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Uncovering Four Unexpected Paths to Sustainable Innovation

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Innovation is at every turn in this day and age. You only have to look at the iPhone 6 compared to this year’s iPhone 16, for example, to see just how far computer technology has come. Then, there are other major advancements, such as those in the medical industry: AI-powered CT scanners are now a thing, for example.

Some of the most important advancements, however, have been those to do with sustainability. Protecting the planet is a hot topic these days, and there are dozens of ways society is changing to reflect that.
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Eye On Design: Adda Dolce Grande Sofa By Vladila


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The Adda Dolce model sofa is, in essence, a stylistic impersonation of the idea of ​​femininity – and the supporting arguments are many. The voluptuous shape, the perfect curves, the delicious pink color complemented by the botanical-referencing textile print, subtly wavy and elegant, would be just a few of them.
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Eye On Design: Silk Macrame Dress By Gabriela Hearst for Chloé

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Chloé’s recent creative directors have been Natasha Ramsey and Gabriela Hearst (20202023). Both women reflect on the cycles of fashion, returning to past styles in ways that explore the richness of the brand’s heritage, as well as the ethics of reuse.

Hearst has renewed Chloé’s bohemian seventies spirit, bringing back maxi dresses, ponchos, and earthy colors, and reviving the environmentalist ethos of that decade.
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Eye On Design: Coat and Pants By Bonnie Cashin With Textiles By Dorothy Liebes

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American textile designer, weaver, and color authority Dorothy Liebes (18971972) had a profound influence across design fields, helping to shape American tastes in areas from interiors and transportation to industrial design, fashion, and film. The “Liebes Look” of handwoven textures — which combined vivid color, lush texture, and often a glint of metallic — became inextricably linked with the American modern aesthetic.
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Eye On Design: Naked Ladies Textile-Upholstered Sofa By Caroline Z. Hurley

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‘Getting Naked’ on the sofa means something entirely different when this unique piece of furniture is part of your living room. The Naked Ladies textile (the name referring to the depiction of the female form in the design) comes from Caroline Z. Hurley Studio. Featuring a repeating pattern of nude female figures in various poses, the whimsical print started out as one of Caroline’s paintings. The studio later collaborated with amazing screen printers in Rhode Island to translate her art onto fabric.
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