Swarovski Amplify - 6 New Glowing Lanterns By Yves Behar's Fuse Project.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSYEoPF9msDoCrryWOtVIMSNYfSX4hLAa9_YWz11GKn5ijCkFfRfqPlx4wV9zYPnUMbD3yoRoTQget6tCzLLizip1l2AU0dXFmFeNGDHw8csfiz5kpb2JWQPhpPhFklso92szuPBWGF4/s1600/amplify3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594128181275804674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSYEoPF9msDoCrryWOtVIMSNYfSX4hLAa9_YWz11GKn5ijCkFfRfqPlx4wV9zYPnUMbD3yoRoTQget6tCzLLizip1l2AU0dXFmFeNGDHw8csfiz5kpb2JWQPhpPhFklso92szuPBWGF4/s400/amplify3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><br />The AMPLIFY chandelier’s aim is to put the Swarovski crystal effect into the hands of more people through the simple construction, easily accessible light source and sustainable materials.<br /><br />Designer Yves Behar and his Fuse Project designed 6 different shaped lamps, each one carefully crafted to maximize refractions on the inner surfaces. This effect can be seen on the faceted shade material, thus emulating the cut and reflective nature of the crystal inside. Each chandelier becomes its own large glowing crystal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneNxxHfnMQkMuCVx6WuNob4jMCpLe8Bhj3qGerhO_28hskmNZw6AavBbpiostzfRm9ZRxA91X-UuZlwKQpDtw1JLq9Hnk6OYs0J7crpq0aQiQZ-k5d0PLF4BhyrIxYrg3-tvhgo1zLS8/s1600/amplify+lights.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594129551878797026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneNxxHfnMQkMuCVx6WuNob4jMCpLe8Bhj3qGerhO_28hskmNZw6AavBbpiostzfRm9ZRxA91X-UuZlwKQpDtw1JLq9Hnk6OYs0J7crpq0aQiQZ-k5d0PLF4BhyrIxYrg3-tvhgo1zLS8/s400/amplify+lights.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauHQKbT82Q9p24H450BWcz6TAhSO6DxQODsQ5lW_1tYLRj4n3lmZWQ2dfZVHku07FXCvONRlZo33eVz25GvZkhtSZbm1Fap7oUrqZE9M1Iw5fm1R9GswB46j3bd-bfct9i60udp-Y9MQ/s1600/amplify2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594129468152124834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauHQKbT82Q9p24H450BWcz6TAhSO6DxQODsQ5lW_1tYLRj4n3lmZWQ2dfZVHku07FXCvONRlZo33eVz25GvZkhtSZbm1Fap7oUrqZE9M1Iw5fm1R9GswB46j3bd-bfct9i60udp-Y9MQ/s400/amplify2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /><br />While the Fuse Project's previous large scale lighting sculptures have showcased the crystal in a grand scale, with this latest project they wanted to bring the notion of accessibility and sustainability to crystal lighting.<br /><br />Traditional chandeliers are made of numerous lights and crystals, they wanted to change this equation: 1 crystal + 1 low energy LED light + a faceted paper shade = AMPLIFY.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcdlpCmJyMBoMo9zEXEkoD5wPnWRFjmkR7ktb-4LnSKzOhuz-NWiy5lfVXu7uhhX4wCfyuVmw2n9HaOw6Mr2z89J88E2p_ajtYHDlyzyjr4cRsJgkJI7pTE-xaPgmQNgLZDY-1TkNsGM/s1600/amplify4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594127631950064082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcdlpCmJyMBoMo9zEXEkoD5wPnWRFjmkR7ktb-4LnSKzOhuz-NWiy5lfVXu7uhhX4wCfyuVmw2n9HaOw6Mr2z89J88E2p_ajtYHDlyzyjr4cRsJgkJI7pTE-xaPgmQNgLZDY-1TkNsGM/s400/amplify4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />Resulting in multiple beautiful reflections and rainbow color bursts… Just what is expected from crystal, but this time the effect is amplified to get the most out of just one crystal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRckyV_BZEsbcSpThuI8wisuxJk2ZVGn9FDmkoiZEttncSDrVtDTFk0absfDdtpm5daZsvXz5Ic-GmOmZ1xhmGQsMLiIGAXMZKcIJmLc0YK-VG73WYGJfY_yY2qEF1gD2SX3zEZuXuIfM/s1600/amplify8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594127142723229810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRckyV_BZEsbcSpThuI8wisuxJk2ZVGn9FDmkoiZEttncSDrVtDTFk0absfDdtpm5daZsvXz5Ic-GmOmZ1xhmGQsMLiIGAXMZKcIJmLc0YK-VG73WYGJfY_yY2qEF1gD2SX3zEZuXuIfM/s400/amplify8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 376px;" /></a><br /><br />AMPLIFY is a beautiful single crystal light, or it can be grouped to create a bigger effect.