Sunday, 31 October 2010
Shelters
A very chilling and relevant article on the BBC news last week. Thousands of people still have NO shelters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/pakistan_floods/
Friday, 29 October 2010
Progress
So far we have made the base for the shelter by sewing the speedo swimsuit bodies together. We then made the triangular frame for the structure, and are now sewing together the legs of the speedo's to make the walls.
Soooooo much sewing it's crazy, but nearly there!
Sustainable Scents
The Oon Candlemaker - Short-life to long-life design.
Want any new idea's to recycle? why not look at the new oon candlemaker that turns used cooking oil into fragrant candles.
Invented due to the mismanagement of used cooking oils and the water contamination it creates, not to mention the waste of value and resources.
INCREDIBLE!
Sunday, 17 October 2010
DESIGN IDEAS : WOOL
'Wool Week' : this week (11th to 17th October 2010). Shops around the UK will be hosting fun, informative, wool-themed activities.
For example why not help by choosing to buy wool fabrics, floorings, and accessories this week and experiment with the decorative possibilities of this beautiful, natural and eco-friendly product.
A few of it's BRILLIANT qualities : beautiful, tactile, practical, versatile, biodegradable, easy to process, sustainable and renewable, natural, as well as eco-friendly!
"GIVE FLEECE A CHANCE" - www.campaignforwool.org
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Recycling/Re-using
Our first new 3 week project is to design an emergency shelter using left over speedo swimsuits.
20,000 swimsuits designed and made by speedo were refused from competing use due to rules and regulations. Our task is to recycle/re-use them by making them into emergency shelters, these can then be sent in first aid packs to places affected by natural disasters, such as Haiti and Afghanistan.
In 3 weeks time one of our ideas will be chosen by Oxfam and Speedo. This design will be put into practice and manufactured.
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