PROJETOS:
reHOUSE
» A contemporary perspective on sustainability
» reHOUSE is a research platform for sustainable and ethical design.
ethical kitchen
» The project consists of a kitchen that recycles water and food waste to nourish a living plant - if you don’t recycle enough, the plant will wilt.
Inside it’s raining
» This project questions how we use these interiors and manage to ignore, so very well, our outside world.
Wind to light
» The events for this years architectural celebration were focused upon issues of
ecology and sustainability posing the reflective question ‘how green is our space?’. its aim was to inspire people to think creatively about the spaces that surround them and which they inhabit.
5.5 designers
» All year long, our research teams are committed to discovering the hottest new objects, crucial to progress in this business. To meet this commitment, we develop innovative products at low prices, offering many companies solutions tailored to their needs.
Building Green In Harlem
» Dwell’s first web video series, Building Green In Harlem, features one couple’s journey through the trials and tribulations of renovating a brownstone into a modern, sustainable home.
Design With Conscience
www.artecnicainc.com
» Design With Conscience projects employ production methods that are human and environmentally friendly. We denounce child labor, promote safe, toxic-free environments, and use purchasing criteria that prevent labor and environmental exploitation. Our vision is to promote self-sustaining communities of skilled artisans in underdeveloped countries. Design can be used to advance living standards worldwide. Through design with conscience, artecnica hopes to inspire others, promote global awareness, and help generate a better and more humane world.
RE-think + RE-cycle
» competition results ! MACEF DESIGN AWARD 2005 international design competition - january 2005
re-design
www.designboom.com
» re-design - exhibition in the old truman brewery - 21-25 september 2005, (during this september’s london design festival) … a really friendly interior products exhibitions ustainability, eco-friendly, renewable, climate-conscious, CSR, fairtrade - all buzzwords and hot topics of the moment. [re]design 05 brings together the most exciting, beautiful, innovative, friendly design for the domestic environment.
Grown furniture
» You can grow a stool or a table frame like these. Fruit growers have been training trees to shape since we don’t know when, and furniture has been made of wood for thousands of years, so why not train trees to make furniture? I’ve proved that it can be done. All you need are three saplings, a plywood jig, instructions and a little patience. It takes about five years
Deptford Design Market Challenge
» The designers, who include Conran and Partners, Stuart Haygarth, Martí Guixé, and Based Upon, have each been asked to pick a second-hand object – a paint box, a guitar, a basket of toy soldiers – bought from Deptford Market. Their task is to challenge preconceptions of usefulness and beauty, using their talents to re-work the item, creating something unique, desirable and functional. To view all the items visit the Gallery.
Earthpark
» Earthpark, one of America’s largest and most transparent green facilities, will be like nothing you’ve ever seen touched or experienced. Finding the balance between the intrinsic human desire to improve our quality of life and humanity’s need to protect Earth’s natural resources is the true challenge of our time. Sustainability is the essential process through which this balance can be achieved.
PARA PENSAR - projetos e ativismo na web:
www.ecoseek.net
» The search engine for all things green. Our mission is to connect and educate future-friendly consumers with eco-friendly products, manufacturers and local earth-concious stores.
www.eco-labs.org
» Five principles of a new Design Model:
1. Signal your intention: commit to a new design paradigm.
2. Strive for ‘good’ growth; develop a respect for the triple bottom line.
3. Be ready to innovate further; widen the scope of all design problems.
4. Prepare for a learning curve; embrace systems literacy and complexity.
5. Assume inter-generational responsibility: demand sustainable design.
» Ecolabs aims to nurture whole systems thinking, foster ecological literacy, and create an alternative cultural vision that will drive transformational change to meet the goals of fully sustainable society.
www.earthpark.org
» The essence of sustainability is learning to provide food, fuel, shelter and recreation for our current generation while ensuring that future generations will have the resources to be able to sustain the same, or better, quality of life for themselves. Sustainable processes, by definition, can be maintained indefinitely without seriously depleting a resource or degrading the environment. Sustainability is the responsibility of every person on Earth. It is simply a matter of choice. We are all stewards of the natural resources of our planet.
