Ecodesign is already a common word, but using the prefix "eco" means introducing conditions and responsabilities usually not common to this profession.
Here under some projects that count on the meeting of ecology and design...
Ecomondo, the first kitchen entirely in recycled carton, is the result of a project realized by Comieco (Consorzio Nazionale per il Recupero e Riciclo degli Imballaggi a base Cellulosica) in collaboration with CAPELLINI | design & consulting, MATREC (Material Recycling).
Hand crafted from recycled 'design magazines' and the inside is coated to make it waterproof is possible to buy it at Lekkerhome (this was written on a rewiev but I couldn't find it on the website).
By Return Design. Crafted from a specialized recycled heavy paperboard.
Shigeru Ban interrupted the international scene with its ingenious usage of carton tubes for rapid assembly of refugees camping places after recent earthquakes in Kobe and Turkey. The Paper Church was constructed shortly after the devastating earthquake that shook the Kobe region in 1995 had burned down the existing Takatori church. The primary objective of the design of the church was a low-cost, easy-to-assemble structure that could be quickly and simply erected by volunteers to provide a place of worship for the victims of the earthquake. Intended to be only a temporary structure, the church made of paper tubes is still standing to this day.
cool... I like that.. very interesting how it stays up... nice one.
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