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Showing at the Bristol Eco Design Show
A confident 2nd year Designer Maker student will be showing his work at the Bristol Design Festival's Eco Design Show alongside other established eco designers.
Michael Charlton will be showing his Plastic Bag Monster as well as this Fold Flat Stool that can be made from recycled Corex sheets.
Students who exhibited in previous years have benefitted greatly from this experience and are now show their work regularly. (May 09)
Plymouth is 2nd Greenest University
According to a national survey the Green League by People & Planet Plymouth is is ranked 2nd out of 120 UK universities and scored 52.5 points out of 60 for its green credentials.
Sustainability is being both taught and practiced, working closely with the University's Centre of Sustainable Futures, a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. (Jul 08)
Sustainable debate live on BBC TV
A Plymouth graduate was one of only two exhibitors selected by New Designers to take part in a debate on Sustainable Design live on BBC TV.
Laura Cahill discovered that glue in old books make them difficult to recycle, so she was determined to turn them into desirable objects like lighting, furniture and ornaments.
Her method ticks many boxes in sustainable design because it extends product live, uses less energy then recycling, requiring only local transport, and reduces landfill. (Jul 08)
Plymouth students at Woodfair SW
Sponsored by the University's Center of Sustainable Futures, Plymouth students showed the wonderful world of wood at Woodfair Plymouth on Sat 10 May.
Schools and the public alike showed great interest in their work which included an oak bench, cnc machined stool, coffee tables and lounger all located in a 21' Tippee. (May 08)
Graduates feature in [re]design book
Sustainable designs by Plymouth graduates were selected by [re]design to show at SitUp 07 in 100% Design.
Their work are now published in [re]design's book Sustainable Seating Stories (Apr 08)
Showing again at the London's Eco Design Fair (23-24 Nov 07)
After a triumphant showing in 2006, our brave 3rd year Designer Makers are showing off their work again at the Eco Design Fair alongside well established eco designers.
Those who exhibited while still in their 2nd Yr in 06 realise how useful their experience is and are now showing at national show regularly. (Nov 07)
Shorty, Tufty and Lofty goes East
After showing at [re]design's Sit Up, Sam Murat has been selected by the British Council's Climate Cool Exhibition to show her work to show in China.
As part of the China programme, 3 Grazing Sheep are travelling to Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing to educate people about climate change and sustainable consumption. (Oct 07)
Independent's 'Best Buy'
The Independent chose Claire Heather's Once-A-Door chair as the Best Buy out of their search for the top 10 recycled chairs. Produced to commission,
Claire uses customers' surplus doors and window frames to assemble bespoke items. To minimise environmental impact, just a single steel cable is used. (Jun 07)
Students design sustainable exhibition stand
For New Designers 07, Plymouth students designed their own eye-catching reusable exhibition stand in sustainable birch ply and Strawboard, an alternative to chipboard, composed of 80% straw.
The scheme was supported by the university's Centre of Sustainable Futures, a class leading unit which embeds a global culture of sustainability into university teaching. (Jul 07)
Students star at Homes For Good Show
Plymouth students exhibiting at Homes For Good show took part in a debate with Julie Davenport on the BBC's 'Inside Out' West on climate change.
Their sustainable designs on show (9-10 Feb 2007) included Recycled Seating, Sustainable Tourism and Energy Saving Radiators and Lighting. (Feb 07)
BBC features Tree Planting Lollies
Graduating student Alex Worswick's sustainable project caught the eye of the BBC web news team.
Designed to encourage children to do more planting, the empty lolly sticks come with seeds which are pushed into the ground. (Jun 07)
Students take part in London's Eco Design Fair (2 Dec 06)
A group or 2nd and 3rd year students have been invited to show off their on-going work at the Eco Design Fair alongside well established eco designers.
On show were items for sale including furniture and lighting, as well as project proposals such as Sustainable Tourism and Recyclable Packaging.
Their eco tutors Asaf Tolkovsky and Roy Tam also showed their work, and Roy gave a slide talk about his experiences at Hooke Park and Trannon Furniture. (Dec 06)
ReThinking Design Conference, Dublin
'How long does it take to change a light bulb? ... 131 years' is one of the headlline highlighting the advances in energy saving at Ireland's leading sustainable event.
A few brave 3rd years and their tutor Roy Tam engaged with top industrialists and authors at Cultivate's Rethinking Design: Towards a Low-Carbon World.
Rubbing shoulders with design students were renowned speakers including Alastair Faud-Luke, author of the Eco Design Handbook, and Frank O'Connor of Design Wales.
An exhibition of eco designs by Plymouth's student representatives went on public show.
