E:DN - network

I have had a busy few days this week. I was asked to take part in the two day E:DN event setup by ecodesign Wales, the two days where fantastically inspiring for me as John Thackara attended the two days. For last years MA I used alot of John's work to base what has become ARK on. His book In the Bubble is a must read for anyone interested in design in general let alone specifically social design. I was also really happy to be asked to do a bit of facilitation during one of the workshops. Helping to try and create potential Design Camps for later on in the year. It was strange to be doing this kind of thing in front of people that I have based my some of my thinking on.

Slack with blogging

We have been really busy at Hoffi over the last month or so, with work on various projects and also doing our bit to expand the use of eco-design within Wales by getting involved in the initial meetings with Ecodesign centre Wales on their research project the EcoNetwork. On top of all of that Andrew is getting married this Saturday so we are getting ready for the big day and also the workload are going to be doing while he is on honeymoon.

The first meeting took place in Cardiff Bay and I thought was a great success. The second was in Roath at the Gate. I had never been there before and was quite impressed with it. The event itself was a show and tell session. I was asked to speak about a recent project I have been trying to get off the ground and also my take on eco-design and the issues surrounding it.

You can see a full report on the EcoNetwork blog