* One person can begin to recycle.
* One person can plant a tree.
* One person can change their home’s filament light bulbs to energy efficient ones.
* One person can begin using environmentally safe cleaning products in their home.
* One person can talk to their friends about the steps they are taking, inspiring them to take their own…
next nature
» Our established view of “nature” needs reconsideration. The notions of nature and culture are trading places. Products of culture, which we used to be in control of, tend to outgrow us and become autonomous. The natural powers shift to another field. Nature changes along with us.
www.mcdonough.com
» “I believe we can accomplish great and profitable things within a new conceptual framework—one that values our legacy, honors diversity, and feeds ecosystems and societies . . . It is time for designs that are creative, abundant, prosperous, and intelligent from the start.”
TreeHugger
» TreeHugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. Partial to a modern aesthetic, we strive to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information. At TreeHugger we know that variety is the spice of life, so you can find all you need to go green in our up to the minute blog, weekly and daily newsletters, weekly video segments, weekly radio show and our user-generated blog, Hugg. We also extend our expertise to companies looking for a little green guidance. Past clients include Domino, Sundance Channel and House & Garden.
Replate
» v.(re • plate): To place unwanted leftovers, typically in a doggie bag, on top of the nearest trash can so they don’t go to waste.
EGGs
» As global warming becomes the top of almost every government’s agenda, recent trends have put pressure on world leaders to act immediately: for instance, forced recycling, carbon offsetting and a 10-year campaign to make environmentally friendly living fashionable.
Architecture for Humanity
» Architecture for Humanity is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1999 to promote architectural and design solutions to global, social and humanitarian crises. Through competitions, workshops, educational forums, partnerships with aid organizations and other activities, Architecture for Humanity creates opportunities for architects and designers from around the world to help communities in need. We believe that where resources and expertise are scarce, innovative, sustainable and collaborative design can make a difference.
The Open Architecture Network
» The Open Architecture Network is a collaborative database which Architecture for Humanity hopes will make it easy for architects, designers and engineers from around the world to freely share their work, evaluate and modify existing solutions, and collaborate around new approaches. Think of it as the Wikipedia of humanitarian design, the first big step towards open source design.
WorldChanging.com
» WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected. That the motive, means and opportunity for profound positive change are already present. That another world is not just possible, it’s here. We only need to put the pieces together.
“Most recycling sends material downwards on the “food chain”. Once the material is recycled, it’s of a lower quality than it started and is therefore less useful. Upcycling, on the other hand, takes a material beyond its original usefulness, moving it up the chain. +
Bioneers 2000
» Conscious Design and the Future of The Ukiah Valley and Mendocino County « Designing the Next Industrial Revolution, A Talk by William McDonough at Bioneers 2000
short film, produced by Christopher Bronsart
» I encourage you to view this short film, produced by Christopher Bronsart and Daniel Migg, that re-conceptualizes environmental problems by analyzing the problem from a standpoint humans can grasp: by using the concept of nutrition. The film argues for a new type of industrial revolution based on the production of goods that figuratively feed the environment rather than deplete it (as we see with current extractive practices).
www.terraplana.com
» Green consumerism will not save the biosphere: It wasn’t meant to happen like this. The climate scientists told us that our winters would become wetter and our summers drier. So I can’t claim that these floods were caused by climate change, or are even consistent with the models. But, like the ghost of Christmas yet to come, they offer us a glimpse of the possible winter world we’ll inhabit if we don’t sort ourselves out.
www.howtopedia.org
» HOWTOPEDIA is a collaborative platform for practical knowledge and simple technologies, i.e. technologies that require no complex machine, that are easily explainable and usable by individuals or small communities for a sustainable and ecological future.
www.ecogeek.org
» Technology can be a force for evil, or for awesome. Those who shun the tech are just as guilty as those who ignore the environment. There’s a safe balance, where the awesome can help nature as much as it helps us have a good time and live easier lives. EcoGeek devotes its pages to exploring the symbiosis between nature and technology. If you’re interested in that, then stop by, and stop by often.
