Tag: Environmental Impact
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Two Works of Art Created Using Ecologically Sustainable Methods
I am submitting two works of art that were both created in ecologically sustainable ways. The first work, ”Unraveling” is made from found fabric that is printed with ink made from handmade natural inks and dyes of branch and trash images found in my Brooklyn neighborhood. The second work, ”Seeking, Grounding” is made from reused…
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Web of Water
The design initiative focuses on creating a nature-inspired water harvesting system to address the critical issue of water scarcity for children in remote areas. The system is designed to eliminate the arduous journeys of Ethiopian children to distant water sources and to provide children with a reliable and accessible water supply all year round, regardless…
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Floating House Design – Submarine Planter
Napeague Harbor is a coastal lagoon on Long Island, New York, containing salt marshes and mudflats that support fish, shellfish, and birds. However, it is threatened by pollution, habitat loss, and overfishing, and efforts are underway to protect and restore its ecosystem. The client needed to build a home that would be moved on the…
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The Nature’s Touch
The Nature’s Touch is a set of bathroom product. Inspired by nature, it is made of cork and utilizes various properties of this eco-friendly material, such as water resistance, friction, and flexibility. The Nature’s Touch includes an organizer, a bath mat, soap boxes, and a towel rack. While embracing the natural characteristics of cork, this…
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Wait…What Does Frenetic Mean?
Coming to a city near you, a social amenity which reimagines the streetscape to accommodate personal electric vehicles and RoboBins–trash collecting robots which will take the trash to a waste-energy plant. Electricity from the plant is used to power work-cafes which double as EV and RoboBin charging hubs. Through a system of power hubs and…
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Symbiosis with Interiors
This project develops a manifesto with four points of creating sustainable interior design, by evaluating the influence of design interventions on embodied carbon and carbon offset. The interior is designed in a manner that it is a living organism that can respond to its environment, therefore forms a symbiosis with plants and fungi. School of…
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Delta
DELTA is an intelligent campus street lamp that uses solar panels to provide clean energy and store it to cope with different weather conditions. It is also equipped with light and motion sensors that automatically adjust the lighting mode according to the surrounding brightness and pedestrian activity. These intelligent features help DELTA address issues such…