Green Design In the Real World: IDSA Boston’s Real Green Conference, Nov. 8th

Think green design is just a fad? Come to the Real Green Conference to see sustainable, green design first hand. The conference is a one-day event hosted by IDSA Boston that focuses on organizations that are taking green design beyond just theory.

Guest speakers include Nick Rodrigues and Andrew Motta from Artists for Humanity, Gordon Goetsch, founder of Windtricity, and The New Vision for South Africa Foundation, and Pete Lankford from Timberland. There will also be a talk from members of the joint venture between Recycline, PagePD and Evo about the design and production of recycled products. Ecolect will also be hosting the Eco-materials Petting Zoo showing off all of the latest and greatest green materials!

The Real Green Conference is being held at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

Admission Prices:
Online: Students $10, IDSA Members $20, Non-members $40
@MassArt: Students $20, IDSA Members $40, Non-members $60

For more information see the Boston IDSA’s website

Ecolect’s Materials Petting Zoo at IDSA Rhode Island’s Nextup Conference!

On Thursday September 25th, designers, business owners and individuals gathered together for ISDA Rhode Island’s Sustainability Conference in Providence. Presentations were given by four speakers; Meaghan O’Neal of TreeHugger.com, Sean Brennan & Kelly Sherman of Continuum, and Emily Pilloton of Project H Design spoke on the importance of understanding consumer behavior and choices. Emily discussed her current ongoing project, Hippo Roller, a water transportation device. Meaghan educated us about a new form of eco-friendly graffiti, and Sean and Kelly spoke passionately about the importance of the consumer mindset and understanding how consumers think about the environment. Most importantly, all of the guest speakers discussed ways of designing to guide consumers in choosing greener options. Afterwards, guests and speakers took part in an engaging discussion of causes, relevant issues, and solutions. Everyone congregated on the green roof of the historic and sustainably redeveloped, Peerless Lofts Building for cocktails and a small version of Ecolect’s Materials Petting Zoo, the cutting-edge traveling exhibition of environmentally considered materials.

Project H
Tree Hugger
Continuum