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVVKAu_mGVKX6wpjB_DApM-y3fAKC3FTBGrspXRxk8sQKfdCrSyDwV6RiERPAZhAME1cWZwlAhV8j5pbQOKHJ8AfOqCaCSTIr2l06aQKzqrQ1d_Ubzf1fxHPu4xvBY1HmiPuMFqnbBUM/s1600/amplify1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594127890010746610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVVKAu_mGVKX6wpjB_DApM-y3fAKC3FTBGrspXRxk8sQKfdCrSyDwV6RiERPAZhAME1cWZwlAhV8j5pbQOKHJ8AfOqCaCSTIr2l06aQKzqrQ1d_Ubzf1fxHPu4xvBY1HmiPuMFqnbBUM/s400/amplify1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 388px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JQ8q6lZAqUjFWuropikecCCFR1f4KIuDRrlWQgyYRUaIDuFFLw-VV7vPbuU3JeRj8BDKojasOs8AgIKyRWJ2VfWd4umXnhMnBt2WAEHhIJrBMALOm2hK2x4H8Ym-sZnJoK6tFm0YwYE/s1600/amplify5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594127549565404466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JQ8q6lZAqUjFWuropikecCCFR1f4KIuDRrlWQgyYRUaIDuFFLw-VV7vPbuU3JeRj8BDKojasOs8AgIKyRWJ2VfWd4umXnhMnBt2WAEHhIJrBMALOm2hK2x4H8Ym-sZnJoK6tFm0YwYE/s400/amplify5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 366px;" /></a><br /><br />Each of the six chandeliers will be available in production from Swarovski in the next year. To continue to amplify the concept of accessible crystal, each of the six unique lantern shapes are housed in a flat package that echoes the shape of the chandelier it contains:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORKxd7L-dsyAptOg037MKW0A2Garzva7pb0toRRmAy6JkPz25vhVRUEUo4F5VSxbTjjuF82njML4MsVN-Fp9Auy2OwdaOmWySO7IcJckZ3fjumbaNGmvA33SPdMUwA7U7fR-IdksTGB4/s1600/amplify7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594137006907504834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORKxd7L-dsyAptOg037MKW0A2Garzva7pb0toRRmAy6JkPz25vhVRUEUo4F5VSxbTjjuF82njML4MsVN-Fp9Auy2OwdaOmWySO7IcJckZ3fjumbaNGmvA33SPdMUwA7U7fR-IdksTGB4/s400/amplify7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 373px;" /></a><br />The packaging graphics are simple and illustrative to reflect the different shade shapes and components contained inside.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRmMYp-YJmind-KMSnITVoR5eQ3zaigYUmamT6MCJKu6x9GE9xMiZxbXutBnxekKqpPmr5ajChz_ZZJTDJD6fsC2Zr2tL_y-UZK0usJj8tQxFSQYhTf60gsvwkK4cPBDOULdMbh-7jjg/s1600/amplify6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594127293528221634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRmMYp-YJmind-KMSnITVoR5eQ3zaigYUmamT6MCJKu6x9GE9xMiZxbXutBnxekKqpPmr5ajChz_ZZJTDJD6fsC2Zr2tL_y-UZK0usJj8tQxFSQYhTf60gsvwkK4cPBDOULdMbh-7jjg/s400/amplify6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fuseproject.com/">Fuse Project</a><br /><a href="http://www.swarovski.com/">Swarovski</a>

Swarovski Amplify - 6 New Glowing Lanterns By Yves Behar's Fuse Project.

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PACT Organic Undies By Yves Behar Help Save The Planet

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibvH4CAlPIa1gqNV8DQZiP3A8GticVFLrYPPyxkotqTJA6gAM8786f6DcIEbjJ0VY7ctENIsO5UyP73MUJtwisN2crg_PCu-KsIH5HRYQ69lv5Igzp72NYAP07B_Lnp1vnjfEMus0646a/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403293681618495970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibvH4CAlPIa1gqNV8DQZiP3A8GticVFLrYPPyxkotqTJA6gAM8786f6DcIEbjJ0VY7ctENIsO5UyP73MUJtwisN2crg_PCu-KsIH5HRYQ69lv5Igzp72NYAP07B_Lnp1vnjfEMus0646a/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />With six styles (12 variations) of underwear in three patterns; boxers, boxer briefs and briefs for men and thong, bikini and boy briefs for women, PACT donates 10% of their sales to three charitable organizations that are helping to save the planet.<br /><br />Based in Berkeley, PACT's motto is CHANGE STARTS WITH YOUR UNDERWEAR. The purchase of PACT underwear is participation in a social movement: when you buy PACT underwear, you are supporting and encouraging organic cotton farmers, responsible labor practices, and businesses that form partnerships with nonprofit organizations dedicated to positive change in our world.<br /><br />Designed By Yves Behar and his Fuse Project, the three patterns reflect the three causes and non-profit organizations they support: ocean conservation (<a href="http://www.oceana.org/">Oceanic</a>), forest conservation (<a href="http://www.forestethics.org/">Forest Ethics</a>) and the mentoring and inspiring of our next generation of young writers (<a href="http://www.826national.org/">826 National</a>).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqbkYK3rF9ypdBh7Ar4TVJhBozH90jyatnncYBEIM-GPWB5vy8u-PlJaXMA_3OwCxOKaf_rDZWyyeGND8HZ2K124sU83x-mplzMVJRLb1SkQoxDshF_zL3jD0nuouWlkkS_SWu4wzwSAS/s1600-h/pactpatterns.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403289089863088642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqbkYK3rF9ypdBh7Ar4TVJhBozH90jyatnncYBEIM-GPWB5vy8u-PlJaXMA_3OwCxOKaf_rDZWyyeGND8HZ2K124sU83x-mplzMVJRLb1SkQoxDshF_zL3jD0nuouWlkkS_SWu4wzwSAS/s400/pactpatterns.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 251px;" /></a><br /><br />This video was a collaboration between Terri Timely Studios and PACT. Terri Timely is the awarding-winning directing duo of Ian Kibbey and Corey Creasy:<br /><object height="281" width="500"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7447476&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7447476&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="281"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">styles for men</span></span><br /><br />Boxers (shown in Forest):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkgWMAvQ7FG5RHN6SqjQ9iQJPROToKfTBTx6wwYykrj6qRoJmx0AMSzUiZiQ48e3rJQ2biMUduQDGLs_g8nPeNjTxFUmDAjwONT247gvFgVH7kNZ1VHvLy5fsKpUxRlxjhjeSORmIwmMx/s1600-h/Picture+39.