RE DESIGN...believes design can be a catalyst for positive social and environmental change.

We are passionate about sustainable design and products that are genuinely ‘good’ and gorgeous. We support the work of designers who don’t want to make landfill, seeking out and promoting friendly, desirable design.

[re]design puts together pioneering projects that spark and nurture sustainable design ideas, building relationships that help bring concepts to fruition.

For more information visit www.redesigndesign.org

Published by [re]design, 2007

Supported by NESTA

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RE STRATEGIES[ ][re]design have identified nine [re]strategies that are being used today – singularly or in combination – to create design that’s friendly to people and the environment. This booklet introduces the [re]strategies with innovative examples from leading edge UK companies and encourages you to try [re]designing for yourself using the [re]strategy tool.

RYAN FRANK INKUKUBright and beautiful chair made from reclaimed plastic bags, using a technique originating in South African townships.

“Material is so readily discarded, without much thoughtto where it goes and what happens to it.” RYAN FRANK

DESIGNS USING WASTE MATERIALS IN THE RAW, WITHOUT REPROCESSING.

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MSPINIFEXTLIP KITCHEN TREESReclaimed laminated chipboardfrom local office and houserefurbishments is used to makethese handy kitchen trees.

GREEN-WORKSCUBESimple, versatile and modular system of 50cm units which bolt together to make anything from seating to shelving to tables.

“Our workshop is the first of its kind to ‘remanufacture’ on such a large scale using surplus office furniture as raw material.” GREEN-WORKS

CUSTOMISED OR PERSONALISABLE DESIGNS – MAKING AN EMOTIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN OWNER AND OBJECT.

WEMAKETETRISThe cheapest designer furniture in town – an inspiration to create MIY furniture from cardboard boxes.Instructions show what’s possible with the simplest of shapes, a 10cm grid.

“It’s like Blue Peter for grown ups. MIY – Make It Yourself.” WEMAKE

DAVID STOVELLSUNDAY PAPERSYou’ll be on all the front pages (and all the other pages too) when you try this chair made from tightly rolled and bound newspapers. Personalise with your favourite read.

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TE“When I started on the Sunday Papers range I didn’t have a workshop, so I needed something that could literally be made on the kitchen table – and that is where they are made.” DAVID STOVELL

GILES MILLER FLUTED SIDE TABLE This delicately ornamented table transforms a humble, recycled material – corrugated cardboard – into a luxury product.

DESIGNS MADE WITH REPROCESSED WASTE MATERIALS.

COHDARD4 CHAIRLight, sculptural chair from recycled waste plastic, homogenised and re-formed using Cohda’s unique energy-saving URE process.

“The key motivation behind my work is breaking down the negative preconceived aesthetic of a recycled product.” COHDA

SMILE PLASTICSRECYCLED PLASTIC SHEETPlastic sheets with a wide range of distinctive colours and patterns. Made from industrial and post-consumer waste.

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SPROUT DESIGN FOR PLI DESIGNREEE CHAIRPlay it again… Plastic casing from recycled games consoles is given a new life in this ergonomic stackable chair that puts the WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment) Directive into action.

“I made our sheet so it would shout from the rooftops: ‘I am proud to be recycled!’” SMILE PLASTICS

DESIGNS WHICH MINIMISE WASTE OF ENERGY AND MATERIALS, ARE MULTIFUNCTIONAL, OR RAISE AWARENESS OF RESOURCE USE.

“Once you accept that we only have a limited set of resources and that at some point all materials will be second, third or fourth hand, it makes sense to take advantage of the enormous potential value that waste streams represent.” SPROUT DESIGN

SPROUT DESIGNBINVENTIONA bright, practical bin with high recycled aluminium content. Re-use your carrier bags to separate household waste for recycling.

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in the US and reused everything in interesting new ways that were actually quite cool. It was ingrained into me as a positive aspect of living.” LYNN KINGELIN

DIY KYOTO WATTSONWatts up? Watts down? A very stylish way to check on your energy consumption.

LYNN KINGELINSHREDDED PAPER BINShredded magazines or office paper moulded into a lightweight cellular structure to make this recycling bin. The ultimate waste paper waste paper bin?

