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- Award-winning Fly-Ash chair uses recycled coal byproduct Tue, 8 Sep 20, 2:30amIn an effort to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) furniture design graduate student Erica Stine created the Fly-Ash chair, a modern and eco-conscious chair constructed...
- SCAD students fight food insecurity in Georgia with organic farming and beekeeping Thu, 16 May 19, 12:30amFor a break from schoolwork, students at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) have been swapping their laptops for shovels and seedlings at SCAD Back40, the school’s new one-acre “farm.” Created as a legacy...
- SCAD students save a piece of American history with vintage train car restoration Thu, 22 Jun 17, 7:02pmThe Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)’s award-winning tradition of historic preservation hit another home run for Preservation Month. SCAD students salvaged a piece of American history that would have otherwise...
- SCAD artist turns recycled materials into giant puppets to revitalize a historic French village Thu, 4 Aug 16, 7:25pmhttps://vimeo.com/174097575 Founded in 2002, SCAD Lacoste is a study abroad campus set in a medieval village with stone structures that date as far back as the 12th century. Many of the buildings have been carefully restored...
- SCAD artist turns cardboard waste into giant puppets to revitalize a historic French village Thu, 4 Aug 16, 7:25pmhttps://vimeo.com/174097575 Founded in 2002, SCAD Lacoste is a study abroad campus set in a medieval village with stone structures that date as far back as the 12th century. Many of the buildings have been carefully restored...
- Medieval village ruins converted into an art school unveil past secrets Thu, 28 Jul 16, 7:26pmOnce the stomping grounds of Celtic tribes, Roman armies, and famed painters like Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, this tiny village made from stone has enjoyed a colorful history thanks to its location along the ancient...
- Emergent Structures challenges furniture design students to transform waste into striking work desks Tue, 14 Jul 15, 5:30amJobs needed one. Gates needed one. Even Alexander Graham Bell needed one. Without a table to work on, there’s not an entrepreneur in history who could’ve gotten their ideas off the ground (bad pun intended). So, when...
- Body-embracing Honest Chair is crafted from compound-curved plywood sheets Sat, 4 Apr 15, 1:30amThe Honest Chair’s organic shape was inspired by the curvaceous designs of Frank Gehry. The complex construction process starts with a hand-cut foam prototype that provides the mold for the plywood sheets. Parker pre-steamed...
- SCAD’s Furniture Design Students Show Off Their Best Work at the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair Tue, 23 Apr 13, 7:31amLast week, students and alumni from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) furniture design department presented their latest designs at the Salone Satellite during the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair...
- Luminous Windscape Pavilion Sways and Morphs With Each Passing Breeze in Lacoste, France Thu, 15 Mar 12, 4:00pmRead the rest of Luminous Windscape Pavilion Sways and Morphs With Each Passing Breeze in Lacoste, France Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design, france, green design, LaCoste, nArchitects,...