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403294299816337010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkgWMAvQ7FG5RHN6SqjQ9iQJPROToKfTBTx6wwYykrj6qRoJmx0AMSzUiZiQ48e3rJQ2biMUduQDGLs_g8nPeNjTxFUmDAjwONT247gvFgVH7kNZ1VHvLy5fsKpUxRlxjhjeSORmIwmMx/s400/Picture+39.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 342px;" /></a><br />Briefs (shown in Oceana)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ_ZVGuvGxv1aUeS41EJauIDDHy_fPMP2WQ2_e6Nm9yynjamfs8rVnxX4aBM7j_wzoMKvFzzKcCDfSPJ0O266AiRsUetGsdbkajzj0duZvVjZrXlpJkL9kVkMjMWYyNBUmtdSqwpqo58s/s1600-h/Picture+41.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403289560598475282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ_ZVGuvGxv1aUeS41EJauIDDHy_fPMP2WQ2_e6Nm9yynjamfs8rVnxX4aBM7j_wzoMKvFzzKcCDfSPJ0O266AiRsUetGsdbkajzj0duZvVjZrXlpJkL9kVkMjMWYyNBUmtdSqwpqo58s/s400/Picture+41.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 339px;" /></a><br />Boxer Briefs (shown in 826 national):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ADYtp214rJwY7U-PfuwyOLGyzDR3BqrtHCj2u9I6_ItiSnUE5E6BCsXL1SBpG2w7mYzfhY5ZtgDQDvxoNI2mHO_TeCEKZd7bjABpyOKfgzcke4CBSSKp1pU0cWlPM6YcfYl3tnHQi69I/s1600-h/Picture+36.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403289438318956162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ADYtp214rJwY7U-PfuwyOLGyzDR3BqrtHCj2u9I6_ItiSnUE5E6BCsXL1SBpG2w7mYzfhY5ZtgDQDvxoNI2mHO_TeCEKZd7bjABpyOKfgzcke4CBSSKp1pU0cWlPM6YcfYl3tnHQi69I/s400/Picture+36.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">styles for women</span></span><br /><br />Boy Briefs (shown in Forest):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjni-9C7BiaYtzpHTNkYBwQBVnJxbHGnR4tnMTPrrMvXPBs60ZYtmDCKBOMW3oMX9IPEcSMe-7eOwx57QuA-yIIio4fGJNIbrjWXlUAKVxKRyau4YgWbcHmx9TlxA1t-As8RZaVEZG0FfK3/s1600-h/Picture+38.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403294745782737250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjni-9C7BiaYtzpHTNkYBwQBVnJxbHGnR4tnMTPrrMvXPBs60ZYtmDCKBOMW3oMX9IPEcSMe-7eOwx57QuA-yIIio4fGJNIbrjWXlUAKVxKRyau4YgWbcHmx9TlxA1t-As8RZaVEZG0FfK3/s400/Picture+38.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 340px;" /></a><br />Thong (shown in Oceana):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTOHy28ZBNVYKw2ypABom1UshgswEe6s5ZQeUZ9nhYVJDw8aLdudROMLim-FMWxtObMWv4ez1K9oLRwxwWIzDuqmoizqQnA9hz3VE8RrxdXaD9o9GVVGkYZxcOl5jUnPPpl0wL77YYiih/s1600-h/Picture+40.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403290087218542226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTOHy28ZBNVYKw2ypABom1UshgswEe6s5ZQeUZ9nhYVJDw8aLdudROMLim-FMWxtObMWv4ez1K9oLRwxwWIzDuqmoizqQnA9hz3VE8RrxdXaD9o9GVVGkYZxcOl5jUnPPpl0wL77YYiih/s400/Picture+40.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 338px;" /></a><br />Bikini (shown in 826 National):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3M-1tYtz_Qb6h212vS3mVW89rHVJ5Q_0a9xBVOKbScTNTTi4MudWGP-U2xPu54uk99rAaagzsTpncFKpFU7DQrsgMffcEL98QQ2CxWpRxjJG6wV_2PMnJG6y85tPz5OAuoDacwVm0JyD0/s1600-h/Picture+37.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403290189185825762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3M-1tYtz_Qb6h212vS3mVW89rHVJ5Q_0a9xBVOKbScTNTTi4MudWGP-U2xPu54uk99rAaagzsTpncFKpFU7DQrsgMffcEL98QQ2CxWpRxjJG6wV_2PMnJG6y85tPz5OAuoDacwVm0JyD0/s400/Picture+37.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><br />Each of the six cuts and three patterns are also available in a neutral color with a simple accent of the pattern as shown in the image below:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCm5C98rmgoUkI09Lh9J_e2DYqT7rhusAwn3rRN_KX_upLlbVhhGU7RRXudIRtFFU8WBVN7PL9pghqxrdXybp-VHe14PAY6V6dTQXsm6sv-r1OgotT1FQbeZrFGTlbtYEPjBO6VBZW_pK/s1600-h/pact2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403609667620928498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCm5C98rmgoUkI09Lh9J_e2DYqT7rhusAwn3rRN_KX_upLlbVhhGU7RRXudIRtFFU8WBVN7PL9pghqxrdXybp-VHe14PAY6V6dTQXsm6sv-r1OgotT1FQbeZrFGTlbtYEPjBO6VBZW_pK/s400/pact2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 639px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Production:</span></span><br />Beginning with the farmers and ending with the final package arriving at your door, PACT strives to be as environmentally and socially responsible as possible. The farmers and cotton pickers involved in the growing and harvesting of the organic cotton were paid a fair price for their product.