Posts Tagged ‘waste as art’
Craft Prototype: Multipurpose Portable Shelter
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on July 10th, 2009
Source: Craft Almanac, Craft Victoria‘s Newsletter
Image via Craft Victoria
Visit a prototype of a multipurpose portable shelter made in response to Melbourne’s housing shortages and skyrocketing rents.
Dates: Monday 27 July – Saturday 22 August
Cathy Parry and Ron D Swan at the Sustainable Cities Round Table, 12 August
Posted in SCRT Videos, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Ferne Edwards on September 2nd, 2008
Cathy Parry is the Founder of Ron D Swan: Bags & Cycling Accessories. Ron D Swan is literally a tyre swan (read the website for a bizarre history) who is the company figurehead, well-illlustrating the motto: “Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle”. The primary aim of Ron D Swan is to make sustainable products for humans on (and off) bicycles. To find out more about the beautiful products that Cathy makes visit her website at http://www.rondswan.com/. The title of her presentation at the Sustainable Cities Round Table was “Tyre Swans, Bicycles and French Toast“. Please view Cathy’s presentation below.