★★★ www.inhabitat.com
» Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.
PRODUTOS:
Uhuru
» Uhuru is a small design + build furniture company dedicated to sustainability and creating timeless designs.
COTO
» COTO is rooted in a philosophy of self expression. It is a simple idea that penetrates everything we create: to be forward-thinking in our own unique way. We view the building of COTO through an artistic lens that provokes thought and, we hope, inspires others in our creative niche.
Misericordia
» Misericordia is a team of seamstresses who have been working with their hands, spirit and heart since 2002 in Lima - Peru. The hope and the will are within us. To live means to fight. We sew to learn and to discover another World. No longer Utopia.
Artecnica
» Artecnica’s Design With Conscience campaign infuses social and environmental responsibility into design. Artecnica promotes, directs, and sponsors collaborative exchanges between leading designers and artisan communities to create meaningful design that challenges people to adopt a deeper, more sensitive way of thinking about objects.
Treetap Wild Rubber
» A sustainable fashion company. Treetap Wild Rubber é um produto a base de látex natural extraído de seringueiras nativas da floresta amazônica. Feito por índios e seringueiros este artesanato contribui para a manutenção de suas culturas e a conservação da biodiversidade de seus territórios.
Branch
» At Branch, we’re all about sustainability. What do we mean by that? In short, we think that products should be made in the most environmentally-responsible way possible.
The Cain Collection Chair
» The Cain Collection Chair began from a simple concept: create a simple, affordable piece of furniture using sustainable practices to the fullest extent possible.
Remarkable
» Welcome to our Remarkable world, where we recycle UK waste and make it into exciting, fun & innovative products…
Baggu
» We are working to replace our old friends, the paper & plastic bags, with something that does their job without creating needless waste or harming the environment. Using one Baggu for one year replaces 300 to 700 disposable bags.
Enviromental bags
» Due to the unprecedented demand for I’m Not A Plastic Bag in South East Asia and our concerns for our customers safety we will be cancelling the launches at the following stores: Anya Hindmarch Beijing, On Pedder in Shanghai and On Pedder in Jakarta
Maria Lixo
» Depois de 8 anos em londres, a designer de tecido e moda juliana suarez trouxe, de volta ao Brasil, um proposta ecológica e radical: moda, criada a partir do lixo da indústria da moda. Esse é o conceito da marialixo, grife que lança em sociedade com sua irmã gabriela soares, profissional de propaganda e marketing.
Shelter in a cart
» Shelter in a cart | Home is designed for homeless peoples, the public, charity organizations, and our planet. The foremost goal for this project was not to simply provide shelter and storage, but to create a home for a human being. A home is a place where you can escape the outside world, shelter yourself from the elements, as well as relax, maybe even with a pet.
Design Within Reach
» Design Within Reach is the source for fully licensed classics. Our business started when our founder tried to furnish his apartment with the mid-century classics he’d come to appreciate while living in London. What he discovered was that acquiring the clean, simple work of designers like Saarinen, Eames and Bertoia was neither clean nor simple. Authenticity is something we’re proud to do; elitism however is not. Visit any of our 65 Studios and you’ll never see a “do not touch” sign.
Terra Plana
» Inspired by ecological survival, Terra Plana believes in a variety of non-generic products and sustainable strategies. Guided by life cycle analysis, Terra Plana aims towards publishing accurate life cycle matrices for every product we produce.
Apartament Therapy
» Helping people to make their apartments better places to live. We Believe A calm, healthy, beautiful home is a necessary foundation for happiness and success in the world. Creating this home doesn’t require large amounts of money or space. It requires inspiration, connection to resources and motivation to do something about it. The basic elements of good home design can be learned and achieved by all. Simplicity and luxury are not mutually exclusive. What Our Goal Is To connect people to the resources they need to redecorate their home, while reducing their reliance on stuff.
