Trim Tab

Trim Tab

Trim Tab Magazine is our quarterly online that is awash with provocative articles, interviews and news on the issues, designs and people that are truly transforming the built environment. Our mission for the magazine is to focus on critical issues and leverage points for effecting change and truly transforming the built environment. Trim Tab is awash with provocative content—a comprehensive resource on the latest developments from people who are redefining how we design, construct and operate buildings and communities. The International Living Future Institute is premised on the belief that providing a compelling vision for the future is a fundamental requirement for reconciling humanity’s relationship with the natural world. We created Trim Tab magazine to advance this vision and provide a source for in-depth information on emerging trends and leading-edge ideas.

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The Revitalization of the Constructeur, and the Revival Randonneur Bicycle
By Peter Wiegle The creative spirit needs fuel and inspiration to propel itself forward. The inspiration (catalyst) for my renewed spirit appeared in the form of a Japanese publication cal the "Data Book," technical illustrations of frame and component details of period 1940s-1970s French bicycles (example featured above). Like a portal to a lost civilization of fine bicycle details,...
Dec 14, 2015 6:10 PM ET
Trim Tab v.27 - The Equity Issue
Trim Tab Magazine is the International Living Future Institute's quarterly, online publication that is awash with provocative articles, interviews and news on the issues, designs, and people that are truly transforming the built environment. This issue shares stories of heroes...
Dec 9, 2015 3:00 PM ET
Trim Tab Magazine | The Conceptual Space Race
By: Pliny Fisk Pliny Fisk, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Center for Maximum Potential, invites us to reimagine the way we think about our carbon footprint. He calls the new idea 'Conceptual Space Footprints,' challenging us to focus on what we have the potential to achieve in a world of population...
Nov 23, 2015 10:05 AM ET
Trim Tab Magazine | The Seductive Ideology of Craft
By: Peter Korn Peter Korn, author of Why We Make Things and Why it Matters, enlightens us with the beauty, intricacies, and complexities of craftsmanship, delving into its ideology, history, and culture. Juxtaposed with his experiences in crafting and woodwork, he outlines the variations of what it means to create and how...
Nov 18, 2015 10:10 AM ET
Trim Tab Magazine | Maori Carving Culture
By Bernard Makoare Maori culture and art is alive and thriving in present-day New Zeland. Intricate carvings and art have resulted in beautiful pieces of history now preserved in chiseled sculptures and decorations. Bernard Makoare, a Maori artist, explains the significance and beauty of this craft and culture....
Nov 16, 2015 10:15 AM ET

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