Imagine this design assignment:
Design something that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen, distills water, accrues solar energy as fuel, makes complex sugars and food, creates microclimates, changes colors with the seasons, and self replicates.
Now think about knocking that down to write on it–or better yet, use it to wipe your ass.
http://www.ted.com/talks/william_mcdonough_on_cradle_to_cradle_design.html
I’ve been listening to TED talks while doing work at my desk. I have been enjoying discussions of biomimicry and sustainability. I’m now thinking about the virtues of restorative design–a step further than sustainable design. If we’re currently using, a proposed, 5 planets worth of materials, then becoming sustainable now would not be enough to stave off ecological collapse.
TED: ideas worth spreading. I can agree with that.
