Paradigm

Fantastic night at SBN Xmas Party ♥
Thank you all for purchasing our upcycled jewellery!

Great to see some of our design work out in the wild!

This report for Organics Aotearoa New Zealand was a fun and challenging project with the opportunity to present a lot of data in visually interesting ways.

A revitalised look for the NZ Local Government Funding Agency’s Annual Report following on from their recent brand refresh.

The pros and cons of solar power are no secret. Great sustainable energy production but on a cloudy day, production is drastically reduced.

Carvey Ehren, a student at Mapua University in the Philippines has come up with a brilliant alternative to standard solar panels which rely on sunlight. His solar panel ‘AuREUS’ capture UV rays and so will work even on the cloudiest of days.

📸 James Dyson Foundation

www.jamesdysonaward.org/2020/project/aureus-aurora-renewable-energy-uv-sequestration/

Bees are an integral part of our health and the planets health, they are our biggest pollinator. So, with development booming we need to be actively thinking about how we include insects and wildlife in our urban landscapes.

The clever people at UK based Green&Blue have come up with the ‘Bee Brick’, a nesting site for bees which is integrated into the thing your building.

And, as if it couldn’t get much better, the Bee Brick is made using waste aggregate concrete.

📸 Green&Blue

https://design-milk.com/greenblue-turns-clay-waste-into-habitats-for-birds-bees-and-bats/?fbclid=IwAR3iYpuxFAZGrdn7SqwFeua_z3fIljcDmDWJIiNN4R23QWOcz-oHLVLKqj0

There's more than one way to represent the same set of information.

One illustrates in a very visual way how many learners are from which countries. The second is a more traditional representation and just illustrates the numbers and proportions.

If you’re planning a bit of travel around Aotearoa, check out this handy resource to find zero waste shopping options wherever you are in the country.

Interactive Map | Eco Spot | Zero Waste Spot | Stall Spot Zero Waste Spot is an interactive map of zero waste shopping options across Aotearoa New Zealand, researched and maintained by The Rubbish Trip,

Here’s an upcycling idea we could have got behind this summer! Perhaps it’s not too early to start planning for next year?

You Can Now Transform Shipping Containers Into Sustainable Swimming Pools A Canadian company came up with an ingenious idea to upcycle single-use shipping containers to turn them into swimming pools for all households to enjoy.

French street artist Ememem is turning areas of disrepair in the paths and walls of European cities into beautiful works of art with mosaics made of tile and stone.

Check it out here and see if you love it as much as we do! 

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/02/ememem-pavement-mosaics/?fbclid=IwAR2c1gro86kkSvowSKWKA9PPXzCeAyiEpwZlGwAMGHNSDzq4Fv_Z_NUx1x8

Our last day for the year will be Wednesday 22 December 2021.

Danielle will be checking emails for any urgent work from Monday 10 January 2022.

Wishing you and yours a happy and safe Christmas. Meri Kirihimete ♥︎

✦ Gift for the curious & adventurous ✦

We cannot wait to try this limited-edition Christmas Blend of coffee from Ozone Coffee. Tasting notes of sweet meringue, cream, and juicy berries (inspired by pavlova), sure sounds adventurous and exciting.

ozonecoffee.co.nz/collections/gifting/products/christmas-blend