbacher and runs off the fabulous blogging platform Wordpress."

urbanSHED International Design Competition

2009-08-29T16:51:00.001-04:00

urbanSHED International Design Competition

The urbanSHED International Design Competition challenges the global design community to create a new standard of sidewalk shed design and develop a prototype worthy of today's New York City.

We invite engineers, architects, designers and students from all related fields to compete. Competitors will generate innovative, compelling and environmentally friendly proposals to thoroughly re-imagine temporary sidewalk shed design while improving the pedestrian experience.

The New York City Buildings Department, American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, the Alliance for Downtown New York, the New York Building Congress, the Illuminating Engineering Society New York Chapter, and the ABNY Foundation (Association for a Better New York) with additional support from the Structural Engineers Association of New York, the New York City Department of Planning and the New York City Department of Transportation have partnered to create this open competition.

Design Challenge
urbanSHED International Design Competition challenges designers to conceptualize a cutting-edge sidewalk shed to protect pedestrians, improve the pedestrian experience– and make New York City even more attractive for generations to come.

More than 6,000 sidewalk sheds flank New York City’s buildings and construction sites. They span more than 1,000,000 linear feet and typically remain in place for nearly a year. While these sheds protect pedestrians from construction debris and support other construction structures, they undermine the beauty of New York City’s architecture.

We’re seeking a fresh, new sidewalk shed design that’s sustainable, economical, meets or exceeds current safety requirements and City regulations, improves technical and structural performance – and creates a better environment for the people who live in, work in and visit New York City.

Felt Bowl Construction

2009-08-29T16:27:00.001-04:00

Graf and Lantz at the New York International Gift Fair from Core77 on Vimeo.

Social Designer — Enter Case Design Competition for 500 Colored Pencils

2009-08-29T14:58:00.002-04:00

Social Designer — Enter Case Design Competition for 500 Colored Pencils:

"OVERVIEW
Felissimo is launching an inspirational new product called 500 Colored Pencils, a subscription of 500 different colored pencils. Every month a set of 25 pencils is delivered to the purchaser; like a gift that reveals itself slowly over time, the full set of pencils is acquired over a period of 20 months. Each pencil has its own hue and its own unique name – together they suggest infinite possibilities.

Material Selection and Processing

2009-08-28T09:40:00.001-04:00

Material Selection and Processing

A website outlining the materials selection process used at the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering

Prospecting for Business Information

2009-08-21T13:25:00.002-04:00

Prospecting for Business Information

Prospecting for Business Information, the new online course developed by The New York Public Library, Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) and Thirteen/WNET New York. Whether you are searching for a new job, looking for a company to invest in, or trying to find out what the competition is for your small business, this course can help you learn how to find the information you need.

The course is organized into five sections, listed below. Each section will take about 30 minutes to work through, and we suggest that you follow the sections in order. The course introduces various research tools. Most of these resources are available to you at your local public library or are fee based for private use.

Central Green :: Current Events

2009-08-21T12:05:00.001-04:00

Central Green :: Current Events: "Central Green Design Competition
'Conscious Design'

The theme for Central Green’s Conscious Design Competition is Modern Primitive. We define “Modern Primitive” as: creating shapes and coordinating them in such a way that they lead their own life, independent of any other reality, and without imitating any specific imagery. Below are examples of 'Modern Primitve':"

Pioneers of Change

2009-08-20T13:55:00.002-04:00

Pioneers of Change

Repairing instead of recycling, knitting a carpet with six foot long needles using wool from three kinds of Dutch sheep, elderly people slowly but attentively serving meals with smaller portions of foods from far away places and larger portions of those from nearby gardens, Dutch fashion designers collaborating with New York masters specialized in beads and lace together with students from Parsons The New School for Design, designers digging in local grounds to reveal differences in color and texture, movies about urban farming focused on New York, and left-over building materials collected over a month in New York available for creative re-use.Visitors can listen and debate, watch and participate, relax and think, eat and drink, play their music, be inspired, connect and, simply, enjoy. They can also shop at the pop up store of affordable Dutch design ware, all under $100.

Museum of Arts and Design Collection Database

2009-08-20T13:52:00.001-04:00

Museum of Arts and Design Collection Database

Object Factory: The Art of Industrial Ceramics is the first major U.S. museum exhibition to survey contemporary innovation in industrial ceramic production and the renaissance of ceramics in art and design today. The exhibition explores how artists and designers are reviving interest in ceramics through collaborations with industry that enhance and sometimes subvert the industrial process. Object Factory presents works created for leading manufacturers as well as artworks by independent artists and designers. Both non-functional and functional works are highlighted, as are important technological advances in ceramic material that allow for its use in electronic appliances, cutting implements, and other surprising products.Object Factory features more than 200 pieces by fifty artists, designers, and industrial manufacturers, including works by Swedish artist Kjell Rylander, American jeweler and designer Ted Muehling, Dutch designers Hella Jongerius and Jurgen Bey, and Russian-American designer Constantin Boym, among others. Manufacturers represented in the exhibition include Bernardaud, Nymphenburg, Rosenthal, and Royal Tichelaar Makkum.The exhibition is curated by acclaimed ceramic artist and designer Marek Cecula and is accompanied by a 120-page, fully illustrated catalogue published and distributed by the Museum of Arts and Design.

Home — DesignPhiladelphia 2009

2009-08-20T13:48:00.001-04:00

Home — DesignPhiladelphia 2009:

"DesignPhiladelphia: October 07 – 13, 2009

Moving into its fifth year, DesignPhiladelphia is the largest national celebration of its kind. This city-wide cultural event spotlights all things design from architecture to interior design, fashion to product design, textile to graphic design. It's a journey exploring exhibitions, workshops, studio tours, lectures, special events and product roll-outs that inspire, engage, excite and delight.

