Crafted Creativity

Only buy genuine recycled paper and stay away from Reflex – it’s made from the clearfelling of magnificent forests of the Central Highlands. Talk to your purchasing officer at work and try to introduce a policy of buying genuine recycled paper only. As far as we know there is no such paper made in Australia, so it will need to be imported.

On average, each tonne of paper removed from commercial correspondence saves:
* 18 trees
* 67,500 litres of water
* 9,500 kWh of power
* 3,300 kg of greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 equivalent or CO2e)

Visit the Greenwash Report for more information on paper and where to find the safe brands that are not made from old growth forest.

From the guy’s at BD&E this 2380 square foot wall is soil based and includes many regional plants all acquired locally within 500 miles. Watering required in only 15 minutes per week and it cools the building by 25%, not only beautiful but it will reduce energy consumption as wella great example of good green design.

In the name of greener graphic design Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth seek to evaluate the ink efficiency of popular fonts.

Design firm Tatil Design of Brazil produced these beutiful laser cut leaves for the Cannes Advertising Festival in 08 to promote their “Designing Naturally” workshop. The pupose of the workshop was to discuss the role of design as a tool to transform the future, giving examples of solutions with low environmental and high sensorial impact.

Sommarnöjen provides the houses ready-built on site. Some are suitable for year-round use as well. The mini-houses are also great as additions to a larger dwelling – as guest houses, studios, workshops, separate bedrooms and of course, saunas.

Hecker is the interior designer behind the Prince Hotel in Melbourne and more recently in Sydney, the Ivy and stunning adjoining penthouse hotel suite. The latest from Hecker and his Melbourne-based team at Hecker, Phelan & Guthrie, is the new ski lodge, Fjall, located at Falls Creek in Victoria.

Beautiful design, beautiful images and one message we cant ignore. To think we are still destroying the small amount of beautiful old growth forests we have left is heart breaking.

Since the first colonial axe struck until now, 92% of Australian old growth has been destroyed. Of the 8% that remains, 4% is within national parks and conservation reserves.

Old-growth forests include a complex mix of new growth, solid mature stands and decaying old tress. These forests provide crucial habitat for our native plants, animals, birds and insects; they also protect life on earth by helping to stave of the intensifying effects of global warming.

The forests and oceans of the Earth are our main carbon sinks. As forests grow they draw in and store vast amounts of carbon, which is held within the trees, their root systems and the soil. The older the tree, the greater the amount of carbon stored. This alone should be reason enough to ensure the protection of our remaining ancient forests.

“Old Growth” is an inspiring book by Peter Cundall.

Ennis & Perry creative is the design studio of Anne Ennis Mason & Haydn Perry Deane, we work across a broad range of visual communication, fashion & interior design from our studio in Melbourne Australia. We have set-up this blog to share thoughts, inspiration and thing’s of interest.

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