Member Since:
31 May 2010
Last Activity:
1 year, 7 months ago
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Tom Sieu wrote a new blog post: Extending the Life of Your Futon 1 year, 7 months ago · View
The Urban Furnishing Project, by Team Furniture, tackels the idea of extended usage. San Francisco is a very transient city, populated by people who relocate frequently. The city also lacks an effective method for residents to dispose of their unwanted furnishings. These two factors conspire to create an abundance of abandoned furniture on city streets, most of [...] -
Tom Sieu wrote a new blog post: Taking Out the Trash 1 year, 7 months ago · View
SF Zero Waste , by Team Zero-Waste, tackles San Francisco’s confusing recycling process. Taking out the trash should be a no-brainer. Instead, it is a confusing chore with a steep learning curve. Worse, experience with any particular trash can in any given locality in no way translates to an understanding of any other receptacle — so essentially, you [...] -
Tom Sieu wrote a new blog post: Putting Water to Work 1 year, 7 months ago · View
Urban Runnoff , by Team Runoff, tackles San Francisco’s polluted stormwater flow. Stormwater runoff starts out as relatively pure rainwater, but collects pollutants and toxins as it flows over impervious surfaces on its way into the Bay. These polluted stormwater flows are the Bay’s biggest pollutant by volume and thus incredibly detrimental to its ecosystem. Team Runoff’s solution [...] -
Tom Sieu commented on the blog post Now That’s Green Washing! 2 years, 3 months ago · View
Smart indeed, and simple. That’s looking at bigger picture. Well done.
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tom sieu wrote a new blog post: The R3 Initiative 2 years, 12 months ago · View
R3 is a collaborative effort by graphic design educators and students at the Academy of Art University that promotes social and sustainable design. The R3 approach focuses not only on redesigning better things, but on better experiences as well. We’re committed to the idea that good design can yield good results and that starting the creative [...]