Grist
» Let’s face it: reading environmental journalism too often feels like eating your vegetables. Boiled. With no butter. But at Grist, we believe that news about green issues and sustainable living doesn’t have to be predictable, demoralizing, or dull. We butter the vegetables! And add salt! And strain metaphors!
Tree hugger
» It’s so retro looking, two tones of wood, and made by hand by carpenters in an Indonesian village with high unemployment. The designer Singgih Kartono wants to “redefine the relationship of the user between the product” and revitalize craft industries and local skills, while using local sustainable materials. Even the packaging is designed to be simple, minimal and reuseable for transporting the radio.
Uncommon goods
» Gifts Made Of Sustainable, Reclaimed, Reused Materials - Glass, Tin, Rubber, License Plates, Bottles, Wine Barrels, Labels, Billboards, Sails, Rags, Records, Cogs, Bike Chains | UncommonGoods
Olio United
» The owners of Olio United are eco-modernists. This doesn’t mean that they walk around Portland in black turtlenecks, listening to french instrumental music, recycling motor oil without consent. It also doesn’t mean that they like sitting on fancy, uncomfortable furniture. However, it does mean, as a united front, they’re committed to finding rare moments- moments when fashion and global conscientiousness collide.
Reusable Grocery Bag
» Roll it up and throw it in your handbag, so you never have to pop out of a store with a plastic bag again! With reinforced seams, this surprisingly large bag holds the equivalent weight of 2 supermarket plastic bags.
Picnic set
» The eco friendly picnic set comes with wooden cutlery and a tray holds an untreated cardboard plate. A cupholder and a place to deposit fork and knife are also there, to keep a hand free to refill the plate.
I’m Not A Plastic Bag
» Twentytwentyone wanted to move away from using polythene shop-bags and have sourced a manufacturer to produce Fairtrade and organic certified cotton bag. We consider the bags to be a perfect blank canvas and envisaged a series of commissioned designs to reflect the activities of twentytwentyone. The idea for an auction to raise money for charity was borne out of this concept.
» In time for the London Design Festival, and hot on the heels of Anya Hindmarch’s successful/controversial I’m Not A Plastic Bag, 40 world-renowned designers have had a go at spicing up a standard shopper, and again, all for a good cause. From left to right are examples by Eero Aarnio, Barber Osgerby, Sebastian Wrong and Marcel Wanders. Along with the others, they can be seen at London store TwentyTwentyOne for the next few days. You can also bid for the one-off bags too, with the money going to the U.K.’s Fairtrade Foundation.
reestore
» As always our products are created with as many eco design principles as possible, reclaimed trolleys, reject barrows, space saving hanging chairs, stools with recycling capabilities. Obviously our eco antics go beyond the cheeky re-use, all our waste is recycled, suppliers vetted and we only boil enough water for one cuppa at a time. note: we sometimes don’t wear hemp.
wemake
» DIY inspiration leaflets are available onj some products! Furniture made with used and waste materials.
and made
» Each piece of furniture in this collection has been rescued from the street and regenerated. It adresses the issues of disregarded furniture and suppports the idea ‘a chair is for life, not just Christmas’. It continues to be an ongoing project as we find more abandoned furniture and take it back to the studio to be resuscitated.
sixixis
» We transform locally available unseasoned wood into never imagined before objects using our own new inventions and ideas. We can achieve 3D bends in solid, unseasoned wood that no-one else can.
