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Sustainable Pop-Up shop

Breathe Architecture has been working with Lulamae to design a shop in the lower ground level of Melbourne Central over summer. The entire fit out is made from 100% post consumer waste recycled cardboard. The shop will literally Pop-Up on December 1.

via design federation

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Greenhouse by Joost: Volume 2

Set to recycle the success of Melbourne’s Greenhouse project, multi-disciplinary creative Joost Bakker has shipped his eco-friendly eatery to Western Australia.

via indesignlive

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Super Human. Revolution of the Species Symposium

November 23, 2009 to November 24, 2009

Join artistic and scientific researchers from the fields of cognition, augmentation and nanotechnology as they consider what it means to be human, now and into the future. Presented by ANAT in Melbourne

via geek girl

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Un-Australian

November 16, 2009 to November 29, 2009

This exhibition dissects the ideas and politics behind the term un-Australian. Un-Australian goes beyond race, ethnicity and identity – A 17P wants you to define the Australia of the future, today. Opening on November 21.

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McDonalds scoops Fame and Shame Awards

Voted by more than 200 members of the Parents Jury, McDonald’s was named the most irresponsible creator of food promotions in three out of four categories in the Fame and Shame Awards.

via The Age

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RMIT Design Challenge:Fire Exhibition

November 11, 2009 to November 27, 2009

The 2009 Design Challenge: Fire has brought together a diverse range of researchers and experts to generate innovative transdisciplinary design projects in response to bushfires

Polytactics team won the competition by using light-weight polymer materials that are activated by fire-events. The polymers are cast into light weight screens, road barricades, and construction fencing, which when heated during a fire transform into a protective porcelain membrane.

The winner and finalists concepts are on exhibition at the Melbourne Museum

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eco luxe fashion Exposé

eco luxe fashion Exposé

Australia's best Eco-loving labels and designers on show for Melbourne's fashionistas

Weld Echo

weld Echo

A collaborative exhibition of works inspired by the wild Weld Valley in Southern Tasmania. A fundraiser for the campaign to protect the Lower Weld Valley from industrial logging.

David Berman

david Berman

speaks on how can graphic design help save the planet. Designers can choose to save the world, and suggests that designers take a pledge.

Andy Polaine

andy Polaine

speaks on how can graphic design help save the planet. We need to reframe the question and think about what power we have to help save the world.

ENVI - Carbon Neutral Paper

greenwash with ENVI

Australia's first carbon neutral paper includes includes pulp from Australia's native forests, including the worlds most carbon dense forests and water catchments.

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