AIGA Portland:
Urban Forest Project
...brings the community together to celebrate collaboration, problem-solving, and greener choices during the week of Earth Day. >> click here to purchasethe gorgeous messenger bags previewed at our fall benefit event. 50% of sales will benefit Friends of Trees. |
Thank you to Queen Bee Creations
...and all our sponsors, volunteers, and AIGA Portland members who made our SOCIO XV / Urban Forest Celebration Gala a success. Click here for photos taken at the event by member and participating designer Cecillia Singer.
We chose Friends of Trees as our beneficiary for this event. Friends of Trees inspires stewardship of our urban forest by bringing people together to plant and care for city trees and urban natural areas.
Results
So far, the project has raised over $2000 in support of Friends of Trees. Purchases through the Queen Bee site will continue to benefit the organization.
Our Urban Forests are growing! Many AIGA chapters are evolving their own branches of the project. Denver and Washington DC chapters are among the next to initiate efforts.
Queen Bee Creations has launched two new lines to incorporate sustainable materials, adding to their already smart and sustainable business practices. Their new Re-Wool line is made with recycled wool felt composed of scraps from textile mills. AIGA's Urban Forest Project banners helped to launch an ongoing line made using reclaimed banner materials from various sources in Portland.
iDL worldwide continues to investigate sustainable materials and printing methods for the environmental graphics, retail merchandising, and point of purchase materials that they create for world-class brands and retailers.
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Click here for other news and more information on the key initiatives of AIGA Portland's Urban Forest Project, 2007, and updates on future initiatives.
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Design Times Square: The Urban Forest Project was originally conceived by Worldstudio and developed in conjunction with AIGA NY and Times Square Alliance, with display dates September-November in 2006.
The project featured 185 artists and designers from 21 countries in Times Square, New York City. As a leading city in both design and green building, Portland seemed the natural place for it to evolve.
