Here is a site that celebrates old school! That’s right, while your flatmate may be showing off all the apps on their new iphone, this site scoffs at the new and shiny. It seems that the clunkier and more scratched your technological device is the more highly regarded you are. It’s nice to find this site especially after reading a recent article on the large amount of e-waste ending up in landfills.
This is an elegant project I believe all consumers (or at the very least all product designers) should be required to undertake! Thomas Thwaites, a masters design student at the Royal College of Art, has tackled the task of understanding the process of creating a simple object that most of us don’t think twice about – the mundane toaster. He has recorded his journey through a series of wonderful little videos. I think this project is a beautiful illustration of the true resources and energy required to produce the items we buy and often quickly dispose of.
It’s Back! Throughout the next several weeks the Carbon Credit Collector blog will be hosting, for the third year in a row, the weekly updates from the amazing students from Canterbury University Eco My Flat competition who are tackling their flats (and sometimes flatmates) in attempts to live more sustainable lifestyles. I’m so excited I can barely sit still! Thanks so much to the University of Canterbury for allowing Ooid to be a part of this wonderful project! Wishing all participants the best of luck!
