Goldsmiths, University of London, 18th October, 2011

Anette delivered a workshop and talk for the seminar series: Methods & Processes for all the design students across the Master programmes at Goldsmiths. Together with Hannah Jones, programme leader for MA Design Futures at Goldsmiths the students got to explore the life cycle of a selection of everyday objects in a tactile and qualitative way as well as get an overview of how sustainability informs new visions, strategies and frameworks for design. This sparked some interesting debates on some of the paradoxes and contradictions many products such as: a Patagonia fleece jacket, a wooden stapler or a Guerlain powder refill container may pose, and what more it offered opportunities to rethink about use and adequate lifespan of products.

Newly launched – Technology Will Save Us is the first haberdashery for technology and education space. The founders, Bethany Koby and Daniel Hirschman are two creatives who are testing formulas to enable users to revise the kinds of relationships we could have with our technologies. They organise workshops where you can learn to make your own speakers or lumiphone etc.

We aim to help everybody experience the joy of making technology work the way they want it to. We show people what they’re capable of with our DIY technology kits, our workshops and support services.

The full range of DIY Kits and products are available to buy exclusively at Haberdashery East at RoughTrade East.

We came across this new magazine “Makeshift – a journal of hidden creativity” on kickstarter which is to be launched in October 2011. It seems like a promising project that aims to ’celebrate DIY and human creativity and ingenuity from all corners of the world’. We’re excited to follow the stories that present different solutions to meet real needs using various strategies from hacking, recycling, re-enginering etc. Read more here at inhabitat.

We love this design solution A litre of light or Litrong Liwanag that literally transforms darkness to light!