The next Compostmodern will be held January 22, 2011.

Compostmodern is fertile ground for sustainability by design. Presented by the San Francisco chapter of AIGA and the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design (CFSD), this interdisciplinary conference explores the range of design thinking necessary to create a socially and ecologically responsible society. Designers, manufacturers and business leaders come together to find inspiration, share knowledge and explore real world opportunities for transforming products, industries and lives.

Past Compostmodern speakers have included former Sierra Club president and Walmart consultant Adam Werbach, Alex Steffen of Worldchanging, Scott Stowell from Good magazine, former congressman and AIA fellow Richard Swett, futurist Paul Saffo, Adbusters publisher Kalle Lasn as well as representatives from IDEO, Nike, ReadyMade Magazine, American Apparel, Johnson & Johnson and McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry.

For more information, please visit the Compostmodern site.