Practical
Palm Leaf
The PalmLeatherSandals project was one of the Green
Design Competition winners, and therefore DDW's eye-catcher. The idea:
sustainable flip-flops, made of palm leaf. A well-considered concept according
to the jury: 'In an enormous market, plastic is being replaced by biodegradable
materials. Moreover, the product is so well-designed that people won't throw it
away that easily.'
Edible
Insects
The other The Green Design Competition winner was titled Ento: a roadmap to edible insects. Ento anticipated to the worldwide increase demand for food. The jury applauded the project with the following words: 'This concept can have a major effect on Western people's diet. The design and branding create the potential to reach a large group of people at the same time.'
Source: www.cargocollective.com
Dynamic
Coffee Bar
The Noorderparkbar was established in
Amsterdam this March, located in the park with the same name. A modern coffee
bar that looks brand-new, but is only made of second-hand building materials
made available by private persons and small merchants. An online marketplace turned
out to be the perfect spot to purchase materials. Because the online offer changes every day,
it was impossible to determine what the bar would look like in advance. The
design was changed to the materials they could buy throughout the entire
process.
Source: www.raamfolies.nl
Source: www.raamfolies.nl
Creative
Chimaera
The Dutch Design Week presents an
attractive melting pot of creative chimaera every year. Surprise and amazement
are always on the look-out, regardless of this being an industrial or spatial
design, textile or architecture. 'Sustainability' clearly managed to secure a
position in the design landscape. Or, as the organization states: 'Designing
with sustainability in the back of your mind is the future.'
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