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They used a natural method of compost. They found that earthworms, as a common creature on the earth, are not only friends of crops, but also friends of humans. Life practice shows that vermicomposting is a kind of green composting method: earthworms convert food residues into agricultural fertilizer through their esophagus. This method of recycling reduces the additional cost of garbage collection, storage and transportation, and also makes food waste disposal easier.
Continue readingKuss are sound absorption panels designed to bring calmness into homes, open offices and any other public spaces by absorbing the excessive noise. Panels are made out of ecological and non-toxic composite by using organic rich lake sediments, sapropel as a binder, mixed with natural fibres. The extraction of sapropel helps to improve the quality of freshwater resources and lake ecosystems. By using the extracted sapropel in design production, both the noisy city environment and the ecosystem of a lake are improved.
Continue readingThe aim of this project is geared towards the local residents of Friars Island, in Brazil, paying attention to their needs and considering the bucolic environment and lack of public resources, in order to ensure basic services to the citizens. With the support of local political movements, it is proposed the insertion of forty two containers to attend two local necessities: a dance school, which used to operate in adjacent spaces to the neighboring church, and three emergency social housings, keeping in mind the need for a quick and accessible construction inserted on the location.
Continue readingInvoking the metaphorical concept of eating tofu, this Project created an open type font design inspired by Tofu. Yuntong Sun believes graphic design as well as typography can be a tool for social change. As a woman, she also thinks this project is not only a visual design support for victims of sexual harassment and a new way for them to fight against sexual harassment. It's also a platform for them to speak out and feel united: You are not alone.
Continue readingCraftal is a subscription service that provides Japanese craft tableware to restaurants and households, fostering a new environment where people can meet a wide variety of traditional crafts from all over Japan. By connecting artisans and end users, the goal is to create more touchpoints for people to use Japanese traditional crafts in restaurants and in their daily lives. Through this platform, craftsmen develop products better suited for the market through user feedback, and restauranteurs and other users help sustain the traditional tableware industry in Japan for the future.
Continue readingA temple that is free from the traditional framework. The design is based on light as the core, gathering the local humanities, geography and culture, and using the oriental style of calligraphy combined with the western gothic architecture. Reinterpretation of traditional temple architecture symbols, and inclusion of traditional temple structure and elements, with a minimalist shape, replacing the tangible with the intangible. The temple is a new form of temple that embraces the environment, culture and life of the inhabitants, combining the art of architecture and religious sanctuary.
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Visitor Orientation by SIDDHARTH BATHLA
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