Tuesday 13 April 2010
Monday 12 April 2010
Design for a better future
As a young designer, it I honestly don't, or at least didn't, think or cared so much about sustainability. It used to be a matter of concern for me when it came to recycling , bringing my own organic bags to the supermarket, shops, therefor I felt like I was doing my part (even though there is always room to do more).
As I started to research more on sustainable design and the impact that has in the world, I think that for me todo my part as a designer for a better world the best thing there is to do, is to make it easier for other people to do their part, and to make it seem being green and sustainable not such a boring issue. When I talk to may people about being green and being sustainable and responsible everyone seems to be aware of it, but many don't like to talk about it, because they think that the subject is boring and because many a re not doing their part they would just rather shut their eyes to it. So one thing I think that makes very good green design tis the more transparent not so in your face "we destroyed the world, so be green!" approach.
I was very pleased when I first saw the project for a hotel in Italy that is design ed for cyclists, first of all because it looks really cool, fun, young, which is perfect because the young generation is the one that has the power to make a big difference. 'Proposed by design firm Philip Modest Schambelan + Anton Fromm. The hotel — if built — will be perched on a cliff above Lake Garda in Italy. It is designed completely with bicyclists in mind. There are no stairs to get inside, just bike ramps which are perfectly inclined to get you and your two wheeled vehicle in and out with minimal effort.' Lake Garda is in the north of milan, and a very famous holiday destination in Italy, and also a great place for mountain biking. The hotel was designed with people and bikes in mid, The hotel is accessible on every floor by a series of angled ramps that flow off of the curve of the mountainside and into the different parts of the hotel. After a long day of riding around the Italian countryside nothing would be nicer than riding your bike directly to your bed.
Another sustainable design that can be quite cool and transparent are the tent which are set to hit many parks this summer in London. The 'Portavillon' will host a number of events by English National Ballet, London Festival of Architecture, Tate Modern and Royal Society of Arts. German Architecture firm Raumlabor-Berlin created the futuristic looking, inflatable pavilion that can be easily set up and deflated after each event saving up on the manpower and other resources that would be necessary to set up a regular stage.
As I started to research more on sustainable design and the impact that has in the world, I think that for me todo my part as a designer for a better world the best thing there is to do, is to make it easier for other people to do their part, and to make it seem being green and sustainable not such a boring issue. When I talk to may people about being green and being sustainable and responsible everyone seems to be aware of it, but many don't like to talk about it, because they think that the subject is boring and because many a re not doing their part they would just rather shut their eyes to it. So one thing I think that makes very good green design tis the more transparent not so in your face "we destroyed the world, so be green!" approach.
I was very pleased when I first saw the project for a hotel in Italy that is design ed for cyclists, first of all because it looks really cool, fun, young, which is perfect because the young generation is the one that has the power to make a big difference. 'Proposed by design firm Philip Modest Schambelan + Anton Fromm. The hotel — if built — will be perched on a cliff above Lake Garda in Italy. It is designed completely with bicyclists in mind. There are no stairs to get inside, just bike ramps which are perfectly inclined to get you and your two wheeled vehicle in and out with minimal effort.' Lake Garda is in the north of milan, and a very famous holiday destination in Italy, and also a great place for mountain biking. The hotel was designed with people and bikes in mid, The hotel is accessible on every floor by a series of angled ramps that flow off of the curve of the mountainside and into the different parts of the hotel. After a long day of riding around the Italian countryside nothing would be nicer than riding your bike directly to your bed.
Another sustainable design that can be quite cool and transparent are the tent which are set to hit many parks this summer in London. The 'Portavillon' will host a number of events by English National Ballet, London Festival of Architecture, Tate Modern and Royal Society of Arts. German Architecture firm Raumlabor-Berlin created the futuristic looking, inflatable pavilion that can be easily set up and deflated after each event saving up on the manpower and other resources that would be necessary to set up a regular stage.
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