- Monday, September 29th, 2008
- Posted by: Johnathyn Owens
- Category: IDSA, conference
Tags: Cocktail, Company, Continuum, Design, designer, eco, ecolect, Graffiti, green, Hippo Roller, IDSA, material, new, Petting, Project H, providence, rhode island, sustainability, treehugger, Zoo
Ecolect’s Materials Petting Zoo at IDSA Rhode Island’s Nextup Conference!
On Thursday September 25th, designers, business owners and individuals gathered together for ISDA Rhode Island’s Sustainability Conference in Providence. Presentations were given by four speakers; Meaghan O’Neal of TreeHugger.com, Sean Brennan & Kelly Sherman of Continuum, and Emily Pilloton of Project H Design spoke on the importance of understanding consumer behavior and choices. Emily discussed her current ongoing project, Hippo Roller, a water transportation device. Meaghan educated us about a new form of eco-friendly graffiti, and Sean and Kelly spoke passionately about the importance of the consumer mindset and understanding how consumers think about the environment. Most importantly, all of the guest speakers discussed ways of designing to guide consumers in choosing greener options. Afterwards, guests and speakers took part in an engaging discussion of causes, relevant issues, and solutions. Everyone congregated on the green roof of the historic and sustainably redeveloped, Peerless Lofts Building for cocktails and a small version of Ecolect’s Materials Petting Zoo, the cutting-edge traveling exhibition of environmentally considered materials.