Baggu
» Green Chic. We’re digging the bright colors and compactness of Baggu Bags. Made of rip-stop nylon, each bag can support 25 lbs, but only weigh 2 oz by themselves. They are designed to be versatile — they can be carried by the handle or over-the shoulder…
ECO TV PACKAGING
» ECO TV PACKAGING TURNS INTO DIY FURNITURE In its quest for ‘bigger and better’ technology, mankind is facing a mountain of expanded foam pieces and polystyrene packing material used to protect items during handling. Tom Ballhatchet, a recent graduate from the Central St Martins’ MA in Industrial Design, has come up with a simple and utterly plausible solution. Rather than throw away the packaging and leave nature (and a few hundred years) to deal with it, Ballhatchet’s concept allows the user to slide foam casing apart after delivery and reassemble the parts to form a neat self-contained entertainment stand with built in cable management system. » http://www.tomballhatchet.com/
DIY:
recycled slipper
wemake
and made
DESIGN GRÁFICO:
Design can change
» Sustainability is a colossal topic. We felt that it was more important to address one area of importance instead of spreading our research over too broad a spectrum. This site is a response to the fact that sustainability resources for graphic designers are limited, especially in comparison to resources available for related fields such as product design and architecture. Additionally, we are graphic designers, so it made sense to stick with what we concentrate on.
www.greenmac.com
» Graphic Design and Media in Support of Sustainable Development,
Participant Democracy and Stuff Like That.
IMAGENS:
EXPOSIÇÕES:
Venice Biennale
» the twelve-week exhibition focuses on the key factors facing large scale
metropolitan areas around the world:
from migration to mobility, from social integration to sustainable growth.
it examines the role of architects and architecture in constructing democratic
and sustainable urban environments, and their links to policymaking,
governance and social cohesion.
a manifesto for cities of the 21st century and their potential to contribute to
a more sustainable, democratic and equitable world.
pavilhão brasileiro na Bienal
» Pavilhão do Brasil na Bienal de Veneza: feira da rua Oscar Freire! e Sesc Pompeia, CEU campo limpo.
Less
» Less - alternative living strategies: on show are works of 18 artist which did an
artistic research on the concept of ‘living’. the living space to live in is both necessity and a catalyst for needs and desires. this exhibition features new ways of living for a more sustainable future. PAC - padiglione d’arte contemporanea, milan april 5th - june 18th 2006
LONDON design festival
» the festival operates in conjunction with a wide network of organisations and individuals, from museums and educational institutes to designers and even international cities, ensuring a diverse selection representing the best of global design. • 100% sustainable workshop
Slow water
» Slow water is the rca’s first show where the college’s students have come together to create a single-issue exhibition dedicated to exploring sustainability. the 16 design concepts on display are responses to the open brief ‘to slow water between the sky and the sea’, a call to arms for products that satisfy consumer needs with a socially responsible approach. here is a selection of designboom’s pictures from the exhibition.
Slow water
» “Bottled water costs more than petrol,” landscape architect and sustainability expert Kim Wilkie has noted, “and yet each of us flushes around fifty litres of drinking water [the equivalent of a tank of petrol] down the toilet every day.”
Trash luxe
» trash luxe at liberty - luxury reivented by young designers who find beauty in unexpected and unwanted materials.
» Swarovski Crystal Palace video diary day 5: today’s movie features Trash Luxe, the exhibition curated by dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at Liberty in London. Watch the movie » http://www.swarovskisparkles.tv/video/crystal-palace/london-design-festival/london-design-festival-day-5/
100% Design
» 100% Design is the UK’s premier contemporary interiors event for the contract market. There is no other show that connects the worlds of architecture and design with innovative, contemporary interior products, creativity and an exciting mix of new and established talent. Sustainability is a key issue currently affecting the design and architecture industries and preparing for the future of sustainable design solutions is vital. 100% Design London is committed to providing our exhibitors and visitors with the knowledge, solutions and education to take forward sustainable design practice. Created by Nick Gant and Jonathan Chapman of the IF:Laboratory, 100% Sustainable? aims to build on the success of 2006’s pioneering exhibit by developing a live workshop and event space that will generate tools for sustainable design practice.
