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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: 07-2012
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DARPA: designing high-flying delivery schemes for disaster aid
The military research agency wants to make delivering disaster aid more efficient and less reliant on military ships and personnel.
July 19, 2012, 3:06 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Nike’s jackets preparing to steal the Olympic spotlight
Nike has put a polyester laminate on the surface of the jacket to be worn in medals ceremonies to increase amplification of light by 400%, making their jackets into giant light reflectors
July 19, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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A new line of high-end city bikes redesigns and revamps the e-bike
Introducing the Faraday Porteur, a classy city bike and e-bike in one.
July 19, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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Building for the birds and the bees and bats
Buildings are usually designed to house people, but a few recent examples provide shelter and protection for the fuzzier fellow citizens of planet Earth.
July 18, 2012, 10:04 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Dwellings designed for two-wheeled transport: a new trend?
Formerly relegated to cramped utility closets or stairwells, bikes are now getting special treatments in apartments. Motorcycles are, too.
July 18, 2012, 3:17 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Q&A: Claus Sendlinger, CEO, Design Hotels
What makes a hotel memorable to a jet-setting business traveler? Claus Sendlinger, CEO of Design Hotels, discusses what defines great hospitality design and a successful brand strategy.
July 17, 2012, 1:35 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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Eco-Pak: the house with shipping included
Seattle-based architect Matthew Coates and British aircraft structural engineer James Green offer a new spin on shipping container architecture.
July 16, 2012, 7:24 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Three ways to smarten up office space
Take some cues from Integral Group, an over-achieving building engineering company that has designed the most world�s most energy-efficient office space.
July 16, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Mary Catherine O'Connor
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Lose your keys (again)? Hone can help
A new app called Hone aims to solve the common frustration of losing your keys by using a bluetooth keychain and an app for your iPhone to “hone in” on your misplaced keys.
July 16, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Beth Carter
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A high-performance sports watch, equipped with panic button
Introducing Bia, a multi-sport watch with SOS safety alert system. This Kickstarter campaign has the attention of solo-exercisers everywhere.
July 13, 2012, 11:27 AM PDT | By Beth Carter