<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator on 6/01/2009 4:08:43 p.m.--><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/_layouts/RssXslt.aspx?List=4f3874e9-209d-4b54-b57c-7492e2fcb2f1" version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Live Cycle Thinking</title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com</link><description>RSS feed for the Posts list.</description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:08:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SharePoint CKS:EBE</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Live Cycle Thinking</title><url>http://blog.locusresearch.com/_layouts/images/homepage.gif</url><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com</link></image><item><title>Sustainable Design Working Group (SDWG) Meeting</title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/2008/12/03/december-sustainable-design-working-group-meeting.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2008/12/03/december-sustainable-design-working-group-meeting.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[




 
 
The Sustainable Design working group meets this December to discuss a wide range of topics and get a talk from Anna Karin Jönbrink. She will talk about the EuP European directive.
 
The groups focus now moves more toward action and we hope to be able to report back with some progre... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Timothy Allan</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/SDWG/default.aspx">SDWG</category></item><item><title>Ezio Manzini - An interesting conversation</title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/2008/11/21/ezio-manzini-an-interesting-conversation.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2008/11/21/ezio-manzini-an-interesting-conversation.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[





 
 
Fortunately, through Tom and Giancarlo at the Frog office I was able to meet with Ezio Manzini. Manzini is someone who I have long admired. I have an original hardback copy of ‘The Material of Invention’ authored by him in 1986 that I purchased from a second hand bookstore in Seatt... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Timothy Allan</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:18:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Design/default.aspx">Design</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/EU Trip 08/default.aspx">EU Trip 08</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Education/default.aspx">Education</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Research and Ideas/default.aspx">Research and Ideas</category></item><item><title>Frog Design - the Milan Office</title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/2008/11/20/frog-design-the-milan-office.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2008/11/20/frog-design-the-milan-office.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[





 
 
 
 
I was befriended in my 3rd year at school by a small group of Final Year Industrial Designers. Two of these are of note; Adam Ellis who merges the landscape with product design and his knowledge of plants, and Thomas Sutton, who applied his calculator style intellect to produ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Timothy Allan</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/EU Trip 08/default.aspx">EU Trip 08</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Design/default.aspx">Design</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Studios/default.aspx">Studios</category></item><item><title>Therefore - A design practice</title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/2008/11/20/therefore-a-design-practice.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2008/11/20/therefore-a-design-practice.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[





 
 
Whilst in London I visited Jared Mankelow. Jared and I go quite far back, as a 17 year old he was working as a cabinet maker, he was always interested and hanging around the design studio. Eventually I suggested design school and there has not been alot in his way since. He went on... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Timothy Allan</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Design/default.aspx">Design</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/EU Trip 08/default.aspx">EU Trip 08</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Studios/default.aspx">Studios</category></item><item><title>Onzo - Rapid Growth</title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/2008/11/11/onzo-rapid-growth.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2008/11/11/onzo-rapid-growth.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[




 
 
I visited the office of Onzo on the 6th and 7th of November to catch up with Neil Tierney and to see what their team is doing. The new offices of Onzo are located in the west end in London. On Great Newport street. 
 

West End - London
 
The project has evolved from a UK funded... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Timothy Allan</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Design/default.aspx">Design</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/EU Trip 08/default.aspx">EU Trip 08</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Studios/default.aspx">Studios</category></item><item><title>Element 06 - The Yard</title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/2008/11/11/element-06-the-yard.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2008/11/11/element-06-the-yard.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[





 
 

The Yard - Element 06 (Govan, Glasgow,Scotland)
 
We have known the guys in Scotland at Lightweight Medical and Element06 (one in the same) since they visited New Zealand 4-5 years ago. Since that time Ryder Meggit worked at our old studio in Grey Street along with Neil Tierney... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Timothy Allan</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:19:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/EU Trip 08/default.aspx">EU Trip 08</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Studios/default.aspx">Studios</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Design/default.aspx">Design</category></item><item><title>Reform 08 (Ireland) - Future Proofing Design Practice </title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/2008/11/06/reform-08-ireland-future-proofing-design-practice.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2008/11/06/reform-08-ireland-future-proofing-design-practice.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 






 
 


Timothy Allan - Locus Research Presenting at Reform 08
 
As part of the Irish Design Week Reform 08 is held to reinforce the inclusion of sustainability into design practice.
 
The event is largely created through the energy of two people; Adam de Eyto (Carlow Institut... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Timothy Allan</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Research and Ideas/default.aspx">Research and Ideas</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/EU Trip 08/default.aspx">EU Trip 08</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Workshops/default.aspx">Workshops</category></item><item><title>Limerick University Design Workshop</title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/2008/11/10/limerick-university-design-workshop.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2008/11/10/limerick-university-design-workshop.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[





 

 
During the first part of my European Trip I was hosted by Muireann McMahon a lecturer at the University of Limerick in product design. Product design is part of the Manufacturing and Operations Engineering faculty. Ryder Meggit from Element06 and Onzo came along for the session b... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Timothy Allan</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Workshops and Events/default.aspx">Workshops and Events</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/EU Trip 08/default.aspx">EU Trip 08</category></item><item><title>Better by Design - Sustainable Design for the Bottom Line</title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/2008/11/29/better-by-design-sustainable-design-for-the-bottom-line.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2008/11/29/better-by-design-sustainable-design-for-the-bottom-line.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[


This year’s CEO Summit set out to explore how New Zealand companies can make the most of sustainable design and business opportunities with examples given by several leading international organizations and a group of local companies committed to sustainability.
For a full outline of the Bette... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Timothy Allan</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:11:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Research and Ideas/default.aspx">Research and Ideas</category></item><item><title>Thoughts on 'Cradle to Cradle'</title><link>http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/2008/09/09/thoughts-on-cradle-to-cradle.aspx</link><guid>/archive/2008/09/09/thoughts-on-cradle-to-cradle.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[I was lucky enough to be a part of the select audience at Michael Braungart’s extra presentation on Tuesday. Three points have reverberated in my mind since his presentation on Cradle to Cradle design thinking:
 
“A design that is less bad is still bad”  Ouch. It struck me that all of our measurin... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Kylie Baker</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Cradle to Cradle/default.aspx">Cradle to Cradle</category><category domain="http://blog.locusresearch.com/archive/tags/Workshops and Events/default.aspx">Workshops and Events</category></item></channel></rss>