by Worldchanging New York local blogger Starre Vartan Terrarium light fixtures, a chair of ribbons of HDPE recycled plastic, gorgeous oversize flowers crafted from wool blanket scraps, and a chair seat made from seatbelts exemplified Brooklyn-based eco-designer Matt Gagnon’s comment, “Green design is good design.” Gagnon was one of four panelists at Reclaiming Design, a discussion event held on Sunday evening that was part of Haute GREEN 2007. After having a chance to check out all the amazing creations (most of which were recognizable as great modern design first, and sustainable or recycled second) moderators Jill Fehrenbacher and Emily Pilloton of Inhabitat kicked off the conversation. [Jill’s also a contributor to Worldchanging.com. — Ed.] Tejo Remy of iconic Dutch design group Droog, Carlos Salgado, furniture designer for Scrapile, and Sam Grawe, Editor of Dwell Magazine joined Gagnon on the panel. Salgado of Scrapile introduced his repurposed wood creations, in which raw material is recovered from the dumpsters of woodworking shops and construction sites, by highlighting some of the differences between traditional designs and those that are made from recycled materials: “Most designers think of the concept first, but we have to look at the material first and design around that… (more)
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