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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.
Hot Posts
Archive: 04-2012
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China Mobile’s new headquarters: designed to encourage innovation
Telecommunications behemoth China Mobile is creating a Beijing campus that uses design as an R&D strategy, with spaces and architectural details meant to spark collaborations and fresh ideas.
April 30, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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27 designers who are reshaping design
Dwell has gathered an all-star team of young product designers who are shaking up the establishment.
April 30, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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IKEA redesigns the home entertainment system
Coming to a living room near you, furniture with built-in electronics, all by IKEA.
April 29, 2012, 8:38 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Seven rules for predicting future innovations
Does a checklist exist for figuring out what types of products and services are likely to win the innovation game? Well, here are seven rules that might help savvy businesses see what’s next.
April 28, 2012, 7:43 PM PDT | By Reena Jana
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Temporary design: A lecture hall in Germany is more than make-shift
A lecture hall at a Munich university proves that temporary design can have impact too.
April 28, 2012, 7:00 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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Buff Labs: Shock absorbing film provides serious phone protection
Buff Labs introduces a super thin film that gives phone protection where it counts.
April 27, 2012, 6:30 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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Philippe Starck on democratic design
The French designer describes the secret to his success despite a slow economy.
April 27, 2012, 4:49 AM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Q&A: Evan Thomas on using remote sensing for more effective humanitarian aid systems
Thomas has devised systems for using sensors and carbon credits to improve the effectiveness and viability of providing life-support aid to the developing world.
April 26, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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2012 Olympic torch wins design honors, despite poor ‘green’ score
The lightweight 2012 Olympic torch sits atop the Design of the Year 2012 podium, even though its carbon footprint is heavy.
April 25, 2012, 8:57 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Basis Band: A wellness monitor that’s not just another gadget
The Basis Band, worn on the wrist to track heart rate, goes a step further by also monitoring stress and sleep.
April 25, 2012, 8:16 AM PDT | By Beth Carter