Check the website regularly as the calendar continues to evolve, calls for entry are posted, and news items are shared."

DESIGN TO GO POP UP SHOP

2009-08-20T13:47:00.002-04:00

AREAWARE

DNA Home Design Water and Wind

2009-08-20T13:44:00.001-04:00

call_for_entries

The subject of this international competition is a bath designing program to complement the antelope collection on the DNA+ web site:Products have to be designed for all, in other words have an easy access, be environmentally safe, compliant for a use in a wet environment for a residential use as well as for a commercial use. Material limitation; wood, Corian, aluminum, stainless steel, glass, acrylic glass.Technology limitation: die making, tubing, extrusion, thermoforming, CNC machining are preferred. DNA+ is looking for new and innovative functional designs. Each submitter is to invent new ways of relating to life in the bath environment.Each submitter will have to be able to transition a vision into real working products for daily life use. Entries are invited for the following categories:- FURNITURE> such as cabinets, Shelves, mirrors, wall mounted boards, seating...- ACCESSORY> such toilet paper holders, hangers, towel bars / holders, tooth brush holders, soap dispensers, soap dishes, cups, magazine holders...- LIGHTING> such as a wall / ceilling lights, sconces or objects with integrated light such as a mirror or a countertop...).

Jamaica church is home to New York's first hydroponic rooftop farm

2009-06-16T07:34:00.000-04:00

Jamaica church is home to New York's first hydroponic rooftop farm

Material Vision - Materialien für Produktentwicklung, Design und Architektur Internationale Fachmesse und Konferenz

2008-12-30T07:54:00.000-05:00

Material Vision - Materialien für Produktentwicklung, Design und Architektur Internationale Fachmesse und Konferenz

Oz's Time plan (1st Draft)

2008-12-15T01:13:00.001-05:00

Industrial Design Awards | Design Directory

2008-10-08T07:20:00.001-04:00

Industrial Design Awards Design Directory

Website directory of design awards.

red dot competition

2008-10-08T07:18:00.001-04:00

red dot online

red dot award: product design
Since 1955, the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen has been marking outstanding international product design with is famous dot. In 2000, Design Innovations – as the competition was previously called – was given a new, international name: the red dot award: product design. Manufacturers and designers of a wide variety of industrial products can enter their work all year round in thirteen product groups for the coveted red dot award. And the number of entries grows year by year…

Metropolis Magazine

2008-09-25T13:26:00.002-04:00

Next Generation

Call for EntriesWin $10,000FIX OUR ENERGY ADDICTION Rising energy costs present new design problems.Redesign the broken models of the 20th century. Challenge our patterns of living and working in a fuel-hungry world…come up with solutions that connect us, make us more efficient, more humane.Ask yourself…How would I bring work closer to home?Can a product help eliminate long commutes?What can I do to revitalize old ideas such as living above the store? What kind of interiors or furnishings does a telecommuter really need?Or follow your own dreams…what calls out for a major redesign?Focus on one area that needs fixing—products, interiors, buildings and landscape, communication systems, or anything else you can imagine—and develop your idea fully. Open to all designers in practice 10 years or less.

Upcycling Project - Grace's Concept

2008-09-22T20:48:00.009-04:00

Draft#1 of my up-cycling project.

Draft#2 of my up-cycling project.
I want to bring bike part components into the design.
Therefore, I choose to use two bike rims overlapping each other.
The form and how material apply onto the form
will be refine for final submission.

Bird, Bat and Bee Houses from Up-cycled

2008-09-21T15:44:00.002-04:00

In a bid to creatively recycle waste materials, London auction house Phillips de Pury & Company has partnered with Adventure Ecology to invite a list of international artists, designers and architects to “up-cycle” the auction house’s waste catalogues and packaging into new habitats for the declining numbers of bird, bat and bee species in urban environments.

Upcycling Product- Waste tire

2008-09-21T14:23:00.003-04:00

designer's own words:
1 . RE-THINK : We have seen many time that people make other waste and use lots of bad things which can give negative impacts on public and natural environment even though they make re- use products. It`s so ironical!! Our main idea is that ONE WASTE = ONE PRODUCT. Thus we didn`t waste any rubbish while we`re making MR. RE - TIRE. 2. RE-USE : By our main idea ONE TIRE = ONE CHAIR. the way of manufacture : cut the down part of a tire and move it onto the other part of the tire. and just assemble them with bolts and nuts. We use the characters of a tire well (flexibility, elasticity). MR. RE-TIRE CHANGES ITS SHAPE BY HOW PEOPLE ARE SITTING ON IT. So people will be very comfotable.

UPcycling Product

2008-09-21T14:21:00.003-04:00

As a part of Design Within Reach’s new business strategies, they’ve been pushing hard to get eco-friendly products to the market. This new product from their rubber tire line was inspired by by the fact that “Americans alone toss out about 300 million tires every year.” These products are modeled using ancient leather-crafting techniques and actually made in Egypt. They are hand-cut and hand-sewn wile being useable indoors and out for planters, carrying containers or simply durable storage. Each container is durable and unique, offering a functional alternative to the landfill. To quote the folks at Design Within Reach, “the big thinkers of the world are working on creative ways to reuse this vast quantity of rubber – ideas include mixing ground-up tires with urethane to create sidewalks or burning them like coal to produce energy.” Their goal is to take this concept to the consumer market, creating smaller but important opportunities for material reuse in the product design industry.

ELECTROLUX DESIGN LAB 2008

2008-09-18T14:05:00.002-04:00

ELECTROLUX DESIGN LAB 2008

Deadline: End of May

Should open in January

Last year's competition was for storage, cooking and/or washing and reflected the Internet generation's core interests and concerns like mobility, convenience, time, materials, personalization, entertaining, technology and sustainability.

