In 2007, Inhabitat put together an event about recycling and reuse in design, called Reclaiming Design. This event at HauteGREEN in New York was a big success, thanks to the thought-provoking design and insightful discussion from Dwell Editor-in-Chief Sam Grawe and designers Carlos Salgado of Scrapile, Tejo Remy of Droog fame, and Matt Gagnon. Our conversation touched on a variety of issues surrounding the concepts and processes behind using reclaimed materials in different scales of design, and its implications for both environmental sustainability as well as more conceptual and cultural themes.
VIDEO: Dwell Editor-in-Chief Sam Grawe Talks Reclaiming Design
by Emily Pilloton, 07/04/11
filed under: Green Design Events, green furniture, Interviews, New York City, Recycled Materials, Video
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Inhabitat organized the Reclaiming Design event to explore what it means to recycle, reduce and reuse within the context of design. Our four panelists manage to not only touch on these issues, but raise many others that provided some great green design conceptual fodder for further discussion. 


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