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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.
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Archive: 07-2012
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Transforming an old Coke factory into a vibrant municipal center
What’s an energy-efficient way to save an old Coke bottling plant? Leave it there and turn it into City Hall.
July 26, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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Mixtapes are reborn, through 3D printing
MakerBot’s Mixtape harkens back to the days when playlists were tangible. And made for better gifts.
July 26, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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What does the American High-Performance Buildings Coalition stand for?
The APHBC claims to be an organization committed to promoting performance-based energy efficiency and sustainable building standards. Is it really?
July 25, 2012, 7:30 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Designing tools for designing apps: the next big wave?
Start-ups and device makers alike are creating tools to help non-designers launch their own mobile-phone applications. Rather than feel threatened, smart designers see a new market.
July 25, 2012, 3:01 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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From DIY to Disruptive Tech: A bicycle made of cardboard
A man, a plan, a stack of old boxes. The result is a road-worthy steed that could shake up the cycling market.
July 24, 2012, 9:44 PM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Hands-free home design
Watch a video of a new DIY home design app developed by prefab manufacturer IDEAbuilder
July 24, 2012, 7:00 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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In Holland, designing with nature
The Netherlands invites the North Sea to maintain and protect their coastline.
July 23, 2012, 6:55 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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IKEA catalog keeps paper, adds interactivity
This year, the products are not the only new features within the pages.
July 21, 2012, 4:07 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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A Gehry home, created for Brad Pitt’s foundation, conveys the power of design
Referencing a traditional style yet featuring design innovations, a house created by Frank Gehry for the Make It Right Foundation illustrates how beauty and smart design can improve lives.
July 20, 2012, 3:17 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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IKEA opens a cheery (temporary) airport lounge in France
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is hosting a lounge for “the many” at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris this summer. Colorful and welcoming, it’s positioned to lure potential...
July 19, 2012, 3:15 AM PDT | By Reena Jana