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWyzn5ZxundDRIxS6a8yXwTfuasos4Ly0TCjfyzDXaEMEn-QV46OZTQGzY2sIXdOhRXGgRJkGgL2smMKHynCx21BjueInUyYj1jyxyfth1eoKLlMJ8xMyQhlmcgpUlzZuP1OlpNm9tYcX/s1600-h/7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403295483064737922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWyzn5ZxundDRIxS6a8yXwTfuasos4Ly0TCjfyzDXaEMEn-QV46OZTQGzY2sIXdOhRXGgRJkGgL2smMKHynCx21BjueInUyYj1jyxyfth1eoKLlMJ8xMyQhlmcgpUlzZuP1OlpNm9tYcX/s400/7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 202px;" /></a><br /><br />All fabric is dyed and printed using dyes and inks that are low-impact and free of heavy metals. Before it is shipped to PACT's fulfillment center in Illinois, every element that goes into making your PACT underwear - growing the cotton, processing and spinning it, knitting or weaving, dyeing and printing, and cutting and sewing the final garment - occurs within a 100-mile radius in Turkey.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16OGf4hMMElS0cDoDaKV4uQpnPuPxvvaEP0DHpkZliICNc69uo9PWIM7K_XegLX2lRj4hh-lKHs7YWn47b9HPb5OAMKKJkn2Re8HPg7BpNz29fmW4B8fGUVxd3HnUeQ6Bc_j42UEKWvhq/s1600-h/cotton.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403295262217480146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16OGf4hMMElS0cDoDaKV4uQpnPuPxvvaEP0DHpkZliICNc69uo9PWIM7K_XegLX2lRj4hh-lKHs7YWn47b9HPb5OAMKKJkn2Re8HPg7BpNz29fmW4B8fGUVxd3HnUeQ6Bc_j42UEKWvhq/s400/cotton.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 168px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZKElRyuOxFH8J40GBqDbR8PBF0rtSusCrzd8X61WZDdlklBeUy9PSN_aO12TEVDGeBYtwCaIwbzEIvbi2f2TJ-NTxJH8BSFpYHGIoKOoEjBinw1XbN6XcVc9k3w6D64i69cVbywOoQOM/s1600-h/5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403295684754145330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZKElRyuOxFH8J40GBqDbR8PBF0rtSusCrzd8X61WZDdlklBeUy9PSN_aO12TEVDGeBYtwCaIwbzEIvbi2f2TJ-NTxJH8BSFpYHGIoKOoEjBinw1XbN6XcVc9k3w6D64i69cVbywOoQOM/s400/5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 167px;" /></a><br /><br />PACT underwear is made of 95% organic cotton and 5% elastane to give it the perfect amount of stretch. While some underwear is 100% organic cotton, these garments tend to lose their shape quickly and have shorter lifespans - meaning more of them end up in landfills. A garment containing 5% elastane is still considered organic.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbSSDLYb8co1hyphenhyphenOj-2DkykBHsjWigAjbv0FFnSm-MgvQIRzAw1h0QZxzWtlU7tBM8XfIqxZcI1PYe6Ej9ZwQTUm2SlxCfe7i_zD6w7NMruVQPWq1XfCazL-e-7q7NLJVMPmQ0-tRHrKBO/s1600-h/6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403296394949148466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbSSDLYb8co1hyphenhyphenOj-2DkykBHsjWigAjbv0FFnSm-MgvQIRzAw1h0QZxzWtlU7tBM8XfIqxZcI1PYe6Ej9ZwQTUm2SlxCfe7i_zD6w7NMruVQPWq1XfCazL-e-7q7NLJVMPmQ0-tRHrKBO/s400/6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 170px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXzo4YZkNMDNWC8_bJpyre99-b3TZuRFNBeI2JXCBLpVBDnbEAd-_It_euNUevVjr8TAWIIEYToVFopAVwD4IR_bm_ssIoF2E0JFWVOHQtisTjz_8VmLzflOVVlVZsm7p5qkuv1MChazL/s1600-h/9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403296138510014546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXzo4YZkNMDNWC8_bJpyre99-b3TZuRFNBeI2JXCBLpVBDnbEAd-_It_euNUevVjr8TAWIIEYToVFopAVwD4IR_bm_ssIoF2E0JFWVOHQtisTjz_8VmLzflOVVlVZsm7p5qkuv1MChazL/s400/9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 171px;" /></a><br /><br />Nothing that is shipped to you - the underwear, fabric bags, or compostable shipping bag and labels - should end up in a landfill. They're hoping that by the time your PACT underwear is well-worn and you're ready to get rid of it, they'll have figured out a way to recycle it. They are constantly searching for innovative ideas about how to best accomplish the cradle-to-cradle goal and move away from the idea of consuming and then discarding.