Doing it for the Kids; Up-Cycled Frisbees, Future Industries
Now in their fourth year of exhibiting at 100% Design, with sustainable innovative design at the forefront once again, the [Re]design team did not fail to disappoint. They had invited a team of likeminded makers and designers along to contribute to their interactive stand, tackling the issue of sustainable play design for kids.
The project ‘explored play types, the importance of play in child development, how toys help mould out kids’ values and how they impact on the environment.’ The area had a real buzz about it and was definitely another roaring success for this inspirational company.
The talented young duo from Future Industries were busy producing ‘Up-Cycled Frisbees’. They were spotted at New Designers graduate show in July this year by Jason Allcorn from Re[design] and invited to join. Ben Atkinson-Willes studied Product and Furniture Design whilst Charlie Crook studied Graphic Design at Kingston University. They received very positive feedback at New Designers as well as now at 100% Design. They have had offers to purchase their machine together with invitations to host workshops associated with sustainability and recycling. They were also approached by designers interested in having their products manufactured by Future Industries.
DIY Rotational Moulding, My First
Another duo, under the company name My First, were demonstrating their DIY Rotational Moulding product in action. At first glance some of the results looked like they had been created by Sid, the villain from Toy Story. The toys they produce are made from a combination of bio resin using recycled household packaging to create the moulds combined with the use of discarded toy parts. Both Andrew Duffy and Craig Tyler of My First graduated this year in Product Design from UCA Rochester.
City Mould, Hannah Scroggs
Hannah Scroggs graduated from Brighton University in 2008, having completed her degree in 3 Dimensional Design. Her ‘City Mould’ project is a modular mould system which can be used to simply make a set of homogonous cityscape forms using unwanted waste paper. City Mould enables children to create solid shaped paper blocks using only newspaper and water, no glue is required. She is currently working as a new product developer for a toy and novelty gift company.
Sock Alien Kits, ReMake Me
Lizzie Lee from ReMake Me was demonstrating her multi functional product Sock Alien Kits. The packaging containing instruction sheets and everything you need to make your very own personalized sock alien who can then be sent into orbit in its very own cardboard spaceship. Lizzie currently teaches materials and processes at Brighton University and is just about to embark on a Masters Degree in Sustainable Design.
After the success at 100% Design ‘Doing it for the Kids’ is heading north to Newcastle’s Great North Museum from October 16-25 2009. The project will then travel to the Midlands and will be exhibited as part of the Design and Technology Exhibition at Birmingham’s NEC between November 19-21 2009. [Re]design’s services range from organising workshops, sustainable exhibitions and lectures to putting projects into publication.
[Re]design
Future Industries
My First
My First on YouTube
Hannah Scroggs
ReMake Me
100% Design
Great North Museum
Design and Technology Exhibition, Birmingham
