Whether built or planted, truly sustainable design demands attention to energy consumption and, with that, new
technologies that can reduce our environmental impact. The new Energy 360 track at Dwell on Design explores
what has become integral to modern living: sustainable energy harvesting and delivery. Design-savvy companies will
be onhand to share innovative products and tools, while trailblazing thinkers will untang le crucial issues surrounding
technology at home in a series of talks with Dwell editors.
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Architect Doris Sung is something of a pioneer when it comes to thinking about technology and “smart” homes. The
University of Southern California professor, who will be in attendance at the show, calls on building science and biol-
ogy as she researches how to make more intelligent, energy-efficient buildings—electronics and gadgets not neces-
sarily required. Her Bloom project, for example, is a breathable system that autonomously responds to the sun’s in-
tensity, potentially cooling buildings without consuming extra energy.
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Energy efficiency remains a major consideration when it comes to designing homes for today’s evolving families. As
houses become transitional places for aging parents, or havens for family members with specific health needs, Dwell
explores the changing family landscape with the Modern Family Pavilion on the show floor. There, attendees will find
inventive products that can adjust to myriad family quirks, and encourage a little inventiveness, too.
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Take Lille Huset—meaning little house in Norwegian—a company founded by Alyson Beaton, who fell for urban
buildings as an architecture student. Tapping into the joys of home, Beaton created DIY houses made of eco-friendly
paperboard for kids to build and decorate. She’ll join Dameron onstage for a talk about how architecture inspired her
business, and bring her colorful, American-made Lille Huset homes to the show floor. Nearby, Paper Punk founder
Grace Hawthorne will host visitors of all ages at the show’s Urban Fold-a-Thon, in which attendees will collaborate
on a growing “city” of modern paper houses.
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With its stimulating lineup of speakers, and products both fun and functional, this year’s Dwell on Design is sure to
inspire homeowners and design professionals alike, while showcasing the very best of downtown Los Angeles.
Visit dwellondesign.com for show information schedule, presenter directory, and exhibitor listings.
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Dwell on Design
June 20-22, 2014
Los Angeles Convention Center
www.dwellondesign.com