How to make a Furoshiki.

A furoshiki traditional (and sustainable) wrapping process for a present - fully recyclable.

loop.ph

Metabolic Media, 2008.

New Orleans - experiment in architecture, 2009.

A long time fan of the work by loop it continues to develop in the space between technology, computers, design, nature.

Design duo Rachel Wingfield and Mathias Gmachl work together and with nobel scientists through Central St Martins to develop disigns / products that have the intention of making a difference.

http://www.loop.ph/

origins of grown jacket?

I have just come across this piece in the excellent book: Fashioning the Future. This jacket miniarture has been grown in a lab like the work of Suzanne Lee. This work however was done for those veggie's with a conscience who do not feel happy wearing leather. This piece (an intended art piece) called Victimless Leather, 2004 was developed by bio artists Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr - based at SymbioticA. The project was established in Australia as Tissue Culture & Art Project.

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Cradle to Cradle

This jacket has been grown in a lab - complete with patterning by Suzanne Lee. http://www.biocouture.co.uk

The Cradle to Cradle (C2C) concept has been around since the 70's but in the last decade it has been re-considered and is currently utilised as a key way of thinking in terms of sustainabilty, ecology, ethis etc. The principles of C2C are to consider what materials you are using and consider while in the design process where they will end up and ultimatly how they can be used after their initial use. The list here gives an overview of some of the terms used.

There is a good book which I believe is called Cradle to Cradle but will find it and add in here later.

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