Collin Dunn
Collin is a sustainability enthusiast living in Portland, Oregon. Growing up in the mountains of Colorado, he became involved in outdoor adventures like skiing, backpacking, hiking and mountain biking from an early age. Before coming to TreeHugger, he cut his enviro-teeth at Grist and Sustainable Style Foundation, both in Seattle, Washington.
When not busily TreeHugging, Collin is an enthusiastic cook, amateur gardener, and zealous explorer of Portland's vibrant food and beverage scene. He likes to spend time outside, learn where things come from, and once made 24 pounds of cheese for a single event (but not all in one day). Collin believes everyone can do something every single day to make the world a better place. He can be found on Google+ and can be reached at collin at treehugger dot com.
Latest Stories from Collin Dunn - Page 8
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Reminder: Greener by Design Conference is Next Week!
Heads up product designers and engineers, green business gurus, supply chain experts and product development pros: we want to remind you about the Greener by Design conference that's happening next week (Thursday and Friday, June 12 and 13) in
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Italian Kitchen Design Keeps Getting Greener with New Valcucine
Combining sleek design, greener materials and extreme durability (we're talking like "spans the generations" durable), we liked the looks of Valcucine's new kitchen this past week at ICFF. The Italian kitchen designer, whom we've covered before, has
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Come to the Greener by Design Conference
Attention green business gurus, product development pros, supply chain experts and product designers and engineers: the Greener by Design conference is coming to Alexandria, VA (just across the river from Washington, D.C.). On June 12 & 13, the
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Used Whiskey Barrels Get New Life with Uhuru Design
TreeHugger is fascinated by the objects that good designers create from old objects. This often ad hocist-like approach has been exemplified in the work of Uhuru Design before -- we liked their "stoolen" and "love somebody" table designs from previous
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Mio Introduces Their First Product Service System
The Salm brothers never cease to amaze TreeHugger. The pair, behind Mio's sustainable designs, are a great example of designers who really get it: how to design with the environment in mind; how to approach green design from a variety of angles; how
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Play with Your Home Lighting Fixtures, with Molo's Softlight
TreeHugger has been a fan of Vancouver, B.C.-based Molo for some time now. We love the way their ingenious, honeycomb-inspired paper designs, like the softwall and softseating, creates structure you can sit on and full, modern forms from just
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David Trubridge's Home Interior Design Idea: Bring the Clouds Inside
Lloyd and I were interested to learn why the clouds were gathering above the booth of David Trubridge inside ICFF. Turns out it had nothing to do with the weather; David's latest collection--called Spiral Islands--was inspired by his observation that
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New Contemporary Living Room Furniture from Akemi Tanaka
Lloyd and I were happy to see Akemi Tanaka and her new work at ICFF. After designing some really clever transformer furniture in 2006, she's re-imagining how furniture and space is used, maximizing its function by adding some cool design touches to
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Modular Bathroom Tile Designs from Design Glut
Live from ICFF 2008 Lloyd and I are having a great time checking out the green scene here at ICFF--the International Contemporary Furniture Fair--happening this weekend in New York City. We had a nice chat with Liz Kinnmark of Design Glut--you may
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Video: Mr. Squirrel Assembles a Real Good Chair
Why is TreeHugger such a fan of flat-pack furniture? Well, it comes in tiny packages (that you can skip home from the store with) so they ship more efficiently, and anyone can turn a handful of two-dimensional pieces into three dimensions of form and
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"Re-Furnished" Recycled Cardboard Chairs from University of Idaho Student Designers
TreeHugger loves to see green student design (and we want to see more!); since they'll be designing the next generation of products we use, the greener they can be, the better. These examples are from a project called "Re-Furnished" from the University
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"Solar Water Disinfecting Tarpaulin" is the 2008 Metropolis Next Generation Design Winner
Clap your hands and say "Yeah!" for Eric Olsen, the winner of the 2008 Metropolis Next Generation Design Prize. The architect and college professor took home the fifth-annual prize for his response to this year's theme of water.
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Watch "Green Porno," Isabella Rossellini's Nod to Insect Sex, Online
Isabella Rossellini knows her bug sex. The Italian model and film star wrote, directed, and starred in "Green Porno," a series of films detailing the sex
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Goodbye for Nau: Groundbreaking Apparel Brand Closing Up Shop
Nau is closing down TreeHugger is very sad to report that Nau is closing its doors and winding down its business, effective immediately. One of our favorite brands, Nau combined high performance apparel with sleek design and thoughtful, green materials;
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What Do Off Grid Homes Look Like? Here are 5 Examples
So we know what it takes to live off grid and how you generate off grid power, but what does living off grid look like? It might be a surprise to some, but some off-grid homes are totally indistinguishable from other houses in the neighborhood (except
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Ponoko Brings On-Demand Design to the U.S.
TreeHugger has been a fan of Ponoko ever since they launched last year (full disclosure: head TreeHugger Graham Hill is now on their Board of Advisors); their ability to mix ideas like mass customization, downloadable design and flat pack means
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How to Become an Eco Bounty Hunter
Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Workweek, has a really cool idea and TreeHugger is helping to spread the word; it's a contest to help enable more effective electronics recycling, with the help of the big-time companies who design and manufacture
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Sponsor a Lifestraw Family Water Filter with Project H Design
We've oohed and aahed at the Lifestraw, the cigar-sized personal point-of-use water filter produced by Vestergaard Frandsen. While it certainly has the potential to provide clean drinking water to a lot of people, a family of five would potentially