<br /><br /><object height="305" width="530"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6242378&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6242378&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="305" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Causes:</span></span><br />For more information about ForestEthics and their essential work, visit <a href="http://www.forestethics.org/">www.forestethics.org</a><br />To learn more about 826 National and their programs, visit <a href="http://www.826national.org/">www.826national.org</a><br />For more information about Oceana and their campaigns, visit <a href="http://www.oceana.org/">www.oceana.org</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who's Behind This:</span></span><br />PACT is the brainchild of two unlikely business partners who joined forces in the most unlikely of places. Jason Kibbey is a born-and-raised Berkeley leftie who started his own land conservation nonprofit, drives a Prius, and loves his bike(s). He also likes business: he helped start a few, and oddly began his career at Bain & Company. His wife sings opera; they don't own a television; and his dog gets acupuncture. Jeff Denby, on the other hand, was told that he was "too artsy for business school" when he showed up with multi-colored hair. A Facebook, texting, and Twitter addict who personifies young, fabulous, and broke, this wayward Canadian has shopped his way around the world. He definitely owns a television. (Otherwise, how would he watch all of that reality TV?)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Designers:</span><br />Yves Behar and his design team at Fuse Project<br />Yves Behar is the founder of the San Francisco design studio fuseproject. Yves is focused on humanistic design and the "giving" element of his profession, with the goal of creating projects that are deeply in-tune with the needs of a sustainable future, connected with human emotions, and that enable self-expression.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">all information images and videos courtesy of PACT.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wearpact.com/">Buy PACT Organic Underwear here.</a>

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Dwell On Design Also Happening This Weekend

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRo69ic3vm8v_vhvWYSVtMnG91KwMlRaYuVx_ROQlG4x9tlhV_DCZLn9MC0ixlMHoMtvgGTjVSWGsGrq_HvhcsJ4J5Kofa_ylLZzDdeyEmU6_WOyi9iuBFHIXtVoi-Vdt6y2fmunK0zSS/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352050634248806098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRo69ic3vm8v_vhvWYSVtMnG91KwMlRaYuVx_ROQlG4x9tlhV_DCZLn9MC0ixlMHoMtvgGTjVSWGsGrq_HvhcsJ4J5Kofa_ylLZzDdeyEmU6_WOyi9iuBFHIXtVoi-Vdt6y2fmunK0zSS/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyN7zQbg7TxMDdlT4HgCxjmTyFGPtEOon84QUtuxOysAeBiRa1RIGusGUcRXwT93GzvkyLusrBoIClK1__Q8z29WL75Zb63jEaAko0UrETkhdp8kyjAyTlj5IRBxv0PSjzbRD2N9Yub8Y/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352050383505225266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyN7zQbg7TxMDdlT4HgCxjmTyFGPtEOon84QUtuxOysAeBiRa1RIGusGUcRXwT93GzvkyLusrBoIClK1__Q8z29WL75Zb63jEaAko0UrETkhdp8kyjAyTlj5IRBxv0PSjzbRD2N9Yub8Y/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 137px;" /></a><br /><br />In addition to the 6th annual CA Boom design show in Los Angeles, Dwell On Design is also happening this weekend. Lots to do!<br /><br />The West Coast's Largest Modern Design Event.<br />Friday 26, Saturday 27, Sunday 28 June. Los Angeles Convention Center.<br /><br /><br />ON STAGE Design conference, continuing education classes for design pros, round-the-clock seminars for design seeking consumers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZLjOXAI_ujPCXRyP2l9FbvV0P6VLskEfa-6576xZxGa6ezIXFgc36G8_1m6lQSPQco07Bdo853rbe_3f8XmCuFwtxquhz64jyaQVc3oeIva8z3eFZddjCmHB8Gb8K02aYKN5CUOLdrKR/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352050943375529954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZLjOXAI_ujPCXRyP2l9FbvV0P6VLskEfa-6576xZxGa6ezIXFgc36G8_1m6lQSPQco07Bdo853rbe_3f8XmCuFwtxquhz64jyaQVc3oeIva8z3eFZddjCmHB8Gb8K02aYKN5CUOLdrKR/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 186px;" /></a><br /><br />EXHIBITION Prefab Homes, Outdoor, Food + Wine, Kitchen + Bath, Furniture + Accessories, Energy + Solar, Design Materials, Modern Family, Modern Lifestyle, Design Technology.<br /><br />HOME TOURS Tour some of LA’s most modern and livable homes.<br /><br />SPECIAL EVENTS Restaurant Design Awards, Film screenings.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwellondesign.com/">learn more about it here.</a>

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Botanist Designer Series: Benches That Give Back