Tyvek and film supplier

2008-09-16T09:16:00.001-04:00

Products Overview - Material Concepts, Inc.

Tyvek®
Valéron®
Rug Wrap/Carpet Wrap
CAD/CAM Supplies
Sewn Products Supplies
Die Cutting Pads
Template Papers
Packaging & Shipping
Poly Bags
Hangers

You can order online.

Newspaper-Aron Han

2008-09-15T22:18:00.005-04:00

In United States about 48.3 million newspapers are dicarded a day. Newspaper provide valuable source and information to the reader, however when it pass through the day, it suddenly become old information and thrown into the waste basket. I suggest to turn discarded newspaper into useful object, rather than making useful object into usesless trash.

Coin Wrapper - Upcycling Material by Shinwoo Her

2008-09-15T15:46:00.005-04:00

Coin wrapper
Coin wrappers are used everyday, especially in banks.
It is not reusable once it is opened.
Therefore, it becomes a trash.
I'd like to use this material for upcycling project.

Toothpaste as upcycling material

2008-09-15T15:39:00.002-04:00

Toothpaste is what we use everyday. It takes month or more to finish whole pack; however because all most everyone is using it, mass amount of wastes creates. I can't think of anything designed by toothpaste package but I think some interesting product can come out using this material.

Recycled recording media

2008-09-15T10:18:00.001-04:00

Lacerta Group Recording Media Data Storage and Plastic Recycling Program

Custom plastic manufacturer that collects recording media and uses it as a raw material in thermoforming plastic.

Bubble Wrap - Tae Lim

2008-09-15T08:09:00.002-04:00

Bubble Wrap
I think a lot of times we get over loads of bubble wraps from packaged
goods and don't know what to do with them. This bubble wraps become pure
trashes that I think we can upcycle this trash into furniture piece or
cushion for our home.

Posted for Tae

Up recycle Materials

2008-09-15T07:45:00.003-04:00

I think this is the easiest way of recycling materials. It doesn't require any complicated processes. All you have to do is to tie PET bottles together and fix them with wires. The beauty of this product is its simplicity. I really like how they use the material as it is and take the advantage of its characteristic. The visual complexity created by PET bottle helps its functionality as a divider without loosing office's modern atomospher.

chairs

2008-09-15T02:47:00.004-04:00

newspaper we read everyday, so it is easy to get it to make upcrycle products. because newspaper is very flexible easy to make products. Newspaper already have color on it, so it can provide playful vision for products.

Wiener Bench - Upcycling

2008-09-15T02:27:00.002-04:00

This bright pink bench on wheels is both fun and comfortable. It is made up of old used sweaters that people were throwing away, along with a pair of old used t-shirt sheets and several things I picked from the trash on garbage night.

Upcycle Art — DIY Re-manufacturing

2008-09-15T02:22:00.002-04:00

it would appear that Upcycle Art should’ve entered our Weird Eco Habits contest, because the results of their work are certainly outside the normal realm. The term ‘upcycle’ was selected to indicate that material from a discarded product can be repurposed into a new product, without being ground-up in the vast industrial process that is recycling. The pic here shows a lamp made from soda bottles. But visit the site and you’ll also be treated to very comprehensive step-by-step instructions (with photos) on how to make garbage bag compactors, mini light sabres, wallets, CD cases and bracelets from the likes of milk cartons, film canisters, juice containers and soda can ring pulls. While at least one of the products probably creates more waste that it saves, the overall theme of site is to inspire us to see the value of materials in a product that has passed its prime. Includes a short treatise on what normally happens to packaging, with spelling that is a quirky as the upcycle products.

The Praecius Table

2008-09-15T02:17:00.001-04:00

The Praecius table is based on precise design by strictly conforming to natural pattern. The set of concentric black and white squares conform to a 1.0 Fibonacci series found in nature like the petal structure of flowers and the spirals of galaxies. This natural balance is relaxing and pleasing to the eye. Matching conference, dining and end tables available.

Materials : Reclaimed and upcycled wood. Repurposed composite materials. Black, white and clear lacquer.

Dimensions : 32 x 32 x 19"(h)

Upcycling material

2008-09-15T01:53:00.010-04:00

I was thinking about make jewelry or something fashioning with the cover of the bottles, there is a lot of waste with this material and it could be a recycle material to be use for new designs.

bic bic.

2008-09-14T23:46:00.003-04:00

i was thinking about how the very basic ballpoint pens, specifically bic brand, are often used and then just tossed away. a lot of the restaurants that i've worked at use these pens simply because they're cheap. once they're out, toss them. however, if there was a way for them to be recycled or made into something else that has nothing to do whatsoever with their intended purpose, i thought it could be pretty interesting. otherwise, they're only adding to the junk in landfills.

VITAMIN WATER WALLETS

2008-09-14T23:35:00.002-04:00

my friend sophia from the illustration department has actually been making these wallets out of the wrappers of vitamin water bottles since they first came to the market. The process of making this exciting wallet is quite interesting and easy. first you collect the the 3 colors of your choices then she does the rest by hand sewing, laminating and that's about it.

here are some photos of the finishing project, i had this for about 2 years now so it's kind of beat.

btw if any of you guys want one, it is 10 dollars a piece.

UPGRADE YOUR BATTERY

2008-09-14T21:44:00.004-04:00

Batteries are extremely hazardous to the environment. Most batteries are improperly disposed of and sit in our landfill destroying our land and water. Batteries are a pollutant that can be prevented if properly disposed and taken care of. Therefore I propose that batteries would be the perfect landfill waste to upcycle or even recycle. To help people know that batteries can be recycled and properly disposed of would help take the world one step closer to becoming a little cleaner.

