CO[LA]BORATE: SEEing Green Event Held to Introduce Designers To Environmental Options In Celebration Of Earth Day

Los Angeles, CA (April 16, 2007) – AIGA/LA, the professional association for design, will celebrate Earth Day by hosting CO[LA]BORATE: SEEing Green, a special educational event to introduce designers and other creatives to products and tools that are Sustainable, Environmental and Ecological.

CO[LA]BORATE: SEEing Green will feature presentations from field experts and environmentally-friendly companies at the CiscoHome Showroom on Thursday, April 19, 2007 from 7 to 10pm. Speakers Phil Hamlett from the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design, Joy Evans from Mohawk Paper and Cisco Pinedo from CiscoHome will discuss reinventing the way products and designs are created, packaged and recycled.

The event is free of charge for everyone (members and non-members), but you must register online or by phone at 818.558.3968 to attend.

Thursday, April 19, 2007
7 to 10pm
Organic wine, vegetarian foods and healthy snacks will be served.

CiscoHome La Brea Showroom
440 North La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036
www.ciscohome.net

CiscoHome, an AIGA/LA Fellow Partner, is Los Angeles’ first furniture manufacturer to create an FSC-certified line of furniture as well as building the LEED-certified Los Angeles Design Center located in South Los Angeles. The interior design of CiscoHome’s La Brea showroom also follows LEED certification guidelines.

Generous exhibitors and donors for the event include: AIGA Center for Sustainable Design, Bonaterra Winery, Carbon Fund, Cavern, Cenveo Anderson, CiscoHome, Clear Creek Compostables, G Living Network, Green Nest, H2Om Water, InSync Media, InterfaceFLOR, Low Impact Living Susan Marque Life & Food Coach, Metro, Mohawk, National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Numi Organic Tea, Organic Interior Design, Rawsheeds Regeneration, Sambazon, Smart Papers, Steaz Soda and Steaz Energy, Sunflour Baking, Taste of the Goddess, 3 Phases Energy and Typecraft, Wood & Jones.

ABOUT AIGA LOS ANGELES
AIGA Los Angeles is one of the first independent chapters of AIGA, the largest professional association for design in the country. AIGA/LA serves as a local hub for the design community and celebrates excellence in design through its educational and inspirational programs, exhibitions, scholarships and publications. AIGA/LA is committed to helping all designers achieve their greatest potential as significant contributors to the economic and cultural vitality of our region.

Contact: Rachel Elnar, (213) 623-7267
AIGA/LA Communications & PR
rachel@aigalosangeles.org