The world sometimes works in mysterious, wonderful ways. Meeting Eric Benson, Co-founder of Fresh Press and Re-nourish, was one of those times in which lives connect across great distances and then circle back oddly close to home. A few summers ago I found myself at a professional crossroads, as a grant I’d been working with…
What does ‘being aware of and responding to one’s surroundings’ mean to you, and how does it relate to what you do? Leigh Vogel: I have read and listened to powerful interviews about instinct and how certain cultures outside of the U.S. utilize instinct as a seventh sense, while here in the U.S., we are…
Charlene Sequeira is a talented designer and strategic communicator who has built a unique and impactful career that has affected change in large cities like New York. Her initial path of study in advertising was at odds with her passion for developing more sustainable daily habits and global systems, and so her moral imperative fueled…
Written by Aaron Westgate I became excited about sustainable design during my time at Pomona College, where I majored in Environmental Analysis with a focus on energy end-use efficiency in buildings. That foundation led to several internship/work experiences that wove between academic research-based sustainability and hands-on, applied design and construction. I spent 2 summers…