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br />Eight icons of design have joined forces with Orange22 Design Lab to launch the firm’s Blank Canvas Project. Super high-profile designers, including Yves Behar, Karim Rashid, Milton Glaser and Massimo Vignelli, have created new editions of Orange22’s indoor-outdoor, eco-friendly Botanist furniture.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHnPZ6c1E5wJWmlXdELqvAbX3MlFw5-sCmvR6r1jHTv-UGPLb8qU-mM6Tg_xT3xrlyjn9fuUA8DhL0435JXtezRkZ6GOBZWFg3e2ovibzHAP3Ke5Iv26ymWXazMASzdaaR-vkTP3oDNdA/s1600-h/6_main_img.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215643719143298770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHnPZ6c1E5wJWmlXdELqvAbX3MlFw5-sCmvR6r1jHTv-UGPLb8qU-mM6Tg_xT3xrlyjn9fuUA8DhL0435JXtezRkZ6GOBZWFg3e2ovibzHAP3Ke5Iv26ymWXazMASzdaaR-vkTP3oDNdA/s400/6_main_img.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 265px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8atbW1fn2HV4j8KaksqBNbCgP2Q5zIOn7x9oeUD0NVbkfBC3rQzDwP5HwNFt3GiWesJMCMZ43_8XYgggaKAE_ti59YtxNTwOwQVzLGWIE7TldH0cMXYcWKzjhhAa6hNHS4NuIR7TIlfu/s1600-h/Picture+38.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215648744255035282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8atbW1fn2HV4j8KaksqBNbCgP2Q5zIOn7x9oeUD0NVbkfBC3rQzDwP5HwNFt3GiWesJMCMZ43_8XYgggaKAE_ti59YtxNTwOwQVzLGWIE7TldH0cMXYcWKzjhhAa6hNHS4NuIR7TIlfu/s400/Picture+38.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 94px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: original Botanist Benches</span><br /><br />Orange22’s original Botanist line features intricate surface patterns cut with water-jet technology. Each sleek, metal form begins its life as a Blank Canvas.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4v2GT5o-VeIAAZdhTsxCwd4Sgs91FFeBGlgM869DT-fmuxa1RskuClxisR0fHZyEGuZiFPEC5RTJGfSCNwu7VudPLuVmlFccqfXubqqA04XYDEgaNo-ig9QQ0cWfAultifbGkvWpMTbK/s1600-h/blank+bench.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215646012655834882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4v2GT5o-VeIAAZdhTsxCwd4Sgs91FFeBGlgM869DT-fmuxa1RskuClxisR0fHZyEGuZiFPEC5RTJGfSCNwu7VudPLuVmlFccqfXubqqA04XYDEgaNo-ig9QQ0cWfAultifbGkvWpMTbK/s400/blank+bench.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 322px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Above: the "Blank Canvas"</span><br /><p></p> <p> </p> <p> “We designed the structures to be strong and versatile enough to sustain any pattern we could imagine,” says Orange 22 founder Dario Antonioni. “Now, the industry’s most celebrated designers will do the dreaming. Consumers are embracing design more and more each year and now with the Blank Canvas program they purchase furniture products with the knowledge that they too will be making a difference.”</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFwOVYHXidsYctndmO02ZFH5ySSZBkqs9nsBCWndTqMawKgFn2aoc84t2Bnt-dILLOJa446KoKjyy9ILgWKG8aEd271qhFtpiGbWsKIkQ0XhmZM4s4JpW_vYnoMY47Y9H4Rj1W3rPw-PX/s1600-h/Picture+47.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215653679172458546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFwOVYHXidsYctndmO02ZFH5ySSZBkqs9nsBCWndTqMawKgFn2aoc84t2Bnt-dILLOJa446KoKjyy9ILgWKG8aEd271qhFtpiGbWsKIkQ0XhmZM4s4JpW_vYnoMY47Y9H4Rj1W3rPw-PX/s400/Picture+47.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a></p>2008 Blank Canvas Participants:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZGYZ3CcBBFlPkB3RAbQLGe5jCoxpVJeRIp6PNGPCRsnzlOAIjnlyctYeXnX9zxHQFuUB0AwKaZvlNGNd_Lm5JQ8wJxpUW9GxHAPk-6U-EG5z7pISPztCpvlDFjyFWxyWNt3t-0bm6s7j/s1600-h/g_16_img.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215645836562175730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZGYZ3CcBBFlPkB3RAbQLGe5jCoxpVJeRIp6PNGPCRsnzlOAIjnlyctYeXnX9zxHQFuUB0AwKaZvlNGNd_Lm5JQ8wJxpUW9GxHAPk-6U-EG5z7pISPztCpvlDFjyFWxyWNt3t-0bm6s7j/s400/g_16_img.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 314px;" /></a><br /><br />Botanist matches each designers royalty to a foundation or charity of their choice. Pictured below is each bench and the designer's choice of charity.<br /><br />Yves Behar - Fuse Project, San Francisco:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCdJU2aNEYCT5UTuJQl11vXC4MCQCNrPs18Omc9D8l5HMYLL9_RBpyJJJIwDPet02KkHodZ_inE1wNv6kEe9oXV2XXNVeaQTuYGwHI5K5hWronBvXFBqynqVK_jDNGKEgEB2fqaj-WOl5/s1600-h/Picture+43.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215646725620406082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCdJU2aNEYCT5UTuJQl11vXC4MCQCNrPs18Omc9D8l5HMYLL9_RBpyJJJIwDPet02KkHodZ_inE1wNv6kEe9oXV2XXNVeaQTuYGwHI5K5hWronBvXFBqynqVK_jDNGKEgEB2fqaj-WOl5/s400/Picture+43.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibAkdsIc7gy0N7UE8YT0z3eDSwlq0aD_PG3H4c-bn8os5-2ccC_MxlARCxRTX4GRAq97dab6Tb9kbZhv7qJ9hKo4QcldSqpbXk80flmZTD0pUoTUOz-VvY5uuqi-PBEWupzT0gBM1EcEA/s1600-h/Picture+50.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215652867423639586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibAkdsIc7gy0N7UE8YT0z3eDSwlq0aD_PG3H4c-bn8os5-2ccC_MxlARCxRTX4GRAq97dab6Tb9kbZhv7qJ9hKo4QcldSqpbXk80flmZTD0pUoTUOz-VvY5uuqi-PBEWupzT0gBM1EcEA/s400/Picture+50.