“Creating awareness can impact on your behaviour and so make a difference.” DIY KYOTO

DESIGNS THAT ALLOW EASY, COST-EFFECTIVE DISASSEMBLY AND RE-USE OF PARTS OR RECYCLING AT THE END OF LIFE.

“By looking at a product from a ‘lifecycle perspective’ and by adjusting design strategy accordingly we can start to design with materials in a new, more considered way.” KATE GOLDSWORTHY

KATE GOLDSWORTHYMULTI-SHEER SHADEGorgeous textile shade that uses clean printing and digital cutting to minimise waste. Monomaterial polyester components, designed for disassembly and easy recycling.

“So many products are labelled as ‘recyclable’ but without an organised system they still end up in landfill.”KATE GOLDSWORTHY

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CHARACTERFUL DESIGNS THAT EVOKE MEMORIES, REMINDING YOU TO TREASURE THEM.

LOST AND FOUNDJUBILEE LAMP A reclaimed wooden lampstand resplendently attired in a 1940s union jack with WW2 army uniform buttons and vintage trim.

“I want people to look further than the idea of recycling and look into what makes an object worth saving. Quite often it’s the sentiment attached to the object that means we hang on to it.” LOST AND FOUND

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“I hope that by exposing what is normally hidden, I encourage people to pay more attention to them [labels], to read them and become more aware of what it is they are consuming.” PIECES OF YOU

PIECES OF YOUNO LOGOHandcrafted cushion that reuses clothes labels, encouraging us to pay closer attention to the provenance of our products and the labels we wear.

DESIGNS USING RENEWABLE NATURAL MATERIALS, MANAGED TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY.

“By combining a modern approach to structure, with the traditional technique of steam bending we have made a significant reduction in energy requirements and processes used ‘from tree to chair’.” DAVID COLWELL

DAVID COLWELL DESIGNC10 DINING CHAIRA durable, supportive and elegant chair, made from locally produced ash using the energy efficient steam-bending technique.

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WEMAKECOMPUTER FAN FAN Be as cool as a computer with this innovative re-use of old computer fans on a base of FSC timber.

“Wood stands head and shoulders above other structural materials, merely growing it has environmental benefits.” DAVID COLWELL

JETHRO MACEYPATIENCE IS A VIRTUEThis lamp needs feeding with pennies, so heightening awareness of electricity consumption.

SOCIABLE DESIGNS WHICH INVITE INTERACTION AND FRIENDLINESS.

“Use energy thoughtfully.” JETHRO MACEY

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RYUICHI TABUYOUR STOOLBlooming multifunctional seat with pull-out arms to rearrange and customise for your needs.

DESIGNS MAKING CREATIVE USE OF READYMADE, SECOND-HAND OBJECTS AND COMPONENTS.

STUDIOMOLDBIG CRUSH Re-used crushed plastic bottles are stacked into a tower, transforming them into a sculptural standard lamp.

TOMMY ALLENABANDONED BATH ARMCHAIR A bath rescued from the streets of London returns triumphantly to the domestic space from which it was exiled - in a new role as a desirable armchair.

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WEMAKESTREET SOFAA fantastic new use for retired Eurobins... a street-tough hard man of the sofa world, with a surprising secret - he’s remarkably comfy.

“It’s about looking at something in a new way, it could be something that you may have seen thousands of times, and then one day you see it differently.” STUDIOMOLD

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REESTORE GORDON Inspired by a tea-drinking builder, Gordon is made from a reject wheelbarrow pan on a rolling chrome base salvaged from an old office chair.

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Designs made with reprocessed waste materials.

Customised or personalisable designs – making an emotive connection between owner and object.

Designs using waste materials in the raw, without reprocessing.

Designs which minimise waste of energy and materials, are multifunctional, or raise awareness of resource use.

Designs that allow easy, cost-effective disassembly and re-use of parts or recycling at end of life.

Characterful designs that evoke memories, reminding you to treasure them.

Designs using renewable natural materials, managed to ensure a sustainable supply.

Sociable designs which invite interaction and friendliness.

Designs making creative use of readymade, second-hand objects and components.

RE STRATEGIES TOOL 1 cut out the spinner 2 insert a pencil in the centre of the spinner 3 spin with the multicoloured side up to choose a [re]strategy or two 4 turn over and spin again to identify an activity to design for 5 get [re]thinking, get [re]sketching, get [re]designing...

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