Shredded Paper

2008-09-14T20:04:00.000-04:00

It turns out that paper shredders cut the paper into strips too small to survive through the sorting at a recycling facility. They might even clog the system by getting into the parts of the machinery and therefore, shredded paper is NOT recyclable. So, it would not be a bad idea to do something with all of this shredded paper instead of making hamster beds or compost. Here is a picture of someone (no name found for crediting) who used it for.... art(?)

Post-industrial waste collector

2008-09-14T13:44:00.001-04:00

Reliable Industries Commodities Unlimited

Reliable Industries buys and sells industrial products, raw materials, and obsolete finished goods. These items range from finished and unfinished textiles, plastics, unused oils to finished consumer products. Just name it!! Do you suspect that other companies might be throwing away materials you use in production? Could your company benefit from saving money on raw materials? If so, contact us for a free consultation. We will search our network of sources to save you money on the materials you use every day.

Recycled Materials Proposal: Excess Fabric

2008-09-14T13:42:00.003-04:00

When fashion is mass produced, there is often several layers of fabric laid up and cut out according to a pattern. Most of the time the pattern pieces can not be laid up without leaving several areas of waste in between. I would like to obtain the waste pieces of fabric from several different articles of clothing, and use them to create a new textile. Ideally, the pieces could be sewn together to take best advantage of different colours, textures, patterns, etc. Once the pieces were all sewn together, the fabric could be trimmed into a standard bolt length and resold as a 'new' textile.

Near the beginning you can see how the fabric is rolled out in layers, and then cut out according to the pattern piece.

Glass Recycling, Cullet, Abrasives and Powdered Glass

2008-09-14T13:37:00.001-04:00

Strategic Materials, Inc. - Glass Recycling, Cullet, Abrasives and Powdered Glass

Provides glass cullett - ground up recycled glass

Green washing

2008-09-14T13:23:00.001-04:00

Eco-Buyer Beware - TIME

A brief article published this week in Time magazine summarzing about green-washing - making environmental claims that can be misleading or false.

The Greenwashing Index lets readers review and rate ads based on their validity:

Terrachoice
lists the six sins of greenwashing on their website. The first is the sin of the Hidden Trade-Off - e.g. paper (including household tissue, paper towel and copy paper): “Okay, this product comes from a sustainably harvested forest, but what are the impacts of its milling and transportation? Is the manufacturer also trying to reduce those impacts?” Emphasizing one environmental issue isn’t a problem (indeed, it often makes for better communications). The problem arises when hiding a trade-off between environmental issues. This would be especially relevant with Rain Forest Relief's sustainable harvets program

Please read the sites and think of a couple of questions for Tim Keating in preparation for tomorrow's visit by Rain Forest Relief.

Upcycling Art by Schimmel Art

2008-09-13T22:15:00.004-04:00

Sandhi Schimmel Gold, use letters or flyers from the mail as well as waist magazines to construct her art. First she paints the piece out, than she find and match the color she want on the canvas. By doing so all the waist will further become an expensive piece of art work.

Go to watch a clip on : Fox News
Go to the web site : Schimmel Art

Packaging Upcycling

2008-09-13T19:31:00.007-04:00

I came across two very interesting ideas that involve the reconstruction of some sort of packaging.

The first one is from Upcycle Art. The website, as the name suggests, is dedicated to innovative diy upcycling ideas. Among the many projects that are listed here, there is a section designed with milk cartons. The material used for milk cartons is "a high grade heavy weight paper... laminated for water proofing [which] makes it harder to recycle them." Even if we were to recycle it, it would most likely to be downcycled.
**more info on recycling of milk cartons and other common materials here**

The second one that caught my attention is from the designer Tim Fraser Brown's website (you can find it under portfolio -> Idea*). The concept is to transform a package into a product with no adhesives. It is also to be deconstructed when desired.

I want to explore more into the feasibility of the milk carton projects and the functionality of the latter.

2008-09-12T15:33:00.002-04:00

Above is a switch box. They have circle punchouts all around the box. They are there so you can keep it enclosed except for the area where wiring is supposed to go through. I can see all those little circles that normally get thrown out to be used in various ways. I bought one at Home Depot to work with and explore.

Duct Tape Wallet become Beautiful

2008-09-12T13:42:00.005-04:00

I came across the Db Clay company on the internet and saw their wallet collections and was amazed by how duct tape wallet can become. The material the company use is call "Tope" that is made from non-toxic raw materials while having no "hazardous chemicals typically found in most vinyl-based product."1

The company also claim the material are produced away from dioxin, heavy metal or phthalate pollution and it would decompose when being buried.

The ink they use to print on material is also non toxic ink so the whole manufacturing process is eco friendly.

They even have duct tape kit and booklet show you have to do a duct tape wallet yourself.

Their website is http://ww2.dbclay.com/

1. Source from Dbclay company website

Furniture Design/Build Competition for students

2008-09-12T13:06:00.001-04:00

General Information

Design Emphasis is widely acclaimed as the foremost furniture design competition for students and offers design students a unique opportunity to demonstrate their talent and originality before a judging panel of furniture industry designers, manufacturing and retail executives, and members of the trade press who have design-oriented backgrounds. It also provides a unique chance to experience an international industry trade show, make important career contacts and exchange ideas with other students from around the nation.

Registration Deadline: January 31

Brett Allcorn: Post Industrial Waste Product Proposal

2008-09-12T12:06:00.008-04:00

I'm heading in the packaging direction since it seems like there is a lot of opportunity there, especially after the information on HP packaging laptops in cases. Very cool. So I felt like there were three directions to go:

1) Saves material
2) Saves material + protects the product
3) Has a secondary use e.g.