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 122px;" /></a><br /><br />Margo Chase - Chase Design Group, Los Angeles:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOn8fIo6MaaiZVI5JkBWAhrle97AbD_wOLqtMWwJsKL3qxmDWDYqhY538uW1L6n8un4r3JqEQ2iVmdgYOh2aU3ZW-zT2LByvuR6Njdp5UVeIQ2PfCfyTwX911yj1RL_l_NpsighoW6vl5/s1600-h/Picture+44.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215646562411648818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOn8fIo6MaaiZVI5JkBWAhrle97AbD_wOLqtMWwJsKL3qxmDWDYqhY538uW1L6n8un4r3JqEQ2iVmdgYOh2aU3ZW-zT2LByvuR6Njdp5UVeIQ2PfCfyTwX911yj1RL_l_NpsighoW6vl5/s400/Picture+44.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcOrOFRHZujWxaeG4Fpsct__jZcligTAyK_AHZghCzKg7lQJempH8l2lF2P4LkHqotq4nZMpjAC5qBElAbYJFLa-c0ol4Ft2it3gz_O7UDJKTRpH2kDCCUJsgngIPQx2ZifOWNaybT43l/s1600-h/Picture+51.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215652674150111250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcOrOFRHZujWxaeG4Fpsct__jZcligTAyK_AHZghCzKg7lQJempH8l2lF2P4LkHqotq4nZMpjAC5qBElAbYJFLa-c0ol4Ft2it3gz_O7UDJKTRpH2kDCCUJsgngIPQx2ZifOWNaybT43l/s400/Picture+51.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 124px;" /></a><br /><br />Milton Glaser - Milton Glaser, Inc., New York:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhte8QSXuKlm4lW_ApkeRqPhBxtZUsd_YvvzRUg4tCaqrUT8deXWHg5eicDcli_J1ecJXoL3ETHMtQ-5GOStu02H7oN6HWJPc915jDFT8HeTzszUSsKP_tn5CbhHWplTM5K5GuDqwjWed8w/s1600-h/Picture+40.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215647391340337010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhte8QSXuKlm4lW_ApkeRqPhBxtZUsd_YvvzRUg4tCaqrUT8deXWHg5eicDcli_J1ecJXoL3ETHMtQ-5GOStu02H7oN6HWJPc915jDFT8HeTzszUSsKP_tn5CbhHWplTM5K5GuDqwjWed8w/s400/Picture+40.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5rtQgTwMviA1B3XJhXfiFzKZ-Y3GdPa3-MdSKsa1r9EirT_Tu_VENPuLUJh52pNgRGI6sMybe9CaobKBGvztjgq7Xk6f9nmlmS2OPgJSSZlwCjSBjZwPZEY54hmdmrNzDxIcHpxcTnAq/s1600-h/Picture+52.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215652467991681026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5rtQgTwMviA1B3XJhXfiFzKZ-Y3GdPa3-MdSKsa1r9EirT_Tu_VENPuLUJh52pNgRGI6sMybe9CaobKBGvztjgq7Xk6f9nmlmS2OPgJSSZlwCjSBjZwPZEY54hmdmrNzDxIcHpxcTnAq/s400/Picture+52.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 117px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />Kahi Lee - Kahi Lee Lifestyle, Los Angeles:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0K497_s1xZAIvigo6kg-NiEcYYuNBp2lv1M90lR47mg188GPlsFgF_Q0QDXQnzdyKuQmwaAthNaqQXQvEqE1Yw0ecgyrj59yqfI7nZkINf6y-wb0NiQfTRrWy0ay-HOzcQDwGVQ_lsAm/s1600-h/Picture+42.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215646897419097938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0K497_s1xZAIvigo6kg-NiEcYYuNBp2lv1M90lR47mg188GPlsFgF_Q0QDXQnzdyKuQmwaAthNaqQXQvEqE1Yw0ecgyrj59yqfI7nZkINf6y-wb0NiQfTRrWy0ay-HOzcQDwGVQ_lsAm/s400/Picture+42.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoDJtJTXMsANnmPPnMqghNmP18pMjbCmMIWCCUv6n-HHVcHmyKTEdJ09aiS_VLBHjKjdd94g9YF-4cRXDQsSG88s5AXPhnf9JoNhwEU2Ii1fQfDHMvRuN6-WTKp3zjhyphenhyphenRwf8LBDFZ9WZp/s1600-h/Picture+53.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215652321962792946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoDJtJTXMsANnmPPnMqghNmP18pMjbCmMIWCCUv6n-HHVcHmyKTEdJ09aiS_VLBHjKjdd94g9YF-4cRXDQsSG88s5AXPhnf9JoNhwEU2Ii1fQfDHMvRuN6-WTKp3zjhyphenhyphenRwf8LBDFZ9WZp/s400/Picture+53.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 117px;" /></a><br /><br />Karim Rashid - Karim Rashid, Inc., New York:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1WX3kl2A0Z443e81M7xHShybY6OKRERCRDtXEZ0TGv0uu9jThFDHC_rxPx0U2LQXr7B-Yz7Hl9E5OUN7nclp2-ltgCBUJIMjp1tpH5eLMrCCH9MEwDMuStajAELC6yWJZFm4mtqYFK1I/s1600-h/Picture+46.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215646278943807250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1WX3kl2A0Z443e81M7xHShybY6OKRERCRDtXEZ0TGv0uu9jThFDHC_rxPx0U2LQXr7B-Yz7Hl9E5OUN7nclp2-ltgCBUJIMjp1tpH5eLMrCCH9MEwDMuStajAELC6yWJZFm4mtqYFK1I/s400/Picture+46.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8Ff5MprsaoYrNM5YxTxyfCH5U1JVUcmQ3ohJem7ThFIeR87T61jJ_Dwon3Pj_e6m-VkJhQz95WfIUJ5LrDIrDAgYZbNRATbQR-_CPv9PnghUmXUxVyY_GrSsv43PNWhU4zWOu7sUcKgY/s1600-h/Picture+54.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215652145869133794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8Ff5MprsaoYrNM5YxTxyfCH5U1JVUcmQ3ohJem7ThFIeR87T61jJ_Dwon3Pj_e6m-VkJhQz95WfIUJ5LrDIrDAgYZbNRATbQR-_CPv9PnghUmXUxVyY_GrSsv43PNWhU4zWOu7sUcKgY/s400/Picture+54.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 122px;" /></a><br /><br />Joe Ricchio - Ricchio Design, Seal Beach:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE2yb-lkER5cOxTia5y7P5EZ9VlXPbisICB9IPZZNSgkQf12MLuDRLXc87eCTY3MYAEK1zNeGcmaXUNv544yF01xitRIFH_dCntcFCEMYd1PFtLBWEyiLVLhxqpwux37kAHWmRHMsEKeU/s1600-h/Picture+39.