1. 10 May 2005

    1339 days ago

    Designing the Future

    Fabulous interview with William McDonough, co-author of Cradle to Cradle, which I just read about a month ago. Looks like hes starting to catch fire, getting his ideas out into the world in the form of really sweet buildings.

    The fabric produced in the Switzerland factory talked about in the book is starting to get used, chiefly now in the new Airbus 380:

    It was selected for upholstery on the new Airbus 380. It’s made of worsted wool to keep you at the right temperature—cool when it’s hot and warm when it’s cold—and [a plant fiber called] ramie to wick away moisture. It’s a high-performance-design product. Going ecological doesn’t mean downgrading performance criteria. 2

    The China Housing Industry Association has the responsibility for building housing for 400 million people in the next 12 years. We’re working with them to design seven new cities. 3

    (emphasis mine). Wow, wow, wow… Talk about a contract.

    I love nuclear energy. I just want to make sure it stays where God put it—93 million miles away, in the sun. 3

    I wish more people would riff Einstein these days, who could be a better technological or scientific role model?

    no problem can be solved by the same consciousness that created it. Our job is to dream—and to make those dreams happen. 3

    via Kjell Olsen1339 days ago

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