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Decoding Design
Reena Jana
Reena Jana
Contributing Editor
Reena Jana has written for the New York Times, Wired, Harvard Business Review online, Fast Company, Architectural Record, Artforum, Time Out New York, Harper's Bazaar, and GQ. Previously, she was the innovation department editor at BusinessWeek. She holds degrees from Columbia University and Barnard College.
Reena Jana
Reena occasionally consults with companies, and when her writing discusses a corporation or other organization with which she has worked, she will disclose this fact. Reena does not hold any investments in the companies she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Sun Joo Kim
Sun Joo Kim
Contributing Editor
Sun Joo Kim is an architect and creative consultant based in Boston. Her projects include design and master planning of museums, public institutions, hospitals, and university buildings across the U.S. She holds a degree from Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Sun Joo Kim
Sun Joo is an independent architectural designer who contracts with design firms. She does not hold any investments in the companies she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Beth Carter
Beth Carter
Contributing Editor
Beth Carter is a freelance journalist based in New York City. She has worked for Catalyst magazine, the New York Times Syndicate, BBC Travel and Wired. She holds degrees from the University of Oregon and New York University.
Beth Carter
Beth does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers in her writing.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Mary Catherine O'Connor
Mary Catherine O'Connor
Contributing Editor
Mary Catherine O'Connor has written for Fast Company, Wired, Outside, Entrepreneur, Earth2Tech, Earth Island Journal and The Bold Italic. She is based in San Francisco.
Mary Catherine O'Connor
Mary Catherine has written white papers and marketing material for technology companies and will not write about companies with which is actively engaged. She will disclose any instances in which her work mentions companies for which she has worked. Mary Catherine does not hold any investments in the companies that she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 12-2011
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Lego’s latest design research: what girls want
Lego conducted extensive international research to design new products for girls, to debut in the U.S. in January. What did the company learn–and what will others learn from Lego?
December 19, 2011, 11:21 AM PST | By Reena Jana
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Documentary explores the Eames modern design legacy
A new film draws upon love letters and never-seen-before historical materials to paint a fuller picture of the legendary design duo Charles and Ray Eames.
December 19, 2011, 8:11 AM PST | By Reena Jana
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REI’s design collaboration with the Smithsonian
In Manhattan, REI’s newest flagship is a responsible historic preservation and urban retrofit project.
December 19, 2011, 6:08 AM PST | By Sun Joo Kim
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Award puts Saskatoon in architectural spotlight
Canadian Architect magazine has awarded the Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon one of its eight 2011 Awards of Excellence.
December 18, 2011, 11:00 PM PST | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Your modern house: too skinny for Santa?
Chimney fit for Santa is the result of a design critique and polite request from a young British boy.
December 16, 2011, 9:51 AM PST | By Sun Joo Kim
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Plantronics smartens up its headquarters for remote workers
Designing an office with telecommuting and virtual collaboration in mind can lead to a more productive workforce, while cutting down on office expenses and commuting-related carbon emissions.
December 15, 2011, 6:03 PM PST | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Michael Graves on how to design better hospital rooms
How can we design better healthcare settings for patients and health care providers? Award winning American architect Michael Graves tells his story.
December 15, 2011, 4:20 PM PST | By Sun Joo Kim
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Startup redefines the to-go coffee cup
Meet “Compleat,” a to-go cup that eliminates the plastic lid.
December 15, 2011, 9:32 AM PST | By Beth Carter
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Q&A: John Edson, President of Lunar
The president of design firm Lunar and the author of a forthcoming book on Apple-inspired design strategies talks to SmartPlanet about retail tactics that any company can borrow from Apple Stores.
December 14, 2011, 8:03 PM PST | By Reena Jana
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How to design for tomorrow’s tech-savvy elderly
A new report from Boston Consulting Group suggests how designers can best research and create future products for the generation that will hit age 55 (and above) 20 years from now.
December 13, 2011, 5:14 PM PST | By Reena Jana