sustainability — Blog

Part of the problem or part of the solution

COP25, the international conference about climate change organized by the United Nations, is currently being held in Madrid with the assistance of 197 countries. After the signing of the Paris agreement at COP21 four years ago, this event will involve an update of the action plan designed then: to maintain the temperature increase below 1.5 degrees, to achieve the neutral carbon footprint by 2050, greater transparency and ambition of countries in terms of the commitments they make about climate change, and to favour climate finance with a sort of Green Climate Fund among others.

OpinionNutcreatives S.L.December 5, 2019sustainability, COP25

Honourable mention in the Catalunya Ecodesign Prize 2019!

Yesterday our armchair design NOEM Carl was awarded with an Honourable Mention at the Catalonia Ecodesign Award 2019!

These prizes are organised biannually by the “Department of Territory and Sustainability” and the “Catalan Waste Agency”, and recognize the products and services, whether they are in the market or they are still in development, which seek to improve their environmental impact and extend their life cycle. Products that, with a functional design, break with the idea of buying, using and throwing and, instead, bet on minimizing their impact on the environment and health.

Nutcreatives, MediaNutcreatives S.L.November 26, 2019Prize, Product design, sustainability

Restoration or rethinking

A really popular swedish brand presented few months ago a new set of curtains produced with a fabric that absorbs co2 thanks to a process comparable to photosynthesis. We have no idea about the exact amount of co2 that this material is capable to absorb, but it seems a great idea. Anything that contributes to improve wellbeing in our homes must be considered a step forward. We also appreciate and admire innovation and novelty, and new materials are one of the most important areas of learning, because to be aware of a new one and to apply it properly can make better any project. Many of the advances that have been made in our history have been thanks to new materials, and you only have to look at the age of bronze, the iron one, or the so-called age of silicon to realize, so well done guys!

OpinionNutcreatives S.L.September 18, 2019Smart materials, sustainability, Circular economy, Circular design, ecodesign

The problem of packaging

We are not the first to say that in a global reality where there are increasingly more competitors, the image of a company is a key factor that must be controlled to send the right message in the intended tone. Consumers want to be identified with the brands they buy, so companies better care about how they present their products.

But packaging is not only a question of image, it is what protects what you want to sell, what the consumer sees in the store, what helps you to use the product in the right way and which completes its -generally short- life cycle by being recycled in the best of cases, or what ends up in a landfill or the sea being eaten by a fish or creating islands of waste in the worst of them.

OpinionNutcreatives S.L.July 11, 2019sustainability, packaging design, environmental problem

Sustainable packaging

Last week we had an interview about sustainable packaging for BeOK, a program in la Ser, one of the most important radio stations in Spain. In it Àlex Jiménez talks about how design can improve the environmental impact of packaging, materials, the process to design a more sustainable packaging, consumer behaviour, etc. In this link you can listen to it, do it and tell us what you think!

MediaNutcreatives S.L.February 18, 2018packaging design, sustainability, interview, mediaComment