Author Archives: Danielle Siembieda
Call for Safe and Green Art Materials
San Francisco’s Department of the Environment and The Art Inspector are seeking manufacturers and retailers of painting products for the safe artists program. The program is looking for less toxic alternative art making products that are safer for both the … Continue reading
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Tagged department of environment, green art materials, open call, san francisco
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By-Product Becomes Product: An Alternative to MDF Board
Artists are working in the decade of Fab or fabrication. With the help of Computer-Aided Design we are producing wood furniture, art and decor at a rapid rate. In order for cost and supply to keep up with the demand artists often use cheap … Continue reading
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Tagged art inspector, christinee lee, eco art, forest products laboratory, formaldehyde, Fsc wood, green materials, imin yeh, intersection for the arts, john hunt, mdf board, wood product
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Why I Started The Art Inspector
Creative industries have changed standards and best practices to adopt sustainable and environmental techniques in design and production. Architecture has adopted LEED Performance design into standard practice, and Industrial Design begins with thinking about the end of life of a … Continue reading
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Tagged art inspector, danielle siembieda, eco art, environmental art, green materials, healthy art, san jose, san jose state university, silicon valley, sjsu, toxic materials
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