TED'S TEN 5. Design that explores Cleaner/Better Technologies.

This seminar addressed methods of technology that would make more sustainable products. It explored ways that we could use new technologies to save water/energy/materials during the production phase. It s a design strategy that can be applied to all areas of design because it encompasses technologies that can be adapted and used in any aspect of design:

ENERGY

• Light - laser cutting, laser etching, laser welding 
• Water - water jet cutting 
• Sound - ultrasonic welding, ultrasonic patterning 
• Heat - welding, plasma cutting, extruding, reforming

BIOLOGY

• Bio - GM technology, vanishing muslin, regenerated cellulose fibres 

NANO

• Nano technology 

MANUFACTURE

• Production Technologies - zero waste cutting, 3D warp knitting 
• Digital Printing - 2D and 3D 
• Coating and Finishing - colour technologies, Teflon 

MATERIALS

• Smart - Piezoelectric materials, shape memory alloys and shape memory polymers, magnetic shape memory alloys, self-healing materials

OTHER

• Visioning - Second Life, body scanning, interactive. Devices - RFID tagging, mobiles, internet & communications

No. 1 Sustainable Design and Materials

As part of this elective in Sustainable Design and Materials, I have established this blog which will catalogue the information that I have gathered from lectures and present further research into the topics that have been discussed. Although this elective is heavily focused on TED [Textiles Environment Design] I intend to use the design strategies in relation to Interior and Spatial Design, and explore possibilities of reducing the impact ISD has on the environment.

As an ISD student I intend to focus my research and thoughts on design aspects involving architectural, interior and spatial design, hopefully resulting in exploring methods to create a 'greener' more sustainable environment to live, work and play in. 


I chose the above image because of the way it incorporates some of the ideas explored in TED's Ten Design Strategies and it's relation to Interior and Spatial Design. 


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