WestEdge Wednesday No. Six | 478 | Leveling Up: How the Minimizing Waste Leads to Better Designing Better Business

Published: Feb. 7, 2024, 9:46 a.m.

b'I\\u2019m Josh Cooperman and this is another installment of Convo By Design presents WestEdge Wednesday, a look back at all of the incredible programming from the 2023 edition of the WestEdge Design Fair held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. These conversations were held on the stage designed by Marie Designs and presented by BR Home. This is part six in our series, entitled Leveling Up: How the Minimizing Waste Leads to Better Designing Better Business. The design industry disposes of over 12 million tons of furniture and generates 500 million tons of construction waste in the U.S. every year.\\xa0 Interior designers, architects, general contractors and manufacturers are spearheading design solutions for a low waste future.\\xa0 Learn how this is better for our health, the planet and your business. This panel includes Claudia Afshar of Claudia Afshar Design, Rachael Grochowski or RGH A+D and Greg Roth of CarbonShack Design. Moderating this conversation is Women in Luxury Design\\u2019s Jennifer Convy. Thank you to Convo By Design partners and sponsors ThermaSol, Moya Living and Design Hardware for making the podcast possible and thank you for listening and watching these episodes of the show. For links to all our partners, guests on this episode, WestEdge Design Fair, Marbe and BR Home.\\xa0
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\\nFor those not familiar \\u2026 \\xa0 The Banana Republic lifestyle\\xa0brand portfolio\\xa0is known for\\xa0delivering timeless\\xa0ready-to-wear styles,\\xa0and BR Home signals the brand\\u2019s transformation into\\xa0a leading\\xa0destination for the modern explorer.\\xa0 Expanding across living room, bedroom and dining room furniture as well as lighting, bedding, and home d\\xe9cor,\\xa0BR Home showcases materials and craftsmanship from around the world, showcasing signature design details, warm, textural layers, natural materials and traditional production techniques. Please check the podcast show notes for links and you can find that at Convo By Design dot com and click the podcast tab. Thanks for watching and listening, Here\\u2019s Jennifer Convy.'