The Importance of Facial Features

January 28th, 2010

Gretchen Anderson is speaking at the sold out IxDA conference Interaction ’10 Read more…

Thomas Wold & the creative process

January 26th, 2010

A Connections Icon-o-Cast

Furniture and cabinet creator Thomas Wold joins LUNAR’s Gretchen Anderson in a conversation about discovering personal expression and the creative process. Read more…

Unexpected Transformations:Twelve Distinct Artistic Views on Self-Rediscovery

January 25th, 2010
By LUNAR

Bibimbob showcases 12 Korean designers currently residing in the United States. Two pieces by LUNAR designer, Junggi Sung, will be on display. Read more…

New Year, New Look, Let’s Party

January 19th, 2010

LUNAR is proud to announce our involvement in the redesign of the Palo Alto Public Art Commission’s identity. Read more…

Big Questions

December 23rd, 2009

A Value Creation Icon-o-Cast

LUNAR’s John Edson and Margie O’Driscoll of the American Institute of Architects discuss the changing roles of industrial designers and architects Read more…

3D CSS FTW!

December 22nd, 2009
By Gretchen Anderson

Now that we can hack 3D in lowly web technology, Read more…

Sustainability update/Hong Kong views

December 14th, 2009

A Value Creation Icon-o-Cast

LUNAR’s Travis Lee and John Edson talk through recent developments in sustainable design and materials, and chat about Travis’ experiences during his assignment in Hong Kong. Read more…

Design Education at the Nueva School

November 25th, 2009

A Solutions Icon-o-Cast

In this Icon-o-Cast video, LUNAR’s Robert Howard discusses design education and “design thinking” with Kim Howard-Saxe, director of the Innovation Lab at the Nueva School. Recorded at the Maker Faire 2009. Read more…

LUNAR presents at World Usability Day

November 12th, 2009
By LUNAR

World Usability Day 2009 will bring together 40,000 people in 180 cities in more than 43 countries to discuss this year’s theme of “Sustainability.” Read more…

Patagonia – A Good Model for a Post Consumer Era Manufacturing Company

November 6th, 2009
By Gerard Furbershaw

Manufacturing companies interested in transitioning to sustainable business models would benefit from considering what Patagonia has done. Read more…

Glass or Ceramic?

November 3rd, 2009
By Travis Lee

One of our designers was recently working on a project that required a material with a cold, smooth, high quality feel, and she asked me which was a more sustainable material, ceramic or glass. Read more…

Extraordinary Manufacturing for Ordinary People

November 2nd, 2009
By Gerard Furbershaw

Most Star Trek fans are aware of starship replicator machines that “fabricate” food, water, uniforms, and even spare parts by rearranging subatomic particles into the desired end-product. Read more…

Let’s Get Physical

November 2nd, 2009

A Solutions Icon-o-Cast

In this Icon-o-Cast video, LUNAR’s director of interaction design, shares insights into how to develop an effective set of product “facial features” — those signals that tell users what a product does. Read more…

A Curie Motor

October 13th, 2009

A Solutions Icon-o-Cast

In this Icon-o-Cast video, LUNAR’s Bob Lane demos his ingenious Curie Motor for Gretchen Anderson. Bob’s device was featured recently at the San Francisco Exploratorium. Read more…

5th Annual Bay Area Design Dodgeball Tournament

October 7th, 2009
By LUNAR

We just got our tshirts back from Babylon Burning — still warm from the press — with “Dodgeball 2009” emblazoned across the front in crisp black ink. It’s time to get our game faces on. Read more…