Environomic - What is Sustainable Design

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE DESIGN?

Sustainable Living

Robin Brookes, designer

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Robin Brookes is a member of Anti Copying in Design.

He has vigorously challenged copying of his designs in the past and will continue to protect his intellectual property in the future.

Copying is theft. It undermines and blocks innovation. Copies are often poor quality and not as fully functional as the original design.

Contact:

Robin Brookes*
Woodlands, Ledge Hill
Market Lavington
Wiltshire SN10 4NW

*BA, DEA, HEA, OCEA

Freephone 0330 60 0294

If we are to continue to live comfortably in the future we will have to reconsider every aspect of the way we live. Shelter, food production, work, the products we use, our clothes, how we educate our children will all have to be done differently in order to continue into the foreseeable future. This presents new challenges to designers to be ingenius, frugal and far thinking. To consider the whole life of a product from material sourcing to when it is scrapped. To minimise energy use in manufacture and daily use. To reduce transport of goods and materials. To make things last, be repairable, reusable in other ways or recyclable.
	Design for sustainable living - We need to improve the environmental footprint of our homes. Not just energy but water usage, waste and toxic emissions., adapting our environment for sustainability - We need to change the way we live, adopting new habits and routines. Reduce our dependence on cars. We should work closer to home or even at home. Imagine how much that could reduce traffic jams. More soon Workroom for Lynne & Michael Roche Dollmakers
Design for Education - Children can learn about environmentally benign ways of living through play. New designs are needed for their playthings and other child oriented products. - The way children's products are made should set an example. More ... Eco Lodge dolls house with windcharger for John Crane Ltd., made by Pintoys.
	Design of sustainable products - Products made from recycled or replenishable materials - Products made to last - Products made to be repaired - Products made for easy recycling More ... CD rack made from recycled water dispenser bottles and shredded pirate CDs. Iluminated with low energy flourescent tubes.
Robin Brookes, Designer - 35 years in design - 25 of those years in design manufacture - Experience in 3-Dimensional design, particularly educational playthings and furniture. - Also exhibition stands, extensions to buildings and interiors, technical instructions and graphic design - More soon
This page was last updated 11/05/11