rethinking design - Spatial Design@Massey

ethinking design
This is a design for an apartment for someone who lives by
themselves. All components of the space fold out of the shelves of
the walls.
The simplest way of putting these ideals into place is by using waste to create materials
rather than just buying brand new materials. This method is useful in that one fundamental
aspect of low-tech design is that it needs to relate to local conditions. This is therefore simple
to do because waste surrounds us, whether one is located in developing or third world
nations
The Satori initiative is a biannual workshop organized by prominent
green designer Alejandro Sarmiento and specialized journalist
Lujan Cambariere, which aims to encourage responsible thinking in
design students. A group of Argentine students from the Satori
initiative have come up with ways of using old trainers, catalogs and
fabrics donated by Adidas to create interior materials. There was a
carpet from rubber soles stitched to together, a puff from
assembled trainers, a coffee table supported by old catalogs, a wall
build from old brochures, a lamp from plastic straps, and so
some accessories from recovered fabrics.
This is a project undertaken in Barcelona where mass production is
at large. Things like furniture and items, which once represented a
serious investment and were expected to last a lifetime, are now
thrown out when they are no longer in fashion. Every day the
inhabitants of Barcelona generate more than 3000000 kilos of
rubbish. Much of this rubbish is perfectly recyclable furniture,
material, windows, doors, tile floors etc. This project is a house in
Barcelona made entirely with recycled material and furniture from