Well this has been an interesting festive season for considering values and framing, it seems that more and more of us are regaining consciousness to some of our system fuelled consumer traits….from the inset of Black Friday, so called zombie TV dashes (are we going to also celebrate Thanks Giving next year?) to the hidden online cyber monday. To […]
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Quick overview notes from Innovate Uk’s Urban Living: Integrated Products and Services workshop held last friday at The Building Centre. This venue itself is an amazing resource that i didn’t know existed with interesting practical exhibits on building materials as well as currently one on Smarter London (you can fly like an eagle over it) and
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This year London exceeded safe legal air limits, in fact for the past 4 years they have been missing EU targets on air quality and are currently beginning to face up to the prospect of fines for this as the legal proceedings get underway. They have already been given an extra 5 years to comply, but
Making the Invisible Visible Read More »
On the weekend of the 21st to 23rd of November more than 40 individuals came together from diverse backgrounds and experiences to come up with ideas and prototypes for a more sustainable world as part of the Global Sustainability Jam. Alongside them they were guided by experienced mentors including Frank O’Connor, Mark Shayler, Dr Emma Jefferies, &
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Recently I received this invitation from a great website to share the blog below on ocean rubbish from Morgan Matus. This being an issue close to my heart and also coinciding with a number of other organisations and initiatives ongoing and emerging (including, BeachCare and the Ocean Friendly Design Forum, the RSA Great recovery Re-conference on
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Quick overview notes from Wrap’s Resources Limited conference today. Key takeaways – the examples and ideas are out there from Ifixit online to LG Electronics repair stations in South Korea, it’s about informing, profiling, supporting and scaling. Oh and some are still chanting the give the consumer what they want………..However isn’t this just a cyclic system
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The days are flying by and we’re now less than 2 weeks away from the London Circular Jam (part of the Global Sustainability Jam). Still lots to do and I’m beginning to see circles everywhere (but that’s another post). Plenty of time to still get involved too!
Circular Jam Plotting Read More »
Time to Rethink the Bell Curve? As a product designer I’ve always struggled in my mind with innovation and the appreciation of the amazing new designs and technology constantly released. alongside the amount of stuff this creates. Their tantalising promises to create ease and simplify life, promising to speed up how fast we can find and get to places,
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An Overview of just some of the quirky London Design Festival offerings It was a busy and interesting last week where, as covered in Sustainable Tents and Talks, London got even more design focused with designers new and old exhibiting their new designs. Meanwhile Birmingham was home to Resource Waste Managements three-day conference and exhibition
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Ever wondered or thought about the scale and types of rubbish that would go through an institution or museum? No? Yes? Not really……. Well the artist Joshua Shoefer did and after apparently a lot of perseverance managed to get the Science Museum in London to as well. The concept itself sounds simple. Imagine a box with
What a load of Rubbish Read More »