• How do you identify sustainable materials for your products?
  
• How is cradle to cradle design different from your current design process?
• What can you learn from biomimicry, design innovation inspired by nature?
  

Get started in designing more sustainably. Join E4S and a panel of regional and national sustainable design experts and practitioners at the Cleveland Institute of Art for an engaging E4S National Knowledge Network Speaker Event on the Future of Design: Integrating Sustainability.

Catherine Bragdon, Grand Rapids, is currently a consultant to the design facilitation team at Herman Miller where she helps to explore product innovation. She has led the development of an alliance between Cradle to Cradle Protocols and Material ConneXion to establish a global platform for material innovation as well as co-founding the Biomimicry Guild with Janine Benyus in 2003. Click here to read full bio.

Susan Lyons, New York City, is a principal of Susan Lyons Studio LLC, focusing on sustainable product design, materials and color development, product marketing strategy, and dedicated to developing compelling and environmentally intelligent products informed and inspired by the principles of cradle to cradle design. Susan has worked as a consultant to Herman Miller, Shaw Carpet, Innovations and Crypton Carnegie. Click here to read full bio.

Doug Paige, Cleveland, is an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at The Cleveland Institute of Art. He has helped further the legacy of one the most established industrial design programs in the country, founded by the late Viktor Schreckengost in 1933. Doug incorporated designing for sustainability into the curriculum in 2000. He also works as a design consultant for several companies in the NEO region. Click here to read full bio.

- To learn more about Cradle to Cradle Design, click here.
- To learn more about Biomimicry, click here.

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Request a Display Table:
If you have sustainable products or services for businesses, we welcome your display table request. Click on the button above to request a display table. A staff member will get back to you within a few days of your form submission. For more information contact Allison at 216-451-7755.
$200 - Full Table
$100 - Half Table

Ticket Prices

• $30 - For Non-Members, $25 - For E4S Members, $20 - For Students with a Student ID.
• Cash and checks will be accepted at the door.
• If you pay for 5 or more tickets in advance we`ll take $5 off each attendee`s ticket fee. Please call in advance to arrange for this group ticket purchase (Allison can help out on the phone 216-451-7755). We will not be able to offer the discount for those paying at the door.

Parking and Directions

• Parking at the CIeveland Institute of Art is free for this event, but limited. Parking will also be available at the Botanical Gardens, located across the street from the Institute at 11030 East Blvd. The Institute is located in the University Circle, please visit this link to view the interactive map of the area.
  
• For directions to the Cleveland Institute of Art (11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106) follow this link.
  

E4S National Knowledge Network Speaker Event Sponsors:

Marketing Partners:

AIA, Business as an Agent of World Benefit (BAWB), Case Western Reserve University, City of Cleveland Sustainability Program, Cleveland Green Building Coalition, Corporate Roundtable, Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District, Green City Blue Lake Institute at the CMNH, Green Energy Ohio, IIDA,
ShoreBank Enterprise Cleveland

E4S would like extend our apology for scheduling the October 8th National Knowledge Network Speaker Event on the 2008 Jewish holiday observance of Yom Kippur.