DAY ONE
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There’s so many back-to-back sessions in the first part of the conference, you got the feeling that these speakers were in such high demand, they did not want to put them into breakouts.
Mike Flynn, Karen Solomon and Nurit Katz, who created this conference, introduced Opportunity Green, and were followed by Chris Jordan’s stunning work on the Pacific Garbage Patch.
His photomontages are nothing like you’ve ever seen. The purpose, he says was to “turn the dry language of gigantic numbers into photographs.” This one, for instance, is made up of the plastic we toss out –the toothbrushes, disposable bottles and packaging –that ends up in land fills. Jordan photographed, photoshopped, and designed a pile of trash to give you a sense of how big our waste looks like!
He ended with a slide presentation (below) on ‘Message from the Gyre’ about the plight of Albatross in Midway island.
Having seen images like this, it’s impossible to look at plastic the same way again.
Great Jordan quote: “The sacred web of life if being destroyed”
Derrick Mains interviewed by KQED:
Nick Lange, of OnelensMedia caught up with Derrick to ask him about what GreenNurture was all about. The video will be also turned into a podcast.
Breakout Session: “Where sustainable Design and Business Converge.” A panel discussion by Sarah Rich, Yves Behar, Julie Gilhart uand Zem Joachim.
Who woulda thought! The breakout session on design features both high-end design, as well as products from WearPact.com which is reinventing the business of design in … underwear!
Watch the video they showed us. Stunning slow motion and animation.
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