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The ISPO Winter 08 Tradeshow was yet another great show, constantly growing and improving over previous editions. At the core of this event was the 7th Volvo Sports Design Forum, which this year was centered on Eco-Design and dedicated to the topic of sustainability in the field of industry and sports design. Eco-Design criteria included classic product development elements such as economy, safety, dependability, ergonomics, technical solutions and aesthetics added to this year’s ecological objectives of integrating a systematic ecological process into the early stages of product planning, development and design. Laneo was especially proud to see some of our Partners on stage; Dr.Georg Bauer, Director R&D at Atomic GmbH was a keynote speaker and did a marvelous job at making everyone understand the extremely complex design and production process and present Atomic’s very inspiring ground breaking work on environmental issues. Another partner, Salomon Snowboards won the Board Equipment category with their Bamboo Fiber based Snowboard, the Sickstick.

Overall, we’re starting to see an increasing number of Eco-Initiatives (I counted 38 during my 4 day tour) but Laneo is still concentrated on supporting companies that make measurable headway in reducing CO2 output and use less toxins and more sustainable materials (the leaders) and not just Carbon Offsetting and other Marketing tools (the followers).

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Back to the ISPO Winter Tradeshow in Munich - 26 Jan 2008

This is our 3rd year at this annual tradeshow, ISPO, which involves all of the actors in the Industry focusing on winter sports. Those that follow this blog know that Laneo does not have a booth at this event. We attend to promote our cause to industry executives and treat this as an opportunity to install and nourish long-term relationships that are the basis of our mission. One executive last year asked my why we didn’t have any scantly clad young women wandering around the show enrolling new members…, I think he missed the point (and his company is still not doing anything for nature preservation either). This year marks a new era for Laneo. We have now been around for a full year and are launching a series of new services especially the Eco-Cleanup Series, so I am really looking for a strong signal from our partners & prospects in supporting these events and starting to take some concrete action in favor of our “playground”.

Stay tuned for more news from the ISPO Winter Tradeshow!

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Laneo attends the DLD Conference - 22 Jan 2008

There are a number of Digital-Media-Web-Social-Science-Lifestyle events around the world for example: TED, Le Web 3, Lift, Picnic, SIME to name a few and they all host a wide variety of fascinating speakers that address issues and future trends around the internet. What makes the DLD venue (short for Digital Life and Design) in Munich so compelling is that it is more than just bringing together people in the web industry. It creates an inspiring bridge between the key developments on the web and other important inclinations in lifestyle (physics, art, architecture, genetic programs, health and of course media) spun together with an eclectic crowd coming from all areas of the planet. Laneo had the privilege to be invited to DLD08 this year (thanks Rupert). We attend a few of these basically because they’re the only social-business network where almost everyone completely understands what we’re doing and how we’ve set out to achieve it but also spontaneously offers a vast and rich array of suggestions and support that continue to fuel our growth. Rubbing shoulders with the hottest internet ventures in the world is inspiring but more importantly, it was while talking with these entrepreneurs that made for some passionate conversations – in a world made up of increasing “virtual endeavors” – Laneo (I’m proud to say), stopped the majority of my counterparts in their tracks and got them thinking about “reality”.

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A tour of Eurobike 2007 - 01 Sep 2007

Tour of Eurobike 2007
envoyé par aespaterson

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The Eco-Jewel of the Eurobike Show: a real bike made from wood - 30 Aug 2007

After a couple of days of walking around trying desperately to find “something” at the Eurobike Show that resembled a green initiative, I stumbled upon WALDMEISTER, a small German company that makes…,wooden bikes!

This unbelievably well made wooden wonder was without doubt the finest demonstration of respecting the planet I found at the show. The use of copper beech ply and sophisticated modern components – plus the attention to detail, is amazing. After all, I previously thought a bamboo derailleur would not work but here WALDMEISTER had two bikes on display, one for on-road and one for off-road. The people standing around the bikes agreed with me – you don’t need all that spaceship technology every time you go out for a ride! For some people, a simple bike is all that is needed.

Take a minute to visit their website here WALDMEISTER especially the “Gallery” where you’ll find some exquisite views and angles of these magnificent bikes!

WALDMEISTER is just starting and Gergor Arndt (COO / Product Management) that I talked to mentioned that they’re doing quite well building custom frames for their first customers, using a variety of wood types including Birdseye Maple, Ash and Walnut. This small but brilliant company reminds me a lot of our partner BOHEME that I talked about in a previous post. Their products are not only beautiful but they remind you that getting outside can be simple.

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