Gregorian, an Israeli design student took her wonky dean washing machine and uses the components as building blocks to create new products. She took a collection of sheet metal, steel bars, and stamped parts provided enough raw materials to produce three new chairs. Martha Stewart meets the Museum of Modern Art The designer follows form for eco-friendly chairs’ design—the treatment…
Online education is usually professional development for knowledge workers, K-12 education and a means to deliver cost-effective higher learning. What’s new is e-learning for home services job market. Nana, runs a free academy to teach people how to fix appliances, and then gives students the option of becoming a part of its own marketplace by connect them to people needing…
Whirlpool headquartered in Benton Harbor just laid off an undisclosed number of employees nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic. Employing approximately 3,500 and 4,000 employees work in Benton Harbor, it’s unsure just how many Whirlpool employees received the news. A company spokesman would not say how many across the country will be affected, but did say some of the layoffs…
Samsung’s award-winning BESPOKE refrigerators have smart features and sleek, custom-designs. They are the new era of home appliances with stunning customizable features. Samsung aims to broaden its custom offerings to the whole kitchen, laundry room, and living spaces. Design options include panels that can be mixed and matched in 20 different colors and seven different finishes from terra cotta to…
The pandemic quickly created conditions for a national appliance shortage last year, and it continues to endure with a shortage of parts. Global factory closures last year created shortages of crucial parts. This is causing delays to many home appliance repairs waiting for fixes. The increased time spent at home during the pandemic has resulted in more intensive use of…
