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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: 06-2012
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London’s design evolution: a balance of skyscrapers, public space, history
London is certainly in the public eye with the Olympic Games around the corner. How has it evolved as a city–and can its success be judged by the designs of its skyscrapers and parks?
June 30, 2012, 8:18 PM PDT | By Reena Jana
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Luxury on a budget via prefab
How is the CitizenM hotel chain able to offer high end accommodations for midsize budgets?
June 30, 2012, 8:17 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Book design trends: fresh covers and limited shelf life
How publishing companies are trying to attract new readers to new writers and young readers to old writers.
June 30, 2012, 8:41 AM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Can you design devotion in a car?
Ford global design chief J Mays speaks: “If I see you in your home, I see who you are. If I see you in your car, I see who you want to be.”
June 28, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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A sharp new look for Ikea’s gourmet treats
Swedish furniture giant Ikea partners with Stockholm Design Lab to revamp its gourmet food line with sleek, minimalist new packaging.
June 27, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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When ‘motor’ stands for ‘mobility,’ not just ‘car’
From car-sharing schemes to sensors to react to traffic flows, Bill Ford wants his family’s namesake business to get with the times.
June 27, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Can computer programs replace architects?
If robotics are moving into design, are computer programs pushing architects out? An article in the New York Times considers the rise of computer programs that let you design your own home.
June 26, 2012, 4:11 AM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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San Francisco debuts North America’s ‘greenest urban office building’
The new San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Building boasts new Living Machine technology, as well as LEED Platinum standards.
June 26, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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Architecture and algorithms: the key characteristics of U.S. design
What differentiates U.S. design from that of Europe or Japan? Are American designers more “serious,” and others around the globe more “playful”?
June 26, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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How to use robots in interior design
Do designers have anything to fear from the wave of robots being used in interior design?
June 25, 2012, 4:15 AM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim