March 20, 2013
Konjo sandals are handcrafted by a group of unskilled and previously unemployed women and men in one of Africa’s largest slums in Nairobi, Kenya. Rule29 helped introduce Konjo by providing both strategic planning advice and creative services—everything from designing the shoes to developing the name, logo and e-commerce website.
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Biography by Zahid Sardar
Michael Vanderbyl (2000 AIGA Medalist) is recognized for his success in merging traditionally segregated design forms like graphic design, product design and interior architecture.
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Patagonia is recognized as a leader in materials innovation and for a commitment to quality, authenticity, functionality and sustainability at every level. Julie Gilhart, fashion director for Barneys, presents the Corporate Leadership Award to Patagonia, accepted by Rob BonDurant, VP of marketing.
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Designers need to see themselves as connective
tissue—translating between stakeholders, reframing problems, revealing
opportunities and championing change. In this powerful video from the 2011 “Pivot: AIGA Design Conference” Allan Chochinov describes what makes them both
powerful and dangerous.
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Article by David R. Brown May 01, 2000
How can design be employed to make complex ideas visible and understandable so that we can make better products? With impeccable design and digital pedigrees, Dubberly has been on the cusp of what’s next since the Internet’s earliest days.
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The Gillette Company, recipient of a 2005 Corporate Leadership Award, is recognized for its strategy of managing its
business with a long-term, global perspective, inherently including a
role for design and innovation.
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Samsung, recipient of a 2007 Corporate Leadership Award, is recognized as a global leader in design-driven, user-centered, technologically innovative consumer electronics.
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