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VIDEO: What do Che Guavara’s death, the Lamentation of Christ and Rembrandt’s Anatomy Lesson have to do with each other? Is there a really a relationship between “ethnic cleansing” and the rise of cosmopolitanism? And are “History” and “Life” the same, or two very different things?

VIDEO: Jill Fehrenbacher of inhabitat.com, Susan S. Szenasy of Metropolis Magazine, Allan Chochinov of Core77.com and Graham Hill of TreeHugger.com discuss sustainable design and architecture.

Video: Are buildings developed using repurposed shipping containers “recycled”? Does it even matter?
LOT-EK founders Giuseppe Lignano and Ada Tolla discuss whether or not their work should be thought of as environmental in this presentation at Postopolis in New York.

Video: We shot this video in London while on tour in september 2006. my friend Roderick is a big shot advertising director in the UK who had just shot a Mentos spot in Russia that involved a guy dressed like a giant bear.

Video: Tejo Remy of droog fame, along with NY designers Carlos Salgado and Matt Gagnon, and Dwell Editor in Chief Sam Grawe, take a critical look at design processes and the application and implications of reclaimed materials. Moderated and presented by Jill Fehrenbacher and Emily Pilloton of Inhabitat.com

Article: ScribeMedia’s Peter Cervieri deliberates on facial hair, moms and girlfriends… not that these particular moms and girlfriends have facial hair.

VIDEO: Maverick designer Tom Dixon discusses sustainable design, his work with Artek, new rules for product distribution and why designers can give their product away for free. Tom has a long history of engagement with recycling and sustainability that is equally, if not more, noteworthy. His green efforts include the Eco Ware tableware line, made from biodegradable plastic and bamboo, his EcoPolo for Lacoste, and the publication of a great book called ReThink that highlights the use of re-used and re-purposed objects in design (the theme of our Reclaiming Design panel!), as well as his new sustainable venture with Artek in bamboo furniture

VIDEO: We invaded two Questex conferences at the Javits center – The International Beauty Show and the International Esthetics, Cosmetics and Spa Conference.

What is Modus R?
The title of the exhibition – Modus R – is a word puzzle. The Latin word modus refers to a measure, image or way, while the enigmatic letter R is the first sound of a name. So Ðœodus R can be deciphered as the Russian way, as an image of revolution or [...]

VIDEO: Brandon Schauer from Adaptive Path discusseS various aspects of systemic thinking in design with obvious references to the terrific Target RX bottle, jetBlue, Starbucks, Design Within Reach and Flickr, two of which are having difficulty at the moment; one with scaling, the other with competitors.

He references more brands that we’re all familiar with which allows us to better understand what a systemic approach to design is. He also stresses the importance of focus and divergence.