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Lux Alptraum in Boinkology 101

Oct 25, 2013

Sustainable Pleasure: Eco-Friendly Sex Toys

Earlier this year, Swedish sex toy company LELO announced the launch of a new toy…

Tate Williams

Oct 22, 2013

Science Fiction Can Save Environmentalism

With public interest in the gutter, the green movement…

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Tim Maly in 5 Viridian Years

Oct 23, 2013

(Re)Introducing the Viridian Design Movement

If you’d never heard of Viridian Design, this guide is where you should start

One of the perils of organizing a retrospective about a somewhat narrowly-focused design…

Tim Maly in Weird Future

Oct 14, 2013

The Viridian Years

In 1998, Bruce Sterling set out to engineer a green design movement. In 2008, he shut it down. Five years later, it is time to reflect.

“Tonight, I’m going to prophesy.”

Nicole Matos

Oct 14, 2013

Are the Elderly Relevant to Futurism?

As Viridian green fades to grey

Matthew Battles

Oct 16, 2013

The Past Will Not Be Flat

Retrodiction, the rhymes of history, and the storm called progress

Susan Cox-Smith

Oct 21, 2013

How Green Is My Valley?

Sustainable Futures in the Suburbs

Robin Bisson

Oct 16, 2013

Hacking Nature

Can we cope with putting ourselves in the evolutionary picture?

Eldan Goldenberg

Oct 24, 2013

A Rose is No Longer a Rose

What does habitat restoration mean in a heavily engineered biosphere?

November 2013

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5 Viridian Years

Viridian Design was an avant-garde bright green design movement engineered by Bruce Sterling and intended to address climate change. It ran from 1998-2008. Five years later, we reflect.

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