ADI Making of… Ecodesign
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Six talks with a common theme: the laureates of the Catalonia Ecodesign Award 2019.
Six talks with a common theme: the laureates of the Catalonia Ecodesign Award 2019. We will discover the process of design and fabrication of the awarded products:
Award category “Product”
Product: Alpine
Design: Escofet_lab
Company: Escofet
Speakers: Gerard Arqué i Enric Periques
The product combines a practical, timeless and attractive design with a competitive price, using recycled,certified materials that give it strength, resistance and warmth. It has been designed so that the different parts can be easily repairs or replaced, thus extending the working life of the product.
Award category “Product under development ”
Product: Infinit denim
Design: Associació By My Eco
Company: Back to Eco
Ponentes: Montse Bayen
The product developed offers a local solution to post-consumer waste that is generated in significant volumes. Waste that has been disposed of several times is used to obtain a high-performance yarn that is suitable for reproducing textile products. This is, therefore, an example of circular economy applied to a product.
Award category “Product under development ”
Product: Noem Carl
Design: Nutcreatives
Speaker: Àlex Jiménez
The product is designed and made using circular economy criteria, which allows for easier replacement of the different pieces and extends its working life. The ergonomic, functional and correctly implemented design was valued highly, as well as its modularity and repairability, with recycled material in the upholstery fabric, recycled steel supports, and an optimised distribution and packaging system.
Category “Young design”
Awarded project young design: HBEE
Design and speaker: Cristina Bonamusa Martínez
School: EINA, Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona
The exhaustive and well documented work promoting urban biodiversity in a simple, elegant and industrialisable manner was recognised. The hotel for solitary bees is visually attractive and blends in well with green spaces.
Mention young design project: El Jardín del refugio
Design and speaker: Júlia Ciurana Llarch
School: ELISAVA. Escola Universitària de Disseny i Enginyeria de Barcelona
The advantage of using and reusing local materials and items to build a mobile urban vegetable plot system is recognised as a value. This element uses horticulture as a therapy for refugees, and can be extended to include other groups.
Mention young design project: FRUTAG
Design and speaker: Yoel Cruz Fernández
School: Escola Superior de Disseny d’Arts Plàstiques, ESDAP Catalunya, Campus Llotja.
The dematerialisation of fruit marking is recognised, avoiding the use of paper, plastics and stickers that generate problems at composting plants. It also offers an alternative to printing on non-flat surfaces.
«ADI Making of…» is one of our longest-running activity formats. It consists of three micro-conferences, united by a common theme chosen by a product designer and a representative of the manufacturing company.