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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: 05-2012
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Keen Footwear’s founder redesigns the office seat, inspired by tractors
Martin Keen, founder of Keen Footwear, is now branching into furniture. He’s focusing on seats and desks–inspired by antique tractors–that aim to appeal to health-conscious,...
May 19, 2012, 9:23 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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Audi’s new futuristic electric bike was designed for fun
Audi has created an e-bike that’s built for speed, tricks and an overall good time.
May 19, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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Designs for Amazon’s future headquarters are coming into focus
Amazon is planning to build a larger Seattle headquarters in the near future. Architects have been presenting designs in public meetings, revealing the online retailer’s office–and...
May 18, 2012, 6:15 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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TexTrace weaves smarts into clothing labels for better tracking
By embedding radio frequency identification tags into labels, manufacturers can improve product tracking and fight counterfeiting.
May 18, 2012, 3:30 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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How Rotterdam moves people into “hotspot” neighborhoods
In the Netherlands, hotspots are crime ridden, undesirable neighborhoods. How is the city’s Urbannerdam program revitalizing those hotspots?
May 17, 2012, 9:23 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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‘Super Concrete’ to make buildings stronger, more flexible
Materials being developed at the University of Michigan could help buildings and infrastructure last longer and withstand more natural disasters.
May 17, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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The Met creates mobile game to boost learning, interaction
Smartphone-toting museum goers are given clues to solve the mysterious (if fictitious) murder of Madame X.
May 16, 2012, 3:20 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Next-level space saving: The Corner Ladder
The Corner Ladder takes space-saving design to the next level by tucking away neatly.
May 16, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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Does the myth of the lone design visionary limit women architects?
Women architects face many challenges. Even when they are top collaborators at recognized firms, they can be overlooked by prize committees. Can we blame the myth of the singular “genius”?
May 15, 2012, 8:31 PM PDT | By Reena Jana
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Former Phish manager brings acoustics to the table
A restaurant in Berkeley, California uses a high tech sound system normally used in Cirque du Soleil productions and the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir’s recording studio.
May 15, 2012, 6:54 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim