Exhibition Opening
22 Nov 2009
5:00pm onwards
Open to public (Opening drinks kindly sponsored by Bombay Sapphire)
Free admission

Exhibition
22 – 29 Nov 2009
10:00am–7:00pm daily
Free admission
The City Hall, Level 4, Waiting Room 2

An exhibition which showcases the outcome of a workshop jointly held by the National University of Singapore and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI-Les Ateliers). The theme for the workshop was ‘water, its relationship to everyday life, the cultural aspects, and the challenges facing sustainable development’. The exhibition presents five different innovative concepts based on the following themes:• Conservation in conversation – how can we involve customers in saving water in a social dining environment?
• How can cities turn rain into a good opportunity through energy?
• Water power – taking a not-necessarily-ecological viewpoint?
• Can we control the dryness in homes by harvesting humidity or rainwater?
• Rain like you have never seen before

This exhibition is made possible with support of Region Ile de France and Embassy of France in Singapore.

Deadline: November 18, 2009

The City of Copenhagen has 1st of September 2009 announced an international design competition for a new bike-sharing concept for the city. The design competition is the first step towards Copenhagen implementing a new ‘Bycykel/City Bike’ in a couple of years. Deadline for receipt of competition entries, November 18. Assessment of competition entries. medio December, 2009. A total prize sum of up to 750,000 DKK [ca 100,000 euro]. First Prize 250,000 DKK [ca 33,000 euro]. Special Design Prize 50,000 DKK [ca 6,500 euro].

For more information, please visit the competition webiste: http://www.cphbikeshare.com/Default.aspx

Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you’ll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. Here she reveals dozens of new products that take their cue from nature with spectacular results.

About Janine Benyus

A self-proclaimed nature nerd, Janine Benyus’ concept of biomimicry has galvanized scientists, architects, designers and engineers into exploring new ways in which nature’s successes can…

About TedTalk

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

TEDTalks began as a simple attempt to share what happens at TED with the world. Under the moniker “ideas worth spreading,” talks were released online. They rapidly attracted a global audience in the millions. Indeed, the reaction was so enthusiastic that the entire TED website has been reengineered around TEDTalks, with the goal of giving everyone on-demand access to the world’s most inspiring voices.

deadline: September 28, 2009.

The new edition of “La Casa del III Millennio” intends to focus precisely on the ethical aspect of design, the very aspect that respects man and the environment, and it does so by promoting a competition of ideas around issues like reuse of materials, visibility of the designed space, durability of artisanal products, reduction of production waste, communicability of ethical design.

The initiative aims at creating products for a market that is increasingly aware and in need of new ideas that should stem from the synergy of the best creative minds and the most dynamic companies of the territory.

For more information, please refer to http://www.dexigner.com/design_competitions/housing-ethics-competition-of-ideas-for-a-sustainable-design.html

From May 18 2009 (Mon.) to August 25 2009 (Tue.)

Theme of “iida 2009”

“Green Design and Daily Life”

The theme of design for “iida 2009″ is “Green Design and Daily Life.” We invite green design imagination that embodies harmonious co-existence of humans and nature. A green design should imply aesthetic, ethical, social and economic effects.

The main theme of “iida 2009” is “Green Design and Daily Life.” The entries will be received in the following three categories.

Category 1: Green Design for Humans

• Products and household items made of organic materials or recycled materials: green designs to save energy and protect the environment
• IT devices, home appliances, automobiles or packaging: green designs combined with state-of-the-art technologies to suggest a new lifestyle

Category 2: City and Green Design

• Green design to improve city environment and its visual components
• Street furniture, architecture, interior design, light: green designs for future cities that apply environmentally-friendly concepts or alternative energy to urban environment

Category 3: Green Design and Communication

• Visual design of promotional materials or advertises for green design
• Other forms of green design: movie clips, character designs, animation films or illustrations“iida 2009” is open to all designers across the world.
  “iida 2009” requires no entry fee or eligibility.
  “iida 2009” uses English as its official language.

For more information, please visit: http://www.designboom.com/iida.html or http://www.iida.kr/competition

Deadline: 15 of June

For more information, please visit http://sdo.seoul.go.kr/eng/compe/compe.php

june 26 -28, 2009

please send your design work of practical kitchen accessories, objects and utensils for food reparation, cooking, cool storage, new waste containers, … innovations that combine effective design with environmental issues and energy/water conservation.
you can send drawings and / or photos of prototypes of what you would like to show in this exhibition.

from the humble fireplace to electrical oven cooktops, kitchens have evolved over time to become much more than simply an area for cooking. nowadays it is a place for eating and socializing – an integral part of our daily lifestyle. as the new hub of the modern home, we expect more from our kitchen – convenience, comfort, cleanliness, the latest technology – while simultaneously demanding less – less energy consumption, water usage, and waste.

it’s a delicate balance, and one that is in a constant state of development. in this spirit of evolving the archetype, designboom in collaboration with dwell on design will host a ‘kitchen ecology: recipes for good design’ exhibition. it’s now time for a kitchen strategy session, making it the ideal place to
reduce our environmental impact. just like with any recipe, we need to modify our habits and experiment with new (and old) ingredients and methods to be successful.

send your work
please email your submissions to: mail@designboom.com
subject line: ‘kitchen-ecology‘.
emails should not exceed 3 MB – (.jpg, .gif, psd, pdf, doc files accepted)

For more information, please visit http://www.designboom.com/kitchen_ecology.html

Platform21’s Repair Manifesto opposes throwaway culture and celebrates repair as the new recycling.

If you want to support the Platform21 people in making repairing cool again then send your projects to info[at]platform21.com and you might see your project featured at their website or upcoming exhibition.

The PlayPump water system is a children’s merry-go-round attached to a water pump, a raised storage tank, an easy-to-use faucet, and four billboards surrounding the tank. The life-changing invention can provide easy access to clean drinking water, lead to improvements in health, education, gender equality, and economic development, and bring joy to children. The PlayPump water system provides an environmentally-friendly and sustainable supply of clean drinking water with ten years of guaranteed maintenance.

Below are the videos from CNN’s David McKenzie with a playground wheel for children, which works as a pump bringing clean ground water to communities, as well as from youtube.

Embedded video from CNN Video

For more information about the Playpump, please visit the website: http://www.playpumps.org/site/c.hqLNIXOEKrF/b.2559311/k.7BCB/Playpumps_International_and_the_PlayPump_water_system_Kids_play_Water_Pumps.htm

You are cordially invited to the guest lecture on “Sustainable Product Design Through a Regional Development Lens” by Jonas Lagneryd on 17 February 2009 (Tuesday), 5pm at Institute of Real Estate Studies Seminar Room located on Level 4 of SDE 1, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore.

Between 1995-2001 Jonas Lagernyd was the manager of one of the first Swedish regional sustainability initiatives “Environmental Action Värmland”. From 2002 to 2006 he worked as the regional advisor for environment and sustainable development at the county authority Region Värmland, Sweden.

Mr. Lagernyd holds a Master¹s Degree in Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability and is currently completing a Master’s Degree in Innovation Management.

Since the summer of 2007, Mr. Lagernyd is fully engaged in the work to realize CARD.COOP, an organization whose vision is to become a global expert online sustainability training provider.