One idea was just a latex coating that could be peeled off. Plastic is also an option or perhaps a recycled material.

(example of latex coating on work gloves)

Just this simple coating wouldn't work well for fragile items like consumer electronics.

(air pack packaging used by Amazon.com)

Packaging electronics sandwiched between two air packs like the ones shown above would really cut down on packaging. Whats great is these packs can be any color and you can print on them. So there can still be graphics on the front of the package and information or directions on the back. It takes up some space but really its 4 sheets of superthin plastic put together the right way. Why not use air to our advantage? There's plenty of it and its free.

The third direction is that it has some sort of secondary use like the laptop bag. I also found a good example of secondary use packaging here:

(bug repellent and apple packaging)

While packaging apples might be an unnecessary use of materials the package has the added benefit of keeping bugs away until the apple is ready to be picked. So there is a lot of opportunity in that.

My concerns:
The contest doesn't require you to use post consumer/industrial waste or to use recycled materials, however that doesn't really seem to be the goal of the class. If we're required to use these types of materials I would like to know that.

C.STEM - Turin, Italy | 2008 | Computational Design: from Digital Fabrication to Mass-Customization

2008-09-12T09:49:00.001-04:00

C.STEM - Turin, Italy 2008 Computational Design: from Digital Fabrication to Mass-Customization

myplasticheart :: urban vinyl designer toys & culture

2008-09-12T09:38:00.001-04:00

myplasticheart :: urban vinyl designer toys & culture

Design Competition for a plastic wallet.

In our continued efforts to promote the development and appreciation of unique and original art, myplasticheart and Poketo invite you to submit your designs to the "my plastic wallet" Poketo wallet design competition. This is an open-theme competition, so here's your chance to flex your creative muscles and get your design juices flowing. The only requirement is that it must say "myplasticheart" somewhere in the front of the wallet design. The winning entry will have their design produced as a limited edition Poketo wallet and sold exclusively through myplasticheart online and retail stores. The competition ends on October 5th, 2008.

Deadline: October 5

2008 Student Design Award - Association of Rotational Molders International

2008-09-12T09:27:00.002-04:00

2008 Student Design Award - Association of Rotational Molders International

The Competition

The Association of Rotational Molders (ARM) International developed the Student Design Competition to encourage the use of rotational molding as a tool for design and engineering students. The competition is intended to promote the use of the rotational molding process through both competition and education. Designs must be for a rotationally molded piece.

Who is eligible?

The competition is open to all undergraduate students, from any recognized university or college, who are pursuing a degree in an industrial design or engineering-related field.How to participateSend your submission, along with a completed entry form to ARM International Headquarters. All submissions must be received by May 31, 2008 to qualify. Your submission must include printed drawings, developed on a three dimensional CAD program, with sufficient views to represent the design. Drawings must not exceed 11x 17 inches each. Color renderings and/or models are optional. All designs must be original and not have been previously entered in any other competition. All materials submitted shall become the property of ARM International except that the design rights remain the property of the student. ARM International reserves the right to publish or show all the works submitted.

Enter to Win Great Prizes and Awards!

1st Place $2,000 plus coach airfare, hotel accommodations for up to two nights, and free registration to the Association of Rotational Molders International 2008 Meeting, October 22-23 in Rosemont (Chicago), IL, USA. The winner will be recognized with a plaque during the meeting.

2nd Place $1,000 plus coach airfare, hotel accommodations for up to two nights, and free registration to the Association of Rotational Molders International 2008 Meeting, October 22-23 in Rosemont (Chicago), IL, USA. The winner will be recognized with a plaque during the meeting.

3rd Place $500 plus coach airfare, hotel accommodations for up to two nights, and free registration to the Association of Rotational Molders International 2008 Meeting, October 22-23 in Rosemont (Chicago), IL, USA. The winner will be recognized with a plaque during the meeting.

** Meeting registration will cover only the meeting and functions associated with it.

Judges will evaluate all of the following factors:

Design: Practicality; creativity; originality; ease of use; and unique features.

Manufacturing: Moldability; ease of assembly/secondary operations; projected cycle time; cost efficiencies.

Technical Merits: What technical challenges were overcome? What design considerations eliminated assembly? Are there any unique features that help make this part technically successful? Choice of polymers; knowledge of the rotomolding process.

Questions?Contact Patrick Dockins at patrickd@cmservices.com or 630-942-6589

Reducing energy consumption

2008-09-11T18:39:00.008-04:00

Left, Pull-Tab purse by Escama
Right, vintage record bowl
Both design using well known objects. There is better way to re-use material, for example, Pull-Tab purse using aluminum tab of can. This design reduses recycling energy and waste of aluminum. Sometimes, it is better to use disposed materials directly.

Past to Present

2008-09-11T18:22:00.005-04:00

RECYCLED CASSETTE COIN PURSE

This is a simple idea that transforming to different good using old analog media case.
The point is using disposed old media, and this is a gread example of how transfer the icon of material to useful good.

Upcycle Art
this is also good example of instruction.

Google Reader (396)

2008-09-11T18:11:00.001-04:00

Chiquita Chandelier

Chiquita Chandelier by Dutch designer Anneke Jakobs. A "Product" that is just an instruction sheet, but that has deeper ties to sustainability and developing countries. Tim Keating from Rainforest Relief will talk about concerns surrounding the banana buisness. You can also find information on the RFR website at: Bananas

IMAGINE Can you imagine this kind of upcycling?

