Upcoming Events in CoDES:
College of Design and Engineering Studies Candidate Talks
February 19, 4:30pm, Exley Science Center 58, Elizabeth Chang-Davidson, Northeastern University
Successful Build Strategies in Large-Scale Metal Additive Manufacturing: Addressing Geometric Error, Heat Buildup, and Residual Stresses
February 22, 4:30pm, Exley Science Center 58, Xiangyi Cheng, Ohio Northern University
Empowering Healthcare and Education Through AI-Enhanced Intelligent Systems
February 26, 4:30pm, Exley Science Center 58, Abhishek Sharma, University of Chicago
Computational Design of Stimulus Response: Nanoparticle Self-Assembly and Networked Metamaterials
February 27, 2024, 4:30 PM colloquium with Dr. Laura Wolf-Powers
Constructions of Community in the Era of the Innovation District: The Case of West Philadelphia
One of the biggest trends in contemporary urban economic development is the campus-adjacent Innovation District, an endeavor in which higher education institutions are crucial partners. This talk draws on two emerging innovation districts in West Philadelphia's University City neighborhood to unpack innovation districts' economic and social logics and compare today's university-investor partnerships with those that were operative during the Urban Renewal era. The talk also highlights the work of organized residents who have acted to contest dominant understandings of innovation and economic progress.
Recent Events in CoDES:
February 23, 2024, 12:00 PM, Digital Design Studio, Open House for new and prospective IDEAS majors and minors
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 . 5:00-6:00pm . Digital Design Studio, CFA
NOTE NEW LOCATION
Rux Studios is an award-winning NYC-based design/manufacturer that develops inspirational lighting products and brands. The studio is led by Creative Director Russell Greenberg and Managing Director Christopher Beardsley, who are on a mission to create products that catalyze positive change.
Russell and Chris co-founded STICKBULB in 2012 to turn wood waste from demolished buildings, dismantled water towers, and fallen trees in NYC into cutting-edge light fixtures. Their latest design, TREELINE, helps to pioneer a new material supply chain and is the first consumer product to ever be manufactured out of wood salvaged from NYC’s urban forest.
In 2018 they co-founded GRADUAL as a vehicle to re-tell the story of time. Their first collection called LIGHTWEIGHTS measures the passage of time as ebbing and flowing accumulations of light, visually linking short-term time (minutes, hours, days, years) with long-term time (centuries, and millennia).
This lecture will give a brief overview of the origins of RUX Studios, and deep dive into the nuts and bolts of the Stickbulb lighting collection and brand mission.
ABOUT STICKBULB
Stickbulb was co-founded in 2012 by Yale School of Architecture graduates Russell Greenberg and Christopher Beardsley as a way to combine their mutual love of architecture, modular systems, and sustainable manufacturing. Born from a pile of scrap wood, the original objective of Stickbulb was to “build with light,” which has since been fulfilled in collaborations with brands like Google, Blue Bottle, and Erewhon as well as private commissions for hotels, offices, and residences across the globe. Designed by RUX Studios, Stickbulb LED fixtures are B Corp Certified, Climate Neutral Certified, and handcrafted in New York City from sleek wooden beams using reclaimed materials sourced from locally demolished buildings and sustainably managed forests. Stickbulb products range from small desk lamps to room-filling custom installations and can be found in a growing list of international showrooms.