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 Monday February 1, 2010
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Designing a Flourishing Future
Leading designers convened in Toronto Jan. 21 to discuss and imagine a world without oil.
 
Design guru Bruce Mau proposed a world with oil and much more, noting the time has come to stop defining the future negatively. He suggested 
taking guilt out of the environmental equation and turning the focus to look at possibilities. Learn more about his "smart and sexy" new business model.
 
Co-founder of the Biomimicry Guild Dayna Baumeister said we are all responsible for the world we live in and can contribute to redesigning it to eliminate oil. She shared with delegates examples of forward-thinking organizations designing products that mimic nature and are therefore well-adapted to the environment.
 
International climate engineering firm Transsolar said there are opportunities to create a better environment while reducing oil dependency, and it's time to re-examine how we design our cities to make them beautiful again.
 
And Sheila Kennedy, co-founder of Boston-based Kennedy and Violich Architecture Ltd. (KVA), shared some of the advancements being made in clean energy.
 
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Focus on a World Without Oil:
 
Bruce Mau proposes new 'smart and sexy' business model
Sustainability issues present 'some of the greatest opportunities in human history,' says Mau
TORONTO - In response to a recent discussion on reducing global oil dependency, Canadian designer Bruce Mau said the answer is not to eliminate oil use but to redesign the world of tomorrow in a way that is more intelligent and more beautiful than it has ever been. Full Story
 
Biomimicry Guild's Dayna Baumeister says designing a future world without oil is possible
Relates examples of forward-edge organizations designing products that mimic nature, minimize oil use
TORONTO - We're all responsible for the world we live in and we can all contribute to re-designing it to eliminate oil dependency and create a sustainable future. This was the message delegates heard from Dayna Baumeister at the Jan. 21 World Without Oil symposium, a new addition to the Toronto Interior Design Show. Full Story
 
Transsolar's work highlighting opportunities in a world without oil
Climate engineering firm designs building that can be used without any incoming energy
Thomas Auer, managing director of international climate engineering firm Transsolar, is taking a different spin on a world without oil than the usual dooms-day predictions. Full Story
 
Architect Sheila Kennedy presents groundbreaking work in clean energy
Energy-harvesting textiles one of several forward-edge projectsr
TORONTO - Sheila Kennedy, co-founder of Boston-based Kennedy and Violich Architecture Ltd. (KVA), delivered a groundbreaking presentation on clean energy at the inaugural Conversations in Design symposium in Toronto Jan. 21. Full Story
 
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