2008-09-11T05:13:00.002-04:00

Raishee Sowa uses the recycled bottles to create his own self-sufficient Spiral Island. He started to collecting recycled bottles by hand around Cancun (in three years) until he collected about 250, 000 bottles he started to construct the island by using fish nets and placing bamboo frames and plywood on the top to create surface area. This is an incredible ideas and dream, he made it happened.

Take a look at the clip

Click Here to go to the website

Found at sea

2008-09-11T00:18:00.004-04:00

Oz's post reminded me of a piece i have always loved

"This beautiful gift from the sea is made of debris collected from the beach at Dungeness, a magical stretch of land under a nuclear reactor in southern England. The artist has gathered the pieces for years, and meticulously put them together to form this delicate work of art. It is functional, as a light. And it is also a statement about our disposable society that wastes and pollutes everywhere. The artist/designer specialises in using everyday objects in a way that changes our perception of them."

www.treehugger.com/files/2006/09/chandelier_from_1.php

this reminded me of more chandeliers...

the usage of old cutlery is also very interesting... (remind me to show you the bracelet i wear daily made out of a fork)

childhood memories...

2008-09-10T23:33:00.000-04:00

my idea is to re-use children toys that were thrown away (lego, playmobil, dolls, etc.). They are usually produced from a different combination of plastics, causing the recycle process to be almost impossible. Inspired by the stairway in "Dylan's candy shop" in NYC (pic above) I am trying to find a way to preserve these childhood memories somehow, and reusing them, their shapes and colorfulness as decoration

2008-09-10T23:30:00.004-04:00

SADLY-
Americans buy 2.7 billion packages of breakfast cereal each year.
49 per cent of Americans start each morning with a bowl of cereal
Breakfast cereals are the third most popular product sold at supermarkets

and they are targeted at children .
can you imagine? most of the children in this country are staring at cardboard boxes each morning.

I wish my project could be to somehow make people stop eating cereal...(The cereal industry uses 816 million pounds of sugar per year, enough to coat each and every American with more than three pounds of sugar)

but for now-
lets do something with these boxes
lets teach these kids about recycling. that it can be fun. and useful. and important.
I propose to create an interesting activity the kids can do with the boxes and actually transform them into something else by themselves.

re-using glass bottles

2008-09-10T23:07:00.001-04:00

1. NEW SOLAR SYSTEM - a solar water heater - using only beers bottles and hoses.
The beer bottles lie on a board in rows, all connected by hoses which allow cold water to flow through them and be heated by the sun.

2. THE GLASS HOUSE (BOLIVIA)-
http://current.com/items/85280691_this_glass_house

This eco house in Bolivia isn't just for the benefit of future generations - it's changing a family's life right now. See how Bolivian home builders are using recycled bottles to combat trash build-up and provide housing for families in need.

trash talking...

2008-09-10T22:38:00.004-04:00

HA Schult’s haunting ‘trash people’ have graced the streets of many of the world’s most major cities … silently open to interpretation as they travel the world and sit everywhere from the parks of New York City to the Great Wall of China. It took Schult 6 months and 30 assistants to create these strange sculptures from crushed cans, computer parts and virtually anything else he could appropriate to assemble them. They are certainly trans-cultural and intended to engage, inspire and engender reflection in those who see them and are a foil to see the reactions of different nations and groups of people.

Pressed plastic bags

2008-09-10T19:34:00.003-04:00

Found an item on Etsy that uses pressed plastic bags to create mailers. I like that she not only took used plastic bags but actually transformed the properties of the plastic by pressing them to create a new material. I enjoy the idea of taking post consumer and industrial waste and directly upcylcing it as well, but this technique of physical transformation of the material is interesting as well.

LINK

2008-09-09T19:42:00.006-04:00

This may seem like I am taking the easy way out since PJ already posted the link for this material (eco-spun by Wellman, Inc. which is a fiber made from recycled plastics)....... but I thought that I could use it to make jewelry. The various colors of the fibers and the weave texture could be really fun and interesting.

www.wellmaninc.com

Newspaper Yarn?

2008-09-09T18:51:00.004-04:00

Using old newspaper to create yarn. Newspaper yarn can be woven and construct anything like curtains, rugs and upholstery (please see the images above or click this link below for more details.)
http://greenupgrader.com/2138/handspun-recycled-newspaper-yarn/
I think it's interesting how people use old / recycled newspaper to create decorative elements for their homes.

New Trash

2008-09-09T14:25:00.002-04:00

Why not turn disposed of furniture in the streets to actual street furniture where people can rest and take a break.

UPCYCLING YOURSELF.

2008-09-09T12:37:00.004-04:00

My idea is simple, but I'm not sure how to use a manufacturer.... I've been thinking about using old t-shirts to make teddy bears. I was thinking about how baby's sleep better with something that smells like their mom near them... like placing an old t-shirt in the crib with them. I think that my product would actually be just instructions for mothers, a pattern of sorts to make DIY teddy bears with their old maternity tee's. Upcycling yourself if you will.

Low tack, high durability paint system

2008-09-09T07:22:00.003-04:00

Mythic®paint is a non-toxic, ultra low odor paint that provides the durability and coverage you expect from a premium paint without the off-gassing VOC’s and cancer-causing toxins that emit years after drying. Stronger, safer, smarter paint.® Now that’s a breath of fresh air.

Scotchgard Paint Protection - A paint that resists damage from bugs, and stones, on cars

Proposal:

Ecosexy is a low tack 3M and Scotchgard protected paint…it withstands wear and tear and creates a physical shell on wall board, further protects the wall board from blunt destruction. The tack of the paint allows artists, and designers to ‘pin up” papers without putting up cork board, or pushing pins into the wall.

User: Home owners, apartment tenants, art and design studios.

Cost /Benefit: The option of sustainability through non toxic materials, and second function/use exploration.

