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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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Could Canon’s Mixed Reality tool change prototyping forever?
Combining real and virtual worlds through a headset, Canon’s MR System lets designers create a quasi-tangible early stage prototype.
June 25, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Designer creates bicycle-powered electronic waste recycler
The system intends to combat the environmentally hazardous and unhealthy practice of burning wire to separate copper from plastic.
June 24, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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Resilience: the latest innovation buzzword
Trendy business terms come and go, especially in the fields of innovation and design. “Resilience” is quickly becoming the latest, and perhaps the most practical, concept to gain...
June 23, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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Rethinking the bicycle basket for storage at high speeds
Korean designer comes up with a cool DIY bike storage system that can hold onto your stuff at faster speeds and with more style.
June 22, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT | By Beth Carter
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Swiss firm’s denim manufacturing reduces water use by 92 percent
A new combination of chemicals and dyes enables the process.
June 22, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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In Helsinki, an urban chapel of silence
The Kamppi Chapel of Silence offers sanctuary from urban life.
June 20, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Temporary architecture in London: taking ‘pop-up’ to Olympic levels
Numerous athletic venues at the London 2012 Olympic Games were designed to be impermanent. But that doesn’t mean that they won’t be iconic; they illustrate how ‘pop up’ can...
June 20, 2012, 3:30 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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Six innovations that could change the meaning of ‘news network’
The Knight Foundation has awarded $1.37 million to six upstarts who have designed tools to help journalists and citizens leverage networks.
June 20, 2012, 2:54 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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In Paris, a smart and chic bus stop
Architect designed Osmose provides more than just a nice place to wait for the Metro.
June 19, 2012, 7:53 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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London’s Olympic Stadium: larger than life but built to shrink
The 80,000 seat London Olympic Stadium is a massive arena designed to morph into a much smaller community venue after the Olympic Games end. Here’s why…and how.
June 19, 2012, 3:35 AM PDT | By Reena Jana