Above: Khoi Vo, CEO of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Christopher Tutuska, Product Director at Genesis Products, Ana Rothman, VP of Sales & Estimating for Montbleau & Associates, and Kenn Busch, Founder of Material Intelligence and ClimatePositiveNOW.org discussing our industry’s pressing need to connect materials education between trade and design programs to avoid specification nightmares!
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CLIMATE POSITIVE NOW
ClimatePositiveNOW.org is a framework for communicating the unique sustainability benefits of wood-based materials and a call to action for material specifiers and consumers.
NEW! EDGEBANDING Material Guide
A Material Guide to Edgebanding for plywood, particleboard, MDF, and lightweight hollow-core decorative panels used in interior and furniture design. This guide is a one-stop resource for edgebanding applications, properties, performance, design options, material makeup and manufacturing, environmental impact, and supplier sources.
NEW! Decorative Hardwood Plywood Material Guide
A Material Guide to Decorative Hardwood Plywood for interior and furniture designers. This guide is a one-stop resource for decorative hardwood plywood benefits, applications, properties, performance, material makeup and manufacturing, environmental impact, and supplier sources.
All Material Guides
These Material Guides offer practical definitions and applications for a wide variety of decorative surfaces to help architects and designers choose the right material for commercial or residential design projects.
Industry Feature: Let There Be Light – everywhere!
A feature story on Elektra’s Interzum Award-winning LD8228 low-profile ring light for the July 2023 issue of FDMC Magazine.
Industry Feature: Polypropylene trending at Milan
An interview with Profol’s Global Key Account Manager for furniture products, Peter Weidenschlager, about the trends observed at 2022’s Milan Design Week.
Industry Feature: Lamitech Redefining Materials Sustainability
An FDMC feature story that explores how Lamitech, a producer of HPL and compact laminates for furniture and architecture based in Colombia, has been immersed in improving, documenting, and sharing the climate-positive impacts of its materials and operations for the better part of a decade.
A+D Feature: Milan Design Week Celebrates Big (and Small) Ideas
My discoveries at Milan Design Week 2023 for Interiors and Sources (i+s Magazine).
A+D Feature: Must-Know Facts About Specifying Materials for Furniture, Fixtures and Millwork
A members-only feature for Interiors and Sources (i+s Magazine).
A+D CEU: climate-PositiveMaterial Solutions for Retail Interiors
A thought leadership piece publicizing my presentation of TFL CEU’s for Uniboard and Riken, hosted by the Retail Design Institute for their members.
A+D CEU: climate-PositiveMaterial Solutions for Sustainable Interiors
I’m doing multiple presentations of this OFS Brands-sponsored CEU on carbon and climate-positive materials for hundreds of designers!