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Year: 2009

EHS Alumni Art Show, May 8th

EHS Alumni Art Show, May 8th

Who says you can't go home again? because I didn't get the memo. This week I'll be returning home to Edwardsville, Illinois, a commuter town outside of St. Louis, MO....
Stop Drinking Bottled Water and Take Back the Tap

Stop Drinking Bottled Water and Take Back the Tap

As I end month number four of my no-bottled-water kick, my count for water bottles consumed in 2009 is still at a meager two. I've heard a few Reactions readers...
Organization for Indie Designers “Sparks” Interest from GD USA’s Gordon Kaye

Organization for Indie Designers “Sparks” Interest from GD USA’s Gordon Kaye

Spark, an organization for independent designers and co-founded by MSLK’s Principals, catches the attention of Gordon Kaye, GD USA’s Publisher. “Not a Hot Dog Stand” GD USA, magazine April 2009
Metallic Inks: Eco-Seal of Approval?

Metallic Inks: Eco-Seal of Approval?

There is a lot of buzz floating around in the design world about which printing processes are eco-friendly and which are not. Designers are often faced with the tough decision...
MSLK’s New Eco-Installation, Watershed

MSLK’s New Eco-Installation, Watershed

Here at MSLK we are keenly interested in the effects of society’s mass consumption of plastic. It seems that the things that are most transient to us such as disposable...
Watershed, a New MSLK Eco-Installation

Watershed, a New MSLK Eco-Installation

Here at MSLK we are keenly interested in the effects of society's mass consumption of plastic. It seems that the things that are most transient to us such as disposable...
Sun Chips Compostable Packaging, Step 1 Towards A Better Tomorrow

Sun Chips Compostable Packaging, Step 1 Towards A Better Tomorrow

As a pick-me-up, my friend Mariel sent along something that certainly made me smile, Sun Chips has announced plans to release a fully compostable chip bag by Earth Day 2010....
Rethinking Product Design

Rethinking Product Design

The other day I was at the Supermarket in St.  Louis when I happened upon something rather innovative, a composite plastic bowl. It was even called the "Garbage Bowl" and...
Des10ation: Vitamin Water

Des10ation: Vitamin Water

Pop-up stores seem to be all the rage recently for brands seeking boutique appeal. Glacéau is the latest to launch one in New York for their new line, vitaminwater10 – a drink...
Bee Kind. Anthropologie Reminds us that Honey Bees Are Our Friends.

Bee Kind. Anthropologie Reminds us that Honey Bees Are Our Friends.

In my humble opinion Anthropologie leads the way in retail design and retail display windows. I am always enamored by their mix of art, fashion, craft, and social causes. The...