TEN
» The aim of TEN was to express 10 designers’ personal perspectives on sustainable design issues in London. In 2006, designer Chris Jackson invited Ten London based designers to illustrate their views on the subject of sustainability within the capital. The designers were restricted to work within a 10KM radius of their studios to utilise resources and scavenge materials, with a budget of £10. The resulting objects, both diverse and fresh in their perspectives and approach, were displayed within 100% Design. » “Creative concepts, responsible perspectives and a tremendous dose of humanity - Ten was a breath of fresh air.” Simon Alderson twentytwentyone
“I think it’s quite important not to miss the Ten stand, where 10 designers have tried to see how far £10 pounds can go in London now, which is not very far,but they do show how brilliant life can be when you’ve learnt how to look.” Peter Saville
“In amongst the clamour of the London Design Festival, Ten stood out as an example of what design should be about.It was audacious and intelligent and reminded me just how beautiful bread is.” Leonie Bell Programme Director The Lighthouse +
Tent london
Taking place in the capital’s most exciting venue, the Truman Brewery, a vast reclaimed industrial site in Brick Lane, visitors will see the most comprehensive and diverse design event of the year, showing art and architecture, vintage and contemporary design by emerging and established designers from around the world.
DESIGNERS:
Edouard François
» Edouard François: his work focuses on matter, context, use, economy and ecology, following the preoccupations of sustainable development. francois’ european team of architects and urbanists are working also on landscape design and graphic design projects.
William McDonough
» William McDonough: “I believe we can accomplish great and profitable things within a new conceptual framework—one that values our legacy, honors diversity, and feeds ecosystems and societies . . . It is time for designs that are creative, abundant, prosperous, and intelligent from the start.”
Tom Dixon
» Tom Dixon will be giving away 1,000 of his low-energy lights in Trafalgar Square at 5pm today. He is a self-educated maverick whose only qualification is a one-day course in plastic bumper repair.
David Colwell
» David Colwell On the principal that an interesting answer is most likely to come from an interesting question, I designed this furniture with sustainability high on the agenda. Really good design is about visualising a better tomorrow. There is a noble tradition which includes Windsor chairs, the Shakers, the Mini, where appearance is born of a fresh world view. To me, now, this includes the many facets of sustainability.
Chris Jackson
» Chris Jackson “Unlike a lot of young designers, Chris doesn’t create work to be fashionable and (he) thinks creatively as well as commercially - an exciting talent for the future.” Simon Pengelly, speaking in an interview in the Financial Times
Michael Marriott
» Michael Marriott Marcel Duchamp homage, a re-interpretation of his first readymade, Bicycle Wheel, 1913. The bicycle wheel has been replaced with a light fitting, to make an adjustable reading lamp or bedside table that incorporates a surface for a book and a glass of water or wine. Designed for the double award winning Ten exhibition, at 100% Design.
Martí Guixé
» Martí Guixé comes from the background of every good designer, with an academic curriculum to his credit and work done with famous firms. But as revolutionaries today are born within the institutions that trained them, he revolutionizes design by working on living matter, that can be transformed and decomposed, hybridizing such areas as anthropology, humour, gastronomy, typography, the human sciences, exact sciences, performance, design.
Fulguro
» Fulguro In 2003 and 2004, in collaboration with JJZ Architekten and Thomas Jomini, they developped re-HOUSE and reHOUSE-BATH, two projects about the house of the future, developping new ways of using water and nature in living spaces. (Exhibition in Zürich, Basel and Designer’s Saturday, Langenthal)
Grimshaw architects
» Grimshaw architects believe that biologically inspired designs can help to reduce the environmental impact of buildings. earthpark in eastern iowa, USA will feature an indoor rain forest, a 600,000-gallon freshwater aquarium, an exterior prairie and wetland exhibits. the main dome will enclose about four acres and stand
BOOKS:
» Cradle to Cradle: William McDonough’s new book, written with his colleague, the German chemist Michael Braungart, is a manifesto calling for the transformation of human industry through ecologically intelligent design. Through historical sketches on the roots of the industrial revolution; commentary on science, nature and society; descriptions of key design principles; and compelling examples of innovative products and business strategies already reshaping the marketplace, McDonough and Braungart make the case that an industrial system that “takes, makes and wastes” can become a creator of goods and services that generate ecological, social and economic value. In Cradle to Cradle, McDonough and Braungart argue that the conflict between industry and the environment is not an indictment of commerce but an outgrowth of purely opportunistic design. The design of products and manufacturing systems growing out of the Industrial Revolution reflected the spirit of the day-and yielded a host of unintended yet tragic consequences.
» Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution: In Natural Capitalism, three top strategists show how leading-edge companies are practicing “a new type of industrialism” that is more efficient and profitable while saving the environment and creating jobs. Paul Hawken and Amory and Hunter Lovins write that in the next century, cars will get 200 miles per gallon without compromising safety and power, manufacturers will relentlessly recycle their products, and the world’s standard of living will jump without further damaging natural resources. “Is this the vision of a utopia? In fact, the changes described here could come about in the decades to come as the result of economic and technological trends already in place,” the authors write.
» Worldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century: This 600-page companion to the eco-friendly website of the same name (www.worldchanging.com) is chock-a-block with information about what is going on right now to create an environmentally and economically sustainable future-and what stands in opposition. Along the way, editor Steffen and his team make the stakes perfectly clear: “Oil company experts debate whether we will effectively run out of oil in twenty years or fifty, but the essential point remains: if you’re under thirty, you can expect to see a post-oil civilization in your lifetime.” The organization of the hefty volume mimics that of the website, divided into sections on Stuff, Shelter, Cities, Community, Business, Politics and Planet.
» Designers, Visionaries and Other Stories: the book unpacks the complex and crucial debates surrounding sustainable design to deliver a compelling manifesto for change, at a time of looming ecological crisis, mounting environmental legislation and limited progress. This is a book about sustainable design, by the leading sustainable design thinkers, for creative practitioners, professionals, students and academics. This challenging work provides the reader with a rich resource of future visions, critical propositions, creative ideas and design strategies for working towards a sustainable tomorrow, today.
» One of the more challenging facets of sustainable design is the greening of product design, which involves manufacturing, materials, and methods that can often go against every green designers’ priorities. To coincide with the launch of their book Designers, Visionaries and Other Stories: A Collection of Sustainable Design Essays, Jonathan Chapman and Nick Gant hosted a number of events on the 100% Sustainable stand at 100% Design London last week. One of these discussions focused on Sustainable Product Design and raised some interesting issues regarding how to make products greener and more responsibly manufactured. Inhabitat
BLOGS:
Ecogeek
» Technology can be a force for evil, or for awesome. Those who shun the tech are just as guilty as those who ignore the environment. There’s a safe balance, where the awesome can help nature as much as it helps us have a good time and live easier lives. EcoGeek devotes its pages to exploring the symbiosis between nature and technology. If you’re interested in that, then stop by, and stop by often.
Green as a thistle
» I decided to take on a bit of a challenge: Spend each day, for an entire calendar year, doing one thing that betters the environment. The idea is that everything I do, I keep doing (so if I switch brands, it’s a permanent switch; if I turn down my thermostat, I keep it down), so that by day 365, I’ll be living as green a lifestyle as it gets. I hope, in the end, this proves that being an environmentalist doesn’t necessarily have to require massive change, compromise or Greenpeace levels of dedication — it can be simple, and inspiring.
★★★ Verde Vista
» This blog highlights current events in the areas of sustainability, social networks, visual culture, domesticity, space and place, and cultural landscape. For more about my work in these areas, please scroll to the bottom of this page.
Simply green
» Green and crafty ideas for everyday living. From DANNY SEO, author of the books SIMPLY GREEN PARTIES and SIMPLY GREEN GIVING.
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