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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: 01-2012
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A stylish toothbrush, made with yogurt cups
Preserve’s Toothbrush and subscription service offer solutions to combat the world’s plastic waste problem.
January 16, 2012, 3:30 PM PST | By Beth Carter
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Pre-fab, solar-powered CHIP house defies convention
The Compact, Hyper-Insulated Prototype (CHIP) looks like a house turned inside out, but the new approach could inform future net-zero designs.
January 16, 2012, 4:00 AM PST | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Why are only 20 percent of registered architects women?
The results of the Women in Architecture survey, published by The Architects’ Journal, shed light on the challenges female architects face.
January 15, 2012, 8:54 PM PST | By Sun Joo Kim
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Jack Dorsey’s design strategies for Square
Clean, elegant design is more than an aesthetic for mobile-payment device maker Square–a start-up from one of Twitter’s co-founders. Design is a central business strategy.
January 15, 2012, 8:23 PM PST | By Reena Jana
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Foldable bicycle concept is aimed at female riders
Taiwanese designer comes up with new concept targeting non-riders
January 15, 2012, 6:45 PM PST | By Beth Carter
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Exhibition explores the design challenges of space travel
“Beyond Planet Earth,” on view at the American Museum of Natural History, presents the next-generation of space-related gear and gadgets, from clothing prototypes to vehicles and habitats.
January 14, 2012, 12:06 PM PST | By Reena Jana
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The social architect
The Times profiles Faris Al-Shathir, a new type of New York socialite.
January 13, 2012, 5:04 AM PST | By Sun Joo Kim
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Q&A: Tom Stitt on a new design for cargo containers
Staxxon shipping containers collapse and expand, reducing shippers’ emissions and expense. We talk to co-founder Tom Stitt.
January 13, 2012, 4:06 AM PST | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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USGBC, HOK partner to build LEED orphanage in Port au Prince
The U.S. Green Building Council and HOK Architects plan to build a LEED Platinum orphanage and children’s center in Haiti’s capital city of Port au Prince.
January 12, 2012, 6:30 PM PST | By Beth Carter
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‘Cabin Porn’ blog offers up wooded retreats to lust after
A Tumblr site featuring a plethora of gorgeous cabins will give you cabin fever, in a good way.
January 12, 2012, 4:10 AM PST | By Mary Catherine O'Connor