Posted for Doug Best

Visual reference studio-working with thermosensitive fabric

2008-09-08T22:27:00.003-04:00

Visual reference studio, use the thermosensitive fabric to “promote interaction between people and objects and enhance the sensory experience.” I think this is an example of using the advantage of the material to achieve what they believe in. The material itself is really interesting, by using thermosensitive fabrics, the furniture themselves seems to be alive and really live in the space.

Go to the website: visual reference studio

Materials research firm = soft products

2008-09-07T12:14:00.001-04:00

molo design:: about molo

molo, based in Vancouver, Canada, is a design studio dedicated to materials research and an exploration of space making. As a design and manufacturing company, molo creates and distributes unique and innovative products to clients around the world.

HP Packages Laptop in Messenger bag

2008-09-04T11:48:00.004-04:00

HP Press Release: HP Wins Walmart Design Challenge with Innovative Notebook Packaging

In accordance with its long-standing Design for the Environment strategy, HP radically redesigned the packaging of the HP Pavilion dv6929 by replacing conventional protective shipping materials and boxes with the HP Protect Messenger Bag, a stylish and protective accessory with fabric made from 100 percent recycled materials. This allows for a dramatic reduction in overall packaging content and size while delivering equal, if not better, product protection when compared to conventional packaging

Poster competition

2008-09-04T11:42:00.001-04:00

Don't Panic > Design Brief > Client >

The principle of street art is about exploring a city, the city as a playground and street art's ability to change peoples' perceptions about the streets they live on - to surprise and delight them. The principle of the dongle and Mobile Broadband is the mobilisation of the internet, of people no longer being restricted by landlines and Wi-Fi hotspots. The dongle is about enabling people, changing their perceptions of the internet, allowing them to become more creative about where they log on

Mattress use competition

2008-09-04T11:33:00.005-04:00

Discarded Dreams Open Architecture Network

Architecture for Humanity and Rubicon National Social Innovations invite entrants to create innovative ways of converting used mattresses into useful products. The competition aims to encourage entrants to form groups capable of creating a consumer product, instructions detailing how to make the product, and a plan for production on a larger scale. Entrants must create designs that take into account the volume of mattress waste generated each year. Groups are encouraged to utilize local resources, including existing manufacturing facilities and other waste products.

Plastics prototyping and engineering services

2008-09-04T11:22:00.002-04:00

Minico Industries

Works with Solidworks. Provides engineering services to "expedite and improve the quality of your project and part designs"

Minico offers design and manufacturing expertise and production capacity to a variety of customers. Our commitment to Quality, Efficiency, and Reliability has stood the test of time. Our reputation is built on nearly 20 years’ experience, cutting-edge technology and business values focused on continuous improvement. Our Customers rely on our proven capabilities to design and manufacture a wide variety of complex injection molded plastic parts and metal components. We are committed to continuously improving our design capabilities and manufacturing processes to better serve our customers.

Rapid prototyping from solidworks

2008-09-04T11:17:00.002-04:00

Shaping Ideas

We bring years of experience in product & mold design, die casting, 2D & 3D free form surfacing and solid modeling, CNC Programming and Reverse Engineering.
We can work from any type of design input such as inventor's disclosures, blue prints, prototypes or CAD drawings in any format.
We can even work from just a basic idea.

Laser/Waterjet cutting, cnc routing etc. for prototypes

2008-09-04T11:10:00.002-04:00

Big Apple Visual Group

Although mainly a signage and presentation group - they also do fantastic prototyping and offers ervices like laser and waterjet cutting, cnc routing, etching/engraving/sand bloasting, screen printing etc. and work from sketches as well as technical drawings.

For 30 years, Big Apple Visual Group has been fabricating signs, displays, exhibits, and digital graphics for world-class design, retail, branding, marketing, and architectural firms worldwide. Our advanced manufacturing technology in combination with our unsurpassed implementation team, comprised of highly trained engineers, designers, project managers, and fabrication technicians consistently produce unrivaled quality and customer satisfaction. Whether you have a full set of implementation drawings or simply concept sketches, we will provide the support and expertise necessary to turn your project into a success story

Design Support / Prototyping
Laser Cutting
Waterjet Cutting
EDM Precision Cutting
CNC Routing
Dimensional Fabrication
Etching & Engraving
Plotter-Cut Vinyl
Acrylic Embedment
Screen Printing
Sandblasting
Fulfillment
Installation/Roll-Out

Woodworking shop that can work from your drawings

2008-09-04T11:00:00.001-04:00

OZANCRAFT WOODWORKING Homepage

WE CAN BUILD YOUR FURNITURE WITH YOUR SPECIFICATIONS ! send us your measurements !

Office , Gallery(212) 982-3105 ph (917) 536-9970 Fax107 SUFFOLK STR , NEW YORK , NY , 10002

Etsy :: lousupcycles :: Eco-Loving, Upcycled, Recycled, Trashion Fashionista

2008-09-03T12:58:00.001-04:00

Etsy :: lousupcycles :: Eco-Loving, Upcycled, Recycled, Trashion Fashionista

Line of recycled plastic products for the home

2008-09-03T12:20:00.002-04:00

preserve everyday

Company provides full life cycle analysis as part of their products.

Preserve products are made from 100% recycled plastics and 100% post-consumer paper. By using recycled materials, we save energy, preserve natural resources and create an incentive for communities to recycle.

All of our plastic products are recyclable, either through our postage-paid labels and mailers (toothbrushes and razor handles) or at the curb in communities that recycle #5 plastic.

We make our products in the USA, so that we can ship them shorter distances, using less fuel and limiting our environmental footprint.

