Sustainable Design

Today is as good a day as any to take off you shoes and feel the earth between your toes. Happy Earth Day (everyday).

For those with the time and patience, the following lecture by Michael Pawlyn is one of the most inspiring and hopeful pieces I've seen in a long time. As one of the lead designers and architects behind the Eden Project, Pawlyn's latest work incorporating biomimicry with sustainable design shines a bright light onto our troubled times and is nothing shy of brilliant. (warning: a bit slow to start and nearly 30 mins. in length but truly inspiring when yo have the time...) click below:

Hope through Design

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Childhood Stoke

I recently unearthed a box of old photos.
My very first water shots (plus one)...

These were taken with the bright yellow Minolta Weathermatic camera I got for my 14th birthday. They must be from the summer of '85, the year I transitioned from a sponge to a surfboard and had my first stand up rides. I love the expressions of pure stoke in the top two. Doesn't really matter that it is waist deep and ankle high. Joy is where you find it.