'Cooling a can of Coke cost more energy than producing and getting it to you' ... so we had Guinness instead. (Oct 06)
Plymouth students at London Design Festival
Plymouth 3rd years rubbed shoulders with established eco companies at Eco Design Day during the London Design Festival.
On show were prototypes and projects to solve problems on waste reduction, recycling, and to encourage planting, use of sustainable materials, and involving young people.
The work by Alex Worswick, Adam Male and Hannah Spender were joined by 2005 graduate Colin Lovekin's Sainsburys Trolley Armchair, and tutor Roy Tam's low impact furniture.
Along with great feedback, the group gained valuable experience and an invitation to show their work at the Eco Design Fair on 2 Dec in London. (Sept 06)
Plymouth taking part at London Design Festival
Three brave Plymouth 3rd years will be showing their 2nd year work at the Eco Design Day at the London Design Festival.
The 1-day event is at Trinity Buoy Wharf, which houses the only Lighthouse in London and offers a shining example of sustainable building design with its Container City,
studios and offices built from converted shipping containers. Look out for the Plymouth stand. (Aug 06)
Plymouth graduate and tutors promote Eco showhouse
No sooner had the dust settled on Alex Langston's dining set, and they are off to enhance the latest Eco Show House in Reading by eco-minded developers St James.
The showcase of sustainability features solar tiles, wind turbine, hot water exchanger and grey water recycling, and Alex's minimal contemporary style fitted the bill well.
Also sharing the limelight are eco furniture by senior tutor Roy Tam and visiting lecturer Jonathan Wright. More photos soon ... (Jul 06)
Willow Workshop
Expert basket weaver and willow grower Malcolm Seal gave a talk and workshop to our Carousel Projects.These 4 sustainable projects not only team up
over 80 students from the 1st and 2nd years, but also allow them to cross over each other's disciplines, eg. an interior student can learn earth fired ceramics. (Mar 06)
NATIONAL PUBLICITY: Plymouth 2005 graduate Colin Lovekin's Armchairs made from end-of-life Sainsbury's trolleys
received national newspaper, BBCi, local TV and Channel 4 coverage. (Aug 05)
Visiting Speakers
A mouth watering line up of visiting lecturers is hitting Plymouth's courses, starting with
Shin Azumi
Internationally renowned product and furniture designer.
Alastair Fuad-Luke
Internationally renowned design researcher and author of The Eco-design Handbook.
Edwin Datschefski
Talk and workshop by internationally renowned consultant and author of The Total Beauty of Sustainable Products.
Alastair and Edwin are speaking to Plymouth's 3D Design course at their annual Carousel Project, where not only 1st yrs team up with 2nd yrs,
but they also work across all disicplines. (Feb 06)
Links to Ecological websites:
CENTRE OF SUSTAINABLE FUTURES: Leading initiative on sustainability at Plymouth Uni.
GREEN PROVIDERS DIRECTORY: goods and services including renewable energy, fair trade goods, news on the environment, recycling, energy efficiency, climate change.
GREENER BY DESIGN: Unique green corporate consultant Edwin Datschefsk's well balanced view's on sustainable design.
ECO ARTWARE: Gifts from recycled, reused or natural materials.
ECO DESIGN FRANCE: Sensitising you to ecodesign.
LA-MEDITTERRANEA: Spanish online shop for products that respect the environment.
O2: International network for sustainable design which Roy Tam is a UK representative.
RE-F-USE: Cross out the F, and it becomes reUse.
REESTORE: Contemporary furniture made solely from discarded items rather than raw materials.
S L O W D E S I G N: Take your time and slow down.
TEMPLE DESIGN: Design focused on economic, environmental and socio-cultural well-being.
TREE HUGGER: US web magazine dedicated to everything that has a modern aesthetic yet is environmentally responsible.
VALUE CREATED REVIEW: Canada's e-journal for contemporary furniture and sustainable SMEs.
VIVAVI: Life, style, planet.
RECYCLE NOW: Public service website with lots of eco-quotes.
HOW GREEN IS YOUR MDF?: Your choices for 2006.
ZERO FOOTPRINT: Content hub linking people towards a more sustainable lifestyle.
Links to websites on Ecological Buildings:
AECB: The association of Environment Conscious Building design and eco material sourcing.
GREEN BUILDING PRESS: 3 unbiased publications: Building for a Future Magazine, Green Building Bible, and GreenPro product directory.
SHIGERR URBAN ARCHITECTS: Amazing cardboard tube architecture structures.
TIMBERBUILD: Promoting sustainable use of local timber in buildings.
WOOD AWARDS: Winners and competition entry for good designs in wood.
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