Scrap traders meeting site

2008-09-03T12:14:00.001-04:00

Scrap Metal, Scrap Metal prices, Plastic scrap, Scrap dealers

Scrap and Remnant Leather Pieces For Sale

2008-09-03T12:08:00.003-04:00

Scrap and Remnant Leather Pieces For Sale

At Brettuns Village our number one product is our high quality scrap leather. We offer these leather pieces in a variety of types, and we pick the colors and thicknesses you want. We also have some types of specialty scrap, such as camouflage print leathers, suede, and harness leathers, subject to availability, as shown below. Shipping is always free to contiguous USA locations!

recycled Urethane foam

2008-09-03T12:05:00.001-04:00

Materia: Material Explorer

Droptec is a shock absorbent recycled closed cell polyethylene foam manufactured from 100% recycled polyurethane foam. The reclaimed foam is cut up into small chunks and then reconstituted to create large lightweight mats, which has a good shock absorption capabilities and that will not rot or degrade. It also acts as a very good drainage medium, allowing for its use under trees and on slopes.

MIO - Green Design For Everyone

2008-09-03T11:57:00.001-04:00

MIO - Green Design For Everyone

MIO is a design company dedicated to creating the most sustainable and innovative design experiences in the market. Serving the needs and desires of our loyal customers and consulting clients guides our design, marketing, manufacturing and consulting activities

Make Some Green Upcycling Competition

2008-09-03T11:41:00.002-04:00

Make Some Green competition

Keeseh Studio invites students and design enthusiasts to celebrate the pursuit of ecodesign through an international competition to utilize waste material.A given manufacturing facility creates many copies of a product; therefore they create many copies of their waste material as well. Waste material can be used as raw material for other products or processes; this concept is known as upcycling.

The goal of the competition is to promote upcycling by encouraging the use of wasted materials to generate innovative designs and redefine the standards of environmental sustainability by fostering balance between conservation and development.

This competition will provide a stepping stone to help educate viewers of the vast opportunities and future development of environmentally friendly processes, materials, and products.All entries must be received digitally or by mail no later than October 1st.3 entries will win media coverage of their product or process and one will win a cash prize of $1000.

Recycled plastic fibers and molded plastic

2008-09-03T09:56:00.005-04:00

Wellman, Inc.

This company manufactures a product called "Ecospun" made out of recycled bottles and Wellamid from carpets. You can choose either post-consumer or post-industrial (upcyled industrial waste) and I know its been used as a fiber to weave. t-shirts

Would be cool to get some in house. They also publish a "Design Guide" on their website Design Guide describing how to use their products in molding operations.

Wall Thickness - Gates- Runners Venting- Ribs, Bosses, Holes - Draft, Undercuts- Radii, Threads - Mold Shrinkage - Warpage

Handmade upcyling / recycling

2008-09-03T09:31:00.004-04:00

Etsy :: Your place to buy and sell all things handmade

Website that sells some products that could be considered upcycled. To me the most successful use the maximum amount of waste material with minimum additiona of virgin material. In this sense the messenger bag from seatbelt material collected from auto junk yards seems successful, not so sure about the cheerio's notebook - if the pages were recycled paper, bound with hide glue I might be more for it.

I think the crayons made from ends is an interesting idea - and the product could be just an instruction sheet distributed to pre-school programs or kindergarteners. It could have a lesson plan about wax, about heat, or melting etc.

Woven reclaimed bed sheets. Do thrift stores get sheets donated? can they resell them - eeww bugs. but could they be rewoven into rag rugs? could there be a tie in with reselling them in the thrift store to benefit a population? could the weaving be done by people with limited occupational skills?

Challenge Your Imagination - Contests - dwell.com

2008-08-28T07:30:00.000-04:00

Challenge Your Imagination - Contests - dwell.com

PET: Always Something New - PD & D

2008-08-27T09:28:00.000-04:00

PET: Always Something New - PD & D

Quickparts.com | Rapid Prototyping and Injection Molding Services

2008-08-27T09:27:00.000-04:00

Quickparts.com Rapid Prototyping and Injection Molding Services

Welcome to Plastic-Craft

2008-08-20T19:12:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Plastic-Craft: "From our humble beginnings in 1934 as a manufacturer of engraved signs and nameplates, we have grown into a worldwide supplier of all types of Plastic Materials and Plastic Parts, Components, and Assemblies."

Pro Plastics Inc - Plastics for Industry

2008-08-20T19:11:00.000-04:00

Pro Plastics Inc - Plastics for Industry: "Distributor of Sheet, Rod & Tubing
Specializing in Custom Plastic Parts
Pro Plastics has over 35 years experience in the industry as a full service distributor of sheet rod & tube, and manufacturer of custom plastic parts. Having a reputation built on quality, we have the capabilities to provide sheet, rod and tubing from stock or parts that are machined, molded or extruded with secondaries.
We are the complete source for most plastic requirements from prototype to production. Our full service staff will work with you from inception to delivery to provide the solutions to meet your business needs."

-Make custom plastic parts
-Need to have the design first to have them figure out what the minimum order is and how long it would take because it all depends on the size of the part.
-They take technical drawing by fax. (pdf format)

CAT-iq design competition by DECT forum, home, organised by Jakajima

2008-08-20T10:40:00.001-04:00

CAT-iq design competition by DECT forum, home, organised by Jakajima: "Invitation
The DECT Forum, the worldwide association of the wireless communication industry, in partnership with Jakajima in the Netherlands, is pleased to announce the first international CAT-iq Design Competition. CAT-iq provides an open platform for pioneering IP service applications as well as new form factors for non-computing communication devices. The DECT Forum invites design students from all over the world to compete for cash prizes by applying their creativity and engineering skills to trend-setting products and services for tomorrow’s IP based home network."