360 - Charting new Territory in Sustainable Design Education
On September 19th, 20th, 21st in London and Brighton
DEEDS, with great success, held three days of events and opportunities to explore and exchange ideas, knowledge and experience in sustainable design education and practice. Look out for more news and information created during the events coming to the website soon. 360 degrees event and what came out of 360 degrees
The PodScape
The DEEDS ´PodScape´ is a pilot project for an open-source, web-based platform that allows design educators and design professionals to exchange ideas, knowledge, good practice, Teaching & Learning resources – a ´wikipedoria´ for Design, Education and Sustainability.
The vision for the project is to develop an online resource that is dynamic, informative and widely accessible; a platform that encourages sharing and facilitates cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary research and development in sustainable design education. Submit a Pod or explore the Podscape
DESIGN OF THE WEEK
Design discipline: PRODUCT: Fashion/clothing/shoe design
Product/project name: Teko
Description: Walking and mountaineering aficionados know the value of a good pair of socks. Perhaps few consider the ecological and ethical considerations. Not so Teko, whose company philosophy is built around sustainable manufacturing.
According to Teko, ‘Sustainability means a product can be assembled, taken apart, and put together again without needing extra parts or sacrificing quality and purity. A major part of "playing by the rules" of sustainable manufacturing is that all by-products, wasted, or modified materials that are leftover cannot be forgotten. Rather, they are considered to be a part of the final product
(though not physically attached or passed on to the end-user.) This makes choosing the right processes and materials even more necessary.’
High performance socks are engineered from materials that minimise their impact on the environment. Fibres include merino wool from a holistically managed farm in Tazmania, Ingeo a bio-fibre made from poly lactic acid (PLA) derived from corn plants, recycled polyester (PET from water bottles) and organic cotton (grown without pesticides). Non-toxic dyes exceed European Oekotex 100 standards. These socks are modern, functional, colourful and ethical. Look after your feet while treading lightly on the planet.
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