Architecture and Fashion take the stage to increase awareness about the urgency of climate-system-disruption – but is it enough? Michael Pawlyn, AIA told Dezeen Magazine: “We urgently need to look at means to be regenerative” Pawlyn believes the solution is regenerative design – the development of restorative and renewable systems where output is always greater … Continued
The Mountains of North Carolina are about 800 miles from the luxury boutiques of Miami’s bustling design district, but there, on North East 40th Street, in a temple to high-end consumerism, shoppers are confronted with the soulful presence of native North Carolina trees… …all the standards that exist today for this bark product were created … Continued
A Regenerative Source Guild of the Blue Ridge is the exact initiative that our state needs to be behind in the face of the dire consequences of climate-systems disruption. The Buckminster Fuller Institute launches various challenges that encourage creators of whole-systems to succinctly communicate their potential, and I routinely take advantage of these exercises. I … Continued
Interior Design students, Kenneth McGill and Elli Miller at Appalachian State University share why they integrated Bark House wall finishes into their project designs. Sustainability, beauty and natural materials that excite and inspire creativity are the top reasons for their choice. Kenneth specified the product for a work setting and Elli chose it for a … Continued
And where would we find Bark House wall coverings? Behind the Stars, In the Secret Garden – of course. 1 Hotel West Hollywood Preview Dinner in West Hollywood 06/06/2019 Hosted by Barry Sternlicht Guests included Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder in front of Bark House Wall Coverings Upon entering the 1 Hotel grounds, guests are … Continued
Chris McCurry attended the first of several workshops in Morganton, geared toward women landowners in the Blue Ridge Region. The room was filled with smart women who really care about their land, their community and nature. ForestHer NC is a new initiative created by conservation organizations in North Carolina to provide women who are forest … Continued
How Can We Live Together And Prosper? In the context of widening political divides, growing economic inequalities, and a disrupted climate system, we join many to call on every Architect, Builder, Designer, Organization and Individual to imagine places in which we can generously live together. One of these places is the Blue Ridge Region of … Continued
Project: Personal Residence Product: Bark House® Poplar Bark Panels and Tiles Owner: Suzanne McFayden, Jamaican-born writer and philanthropist … Continued
Executive Order 80 – North Carolina Climate Initiative NC JOBS & CLIMATE CHANGE: LISTENING SESSION WITH NC DEPT. OF COMMERCE On Friday, July 19 Chris McCurry joined other business leaders in a panel discussion for Governor Cooper’s charge to the NC Department of Commerce: “HOW NC CAN GROW JOBS WHILE ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE” E2 … Continued
David McConville with Buckminster Fuller Institute shows us why we need to upgrade our thinking in this video. Regenesis Group teaches us how. An Invisible Revolution: McConville at SIUC from Saluki World on Vimeo.