Greengaged is a not for profit organisation founded in 2008 by Sophie Thomas from thomas.matthews, Sarah Johnson from Re Design and Anne Chick from The Sustainable Design Research Centre at Kingston University.
Greengaged aims to advance the design industry’s capacity to respond positively to key environmental challenges such as climate change. This is done by offering thought leadership, creating spaces for dialogue, and opportunities for knowledge sharing - within the industry and beyond.
Sophie runs the communication design agency thomas.matthews, a trail-blazer in innovative sustainable design, which she co-founded in 1998. She is an ambassador for the cause through her lecturing and in her role as trustee to the Design Council and has co-founded the designer’s resource Three Trees Don’t Make A Forest.
Sarah runs the social enterprise [re]design an organisation that propagates sustainable actions through design. [re]design promote products and projects that are friendly to people and planet, and partner with a wide range of organisations to pioneer sustainable innovation.
Anne is Director of the Sustainable Design Research Centre and heads up the new MA on Design for Development at Kingston University. She has been an academic pioneer in sustainability for over fifteen years and her sustainable design research, knowledge transfer and educational work are acknowledged worldwide.
With an array of socially focused clients under her belt, Kate is an independent communications designer and consultant. In 2008, Kate set up and led the digital communications for greengaged and has since joined the team to assist its invaluable online presence. Kate is currently studying an MA in Design Writing Criticism at London College of Communication.
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photo by: Rhea Daley-Serieux
On Wednesday, Greengaged warmly welcomed Michael Pawlyn, founder of Exploration Architecture to the curatorial stand. Before being joined by his speakers Melissa Sterry, Belina Raffy, Julian Vincent and Andy Middleton, Pawlyn began his day entitled "Biomimicry in Design: Learning from Nature" with his definition; "Biomimcry is looking at nature as a source of new sustainable solutions.”
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photos by Travis Drever
Showcasing great examples of award-winning British design, the "Window on Design" at the Design Council offices in Covent Garden had a green inspired project on display during the Greengaged 2009 week! For those of you who didn't get the chance to see the display, we wanted to share the project with you.
Founded by Richard Sabin and Mark Laurence, BioTecture Ltd is dedicated to designing and implementing green wall systems for buildings and the built environment. BioTecture’s modular green wall system* have enabled sphagnum moss, spider plants and salad leaves to be grown up the sides of office blocks and schools and even inside shops. The green walls can help keep spaces cooler in summer and warm in winter.
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Is biomimicry at the core of your design process? Join Michael Pawlyn tomorrow at Greengaged to find out how it could be! All those in attendance tomorrow will be given the opportunity to win a place on a small group tour around The Economic Botany Collection at Kew Gardens, with Collections Manager Mark Nesbitt. Register here for the last few places at Biomimicry in Design: Learning from Nature.
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