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215647661923276674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE2yb-lkER5cOxTia5y7P5EZ9VlXPbisICB9IPZZNSgkQf12MLuDRLXc87eCTY3MYAEK1zNeGcmaXUNv544yF01xitRIFH_dCntcFCEMYd1PFtLBWEyiLVLhxqpwux37kAHWmRHMsEKeU/s400/Picture+39.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 363px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl7V2TOOir6EVSGMqkfI2Z7XMEZ7UVPC38CsUwF7U94Hi8dQ_EunHVl6lBqDIM7abv1VMS2AAJn11jIBT15mtCNPFwK6_8uCV1PU0GjDFilH8kDMyUwzkXnpYlKxzDoVbg9H0GOP9fVee/s1600-h/Picture+55.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215651999840245714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl7V2TOOir6EVSGMqkfI2Z7XMEZ7UVPC38CsUwF7U94Hi8dQ_EunHVl6lBqDIM7abv1VMS2AAJn11jIBT15mtCNPFwK6_8uCV1PU0GjDFilH8kDMyUwzkXnpYlKxzDoVbg9H0GOP9fVee/s400/Picture+55.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 117px;" /></a><br /><br />Massimo & Lella Vignelli - Vignelli Associates, New York:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-Fm7IFOmNxGcd6r0wakZ9D50xvvnxLYBhhJL3NXsxasrOcr7jaEqjVQuhPdXGmVaJ1Shs5QCCNPU2swWDeI1x0ecghKUg5xxOxhrEuj4YK9RgbR6E0Lez0vEoRidz0mCbRqPbKhJQ8DB/s1600-h/Picture+45.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215646424972695330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-Fm7IFOmNxGcd6r0wakZ9D50xvvnxLYBhhJL3NXsxasrOcr7jaEqjVQuhPdXGmVaJ1Shs5QCCNPU2swWDeI1x0ecghKUg5xxOxhrEuj4YK9RgbR6E0Lez0vEoRidz0mCbRqPbKhJQ8DB/s400/Picture+45.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf4MHpsJHiCGaHnT3ueYyy3zHD63s1ATSvSc7NMWUYNuU96CNyQO0EYCyc_C8B0EO82vKi9b-i84xPbUOxVqTF-GBnc_AupCpM9pdWK_our9CneJdk7kDYDNI_FrUCByIYNeeWVCySLCn/s1600-h/Picture+56.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215651866696259522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf4MHpsJHiCGaHnT3ueYyy3zHD63s1ATSvSc7NMWUYNuU96CNyQO0EYCyc_C8B0EO82vKi9b-i84xPbUOxVqTF-GBnc_AupCpM9pdWK_our9CneJdk7kDYDNI_FrUCByIYNeeWVCySLCn/s400/Picture+56.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 119px;" /></a><br /><br />Claude Zellweger - One & Co, San Francisco:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNH6Knp6CirZt7FmsNvI9YusRtwVZVRT8leSq8dK7KHK2vvDLxVTJpc_fkfCEIj4fLp4fcsblbbMF5wfT50wGkfFlIIZe-nxTtG5o9Of__hgmdErnchYvZiEj-xe77UchcGBKlpid6OB3o/s1600-h/Picture+41.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215647223836612450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNH6Knp6CirZt7FmsNvI9YusRtwVZVRT8leSq8dK7KHK2vvDLxVTJpc_fkfCEIj4fLp4fcsblbbMF5wfT50wGkfFlIIZe-nxTtG5o9Of__hgmdErnchYvZiEj-xe77UchcGBKlpid6OB3o/s400/Picture+41.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyheAPcpgJF-KVYHI6Sac4opyyPBd5FVxQJu-ObkFBmFATTStRuV8aUg1LggUVgc_yIpvq1U31_OxcLHeVal8U2A5byknbRsqhF83rFpjbkOONxV8BMcJ6WLzTazfbjAyU6dTQlCFG3S7/s1600-h/Picture+57.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215651724962338738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyheAPcpgJF-KVYHI6Sac4opyyPBd5FVxQJu-ObkFBmFATTStRuV8aUg1LggUVgc_yIpvq1U31_OxcLHeVal8U2A5byknbRsqhF83rFpjbkOONxV8BMcJ6WLzTazfbjAyU6dTQlCFG3S7/s400/Picture+57.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 122px;" /></a><br /><br />The Designer Signing and Silent Auction of the above benches was held in NYC on May 18th, 2008. But unsigned versions are for sale in various sizes where Botanist benches are sold (google them).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNdmJYOXFJO7c-vRMoJv94acRR4HfjjXS2ayghg2l8-CXdqLqmhAFkf7gytR4rClzaMNI1IpH440I-6_mPrdn4hX2b-1f2PNiqKcCBELklpa9wyiMBm5Ld6wzQwoaFMPL4hz1bUnpzz3t/s1600-h/Picture+49.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215649817996859298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNdmJYOXFJO7c-vRMoJv94acRR4HfjjXS2ayghg2l8-CXdqLqmhAFkf7gytR4rClzaMNI1IpH440I-6_mPrdn4hX2b-1f2PNiqKcCBELklpa9wyiMBm5Ld6wzQwoaFMPL4hz1bUnpzz3t/s400/Picture+49.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />About Orange 22:<br />Founded by Dario Antonioni in 2000, the Los Angeles based design lab creates and fabricates mass-market and limited-edition objects and furniture, brand-defining retail environments, residential interiors and design concepts licensed for mass production. The studio furniture has exhibited at the most prestigious international design shows in New York, Paris, Cologne and Milan.<br /><a href="http://www.orange22.com/index.php"><br />Orange22</a><br />125 West 4th St. #102<br />Los Angeles CA 90013<br /><br /><a href="http://www.botanistseries.com/">The Botanist Designer Series site.</a>

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