Throw the right way
It is not just what you throw, but IN what you throw that makes a big difference to our waste situation in India. A lot of urban residents feel that using plastic bags as bin liners is a great way […]
It is not just what you throw, but IN what you throw that makes a big difference to our waste situation in India. A lot of urban residents feel that using plastic bags as bin liners is a great way […]
Source: SearchKashmir Even in a modern and developed city like Mumbai barter still exists today. Women carrying baskets filled with new steel utensils go from door to door giving them out in exchange for old sarees and old clothes. The […]
Written for The Alternative, 24 Nov 2015 In a documentary entitled Waste= Food, William McDonough, an architect and Michael Braungart, a chemist, introduce the concept of Cradle to Cradle (C2C) in design. This concept addresses the growing problem of waste […]
Written for The Alternative, 17 Nov 2015 The mind and body were designed to work together in the human being. Activities such as cooking, gardening, sewing and sport require coordination between both and can nourish the mind/ body connect powerfully. […]
The Hindu, 8 June 2007 Is the water hyacinth a formidable threat to biodiversity or can it be used beneficially? The common water hyacinth is a plant that has travelled far. It originated in the Amazon Basin. This plant, which […]
It may seem counterintuitive to expect a designer to plan his product to be self destructive, but it is precisely because we have not taken disposal into account for so long in industry, that our waste situation today is unmanageable. […]
Biomimicry is a fascinating branch of science that turns to the brilliance of Nature to look for design clues. When biologists and designers work together they can come up with ideas for new materials and products that take inspiration from […]
Visit a landfill and what you see there will make you think twice about how you perceive your dustbin! Most of us see what is convenient to us and often we turn our sight away when what we see is […]
Choices impact results. This is how we understand the process of choosing and most choices are driven by the results we aspire for. However ‘results’ may not be immediately evident and especially in the case of long term decisions, choices […]
Enough: ‘ In or to a degree or quantity that meets one’s requirements or satisfaction.’ Excess: ‘An amount that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable’ Waste: ‘Materials or objects that are disposed of, intended or required to be disposed […]