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• fairtrade:

  • a worldwide movement that aims to help farmers and producers in less economically developed countries (LEDCs)
  • they receive a fair price for the goods that they sell

  
• softwood: pine, spruce, cedar

  • wood from coniferous trees
  • cut easily
  • cheaper to produce
  • big age rings - less dense + softer
• hardwood: oak, walnut, ash

  • wood from decidious trees
  • strong + hard
  • good fire resistance
  • densely packed age rings - firm + dense
• natural fibres


  fibres obtained from plants, animals or mineral sources
• examples of natural fibres:

  • wool = sheep
  • silk = silkworm
• synthetic fibres:


  textiles made from chemically produced fibres
• examples of synthetic fibres:

  • polylester
  • nylon
  • acrylic
• RETHINK: Do we make too many products? Design in a way that considers people and the environment.

  REFUSE: Don’t use a material or buy a product if you don’t need it or if it’s bad for people or the environment.

  REDUCE: Cut down the amount of material and energy you use as much as you can.

  REUSE: Use a product to make something else with all or parts of it.

  RECYCLE: Reprocess a material or product and make something else.

  REPAIR: When a product breaks down or doesn’t work properly, fix it.
• one-off


  only 1
• batch


  only 200
• mass production


  millions
• continious


  24/7 production
• art deco


  colours and shapes
• scale drawing


  drawing something to scale on grid paper
• box to keep food warm


  anything with thermo (reflective) --> aluminium/foil-lined
• ferrous = Fe = iron
• alloy = mixture of metals = stainless steel sink with brass instruments
• thermoplastic polymer 


  can be remolded, reused
• thermoset


  can only be shaped/set once
• manufactured board

  • strong
  • doesn't warp
  • uses the whole tree
  • more affordable
• finite

  • something that can run out, limited
  • eg. gold, copper, oil
• infinite

  • unlimited
  • eg. π or pi
• why is a design specification important to a designer?

  • provides clear instructions
  • reference the material + structure
  • leaves no room for interpretation
• ways manufacturing + transport damage the enviroment:

  • CO² damage to the ozone layer
  • pollution = noise, air, oceans
• flatpacks (mass produced)

  • easy to transport + assemble
  • small surface area
• Coco Chanel (creator of CHANEL industries):

  • Coco was a French fashion designer and business woman
  • awarded the Neiman Marcus Fashion award in 1957
  • extremely well known for the little black dress
  • coco was influenced by Capel's style - she wanted to insert a masculine touch, leisure and comfort to her fashion