The 5 best design ideas of the IIda 2009

    Open to all, the IIda 2009 design competition starts from the Korean city of Incheon to promote a new concept of Design that is emblematic of eco-sustainability in urban development. Among the 'eco-illuminating' ideas presented in the competition we have chosen for you 5 Green Design projects for home and garden furnishing.



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    “Green Design and Daily Life” is the slogan chosen by the organizers of the IIda 2009 (Incheon International Design Awards). Open to all, the world-famous design competition starts from the Korean city of Incheon to promote a new concept of Design that is emblematic of eco-sustainability in urban development.



    Design is Green, say the organizers of Iida 2009 who, through the green theme, want to encourage the eco-marketing and eco-cities sectors.

    If environmental issues are at the center of collective attention and our survival together with that of the Planet will depend on the choices made, then it is right that the world of Design also takes on the problem and helps us to be more eco-friendly. .

    A mission, that of Iida, focused on Green Life and divided into three categories:

    1. Green Design for individuals;
    2. Green Design in cities;
    3. Green Design and communication.

    We have chosen for you among the 'eco-illuminating' ideas presented in the competition 5 Green Design projects for furniture of house and garden:

    The 1 Ready Murakami (designer Rochus Jacob Usa)

    The 5 best design ideas of the IIda 2009

    Murakami is one rocking chair unconventional. Its peculiarity is summed up in the concept of "natural electricity". The lamp above it, in fact, is recharged thanks to the oscillation of the chair itself. Power to the user who, sitting comfortably in an "armchair", generates energy.

    An advanced nano-dynamo technology inserted at the foot of the chair, in the curved part, and connected to a very efficient OLED lamp which, thanks to the LEDs, does not require a classic light bulb but lights up completely.

    During the day the electricity is stored in a battery and remains available for any evening reading. Consume less thinking of getting a lot more. Who knows that, in addition to the lamp, an eco-sustainable conscience will also light up.


    The 5 best design ideas of the IIda 2009

    2 The tree saves energy (designer Jeong-Hoon-Cha Korea)


    The 5 best design ideas of the IIda 2009

    The idea of ​​the Korean Jeong-Hoon-Cha starts from a consideration, the energy we waste at home by forgetting to turn off the appliances is too much.

    THEtree saves energy, in addition to being a furnishing accessory and an ambient light, it is an ad hoc device for energy saving. An intelligent object for the frenetic pace of modern life that combines a light bulb with a power plug.

    To better understand how the energy tree works, imagine you are in the living room just before going to sleep. You will probably have to turn off the TV, decoder, lamp, PC and heater. Thanks to the eco-friendly tree with a single gesture you will deactivate everything in an instant. Just touch the light of the tree which turns off in turn all the equipment connected to it. A nice saving of time and money.

    3 Local dishes (designer David Veldkamp Usa)

    According to the United Nations, 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions originate from food production, second only to electricity production (20%). The greenhouse gases emitted by local production and consumption are 4 - 10 times lower than those emitted by production over long distances (foods that you find in many supermarkets).

    The 5 best design ideas of the IIda 2009

    Il Local dish is a reminder to diners that eating local food, even if only a fraction of the entire meal, reduces the impact on climate change.

    If 33% of the world population ate 33% of locally produced food, it would prevent the planet from producing 120 million tons of greenhouse gases.


    A 0 km diet which, in addition to being simple, tasty and healthy, is also good for the environment.


    And with David Veldkamp's idea, eating local will be even more fun thanks to the wide range of colors suitable for every taste.

    4 Refrigerator saves energy (designer Yong Jin Kim Korea)

    The 5 best design ideas of the IIda 2009

    Often the doors of freezers and refrigerators are opened and closed without paying much attention. The energy loss, however, should not be underestimated.

    To save as much energy as possible, it would be enough to divide the spaces between the fridge and freezer by creating a separate area with a special door to be dedicated to the foods we use most. Taking them will be easier and faster and we will not have to open the refrigerator entirely, with considerable dispersions, but only a part.

    The 5 best design ideas of the IIda 2009

    Intuition implemented by Yong Jin Kim who proposed this fridge that combines minimal design and energy efficiency, adapting to the most demanding kitchens.

    5 The bench watering can (designer Yoonshik Lee Korea)

    The 5 best design ideas of the IIda 2009

    A container of water and a bench at the same time to be placed in public gardens but also in the garden of the house and wet your green lawn without waste.

    This reduces the amount of rainwater that gets lost in the manholes and is saved for watering flowers and flower beds.

    THEeco-benchby retaining water inside it reminds us how much this is a precious resource that we cannot afford to waste. Just think about how many times you have turned on the drinking water tap to wet your garden. It is water that could be destined for those living in regions with a water deficit. Let's not use it as if it were unlimited. It is not.

    Serena Bianchi

     

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