AUTHORS

Eric Benson was born in Arizona and raised in mid-Michigan where he later earned his BFA in graphic and industrial design from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1998. His MFA thesis at the University of Texas, Austin, became the award-winning sustainable design website www.re-nourish.org. His work with Re-nourish translated into an academic career teaching graphic design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At Illinois, he runs Fresh Press Agri-Fiber Paper Lab, where he explores sustainable papermaking using corn stover, soy stalks, prairie grasses, and other waste fibers from local farms.

Eric’s creative works have garnered numerous design awards and are exhibited in notable venues like the Walker Art Center, the ...

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