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The Eames Lounge Chair

November 10, 2015 by sally Leave a Comment

The Eames Lounge Chair

American designers Charles and Ray Eames made this lounge chair and ottoman as a gift for a friend in 1956 and has been in continuous production by  Herman Miller ever since. (And numerous knock-offs abound). After painstaking trial and error in working with the relatively new technology of molded plywood, the husband and wife duo soon became famous for using it for some of the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Furniture, Green Design Tagged With: eames, mid-century furniture, MoMA, seating

Restaurant Trends

June 18, 2012 by sally Leave a Comment

Restaurant Trends

Restaurant Trends recently hosted its 20th annual seminar for the local restaurant industry, sponsored by  Cafco Inc., Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, and The Boston Restaurant Group. One of the panels at the seminar consisted of three local restauranteurs: Silverstein of Not Your Average Joe’s, Chris Slessinger of East Coast Grill, and Anthony Ackil of Bgood to talk about the latest trends in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Design, News, Restaurant Trends Tagged With: ArcCom, Bgood, boston restaurants, cafco, cool restaurants, East Coast Grill, Knoll, Laffa Boston, Maharam, Mr Chans, Not Your Average Joe's, Q Restaurant, restaurant design, The Boston Restaurant Group

The Zero-Waste Home

March 22, 2011 by sally Leave a Comment

A friend of mine just sent me a video that got me thinking.  So I realized that if it got me thinking, perhaps it would get others thinking, too.  So that’s why I’m posting it here. This is a story about a family (in California, of course!) who made it their goal to produce zero waste in their home.  Extreme? Maybe.  But it is an incredible story that brought to light just how much we can do as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Design, News

Green Design Expected To Come On Strong in 2011

January 17, 2011 by sally Leave a Comment

When talk of ecologically-minded design first began to enter into our conversations in the 1960′s and 70′s, it was generally thought about as something to which only the hippie counter-culture could and would relate.  Mainstream society was far from ready to accept the notion of conservation and sustainability into our everyday lives.  Here we are, forty years later, and it is finally starting to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Design, News

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