IDI support sustainable design at Cultivate Conference
On the 13th of October, Tracy Fahey, President Elect of the Institute of Designers in Ireland attended the international Sustainable Design seminar and exhibition in the Cultivate centre, Temple Bar, Dublin
Both the special seminar and accompanying exhibition, organized by Erik Van Lennep and the staff of the centre, were designed on the theme of ‘Rethinking Design: Towards a Low Carbon World’. The majority of attendees were design students from IT Carlow, DIT, University of Limerick, Queens University Belfast, AIDT, Dundalk IT, Trinity College Dublin and Griffith College Dublin.
The day was a busy one with talks by international speakers Ab Stevels
from Philips Electronics, Dr. Chris Sherwin from Forum for the Future,
Alastair Fuad-Luke, the author of The Eco-design Handbook and Dr. Frank
O'Connor from Design Wales. There were also sessions led by representatives
from Irish companies such as the Office of Environmental Assessment, PERA
and Second Nature.
These sessions also led to discussions, and students were happy to contribute
to the debates that raged about issues ranging from waste disposal systems
to the role of the designer in sustainability issues.
Tracy was interested to see the student enthusiasms – “it was great to see design students from across Ireland engaging in the vital issue of sustainability and reflecting on the implications of this for their future practice’. She also praised the conference organization and content - ‘The seminars provided an excellent overview of sustainable issues today while the interactive nature of the conference allowed for frequent exchanges of views”
Contact information
Contact Cultivate by writing to Erik Van Lennep at the Cultivate Sustainable
Living and Learning Centre, 15-19 Essex Street West, Temple Bar, Dublin
8 or phoning +353 1 674 5773. Cultivate is open from Monday to Saturday
10 am - 5.30 pm