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Targeting Sustainability Through Material Innovations
Date/ Thursday, October 17th
Time/ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location/ McGannon Showrooms,
1617 Hi Line Dr, Ste. 700
Credit/ 1 sustainability CEPH
Join Stacy van Genderen of Duracryl Flooring and Purva Chawla of MaterialDriven for a course that sheds light on hundreds of uncommon materials that can take your design prowess to the next level. Discover materials that not only bring a unique element to interior spaces, but are also sustainable. Tap into a new collection of cutting-edge fibers, finishes and elements and learn how to apply them to your projects to elevate the sustainability factor and boost the sensory experience.
Stacy van Genderen
Duracryl
Purva Chawla
Founder & Partner; Material Driven
Stacy van Genderen and her husband Bas are committed to creating a better world by bringing Duracryl’s Carbon Negative floor covering products to the market in the U.S.. Stacy is passionate about helping their clients learn what something as simple as flooring can do for the carbon footprint of their companies.
Leaning on her background in theatre, Stacy has a knack for bringing the audience close to her heart. She truly believes that as humans we are individuals in every fiber of our being as are the elements used in the building and design industry. Wise choices are essential to bringing these “fibers” to healthy fruition. She believes in the sustainability of both a healthy world that we can leave to the generations that come after us as well as raising little humans with the same sustainable mindset.
Purva Chawla - After practicing as an Architect in the US and India, Purva launched MaterialDriven in early 2016. In creating the (then) online platform, her goal was to create a space where innovative design and materials could be broadcast in an open-source format. As a partnership, MaterialDriven has since evolved into an educational and commercial interface between material developers of all scales, and applications in the architectural, interiors, product and fashion industries. As a curator, communicator, and design consultant, Purva’s focus lies on interdisciplinary design practices, products and spaces rooted in sustainable, cutting edge materials, and the makers behind them. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design in Philadelphia, and the Sushant School of Art and Architecture in New Delhi, India.