• what does research mean and look like to you?

• research is a systematic inquiry to discover new knowledge, to find new truths, and to go beyond the status.

• experience → reasoning → research

• research is systematic enquiry whose goal is to produce communicable knowledge

  • systematic: pursued according to the plan

  • an enquiry: seeks to find answers to questions

  • goal-directed: objects of the enquiry are posed to achieve a goal

  • knowledge-directed: bcause the findings of the enquiry must go beyond providing mere information

  • communicable:findings must be intelligible and located within some framework of understanding for an appropriate audience

data and insights

• research for objectives

• visual research is a process of collecting, analysing and interpreting visual materials to gain insights, inspiration and generate new ideas

  • visual research and the importance of generating new ideas lie in its ability to stimulate creativity and foster innovation

  • serve as a tool for generating new ideas, offer visual references, creativity, deeper understanding of visual landscape

  • always respond to the research and reference visual research

• how can we sustain the project to be available in the society in a long term

• what is sustainability?

  • environmental, social and economic

  • caring for people, planet and profit all at once

Recycling – in all senses

• different ways of recycling and its variety

• plastic recycling

  • washed, shredded, melted and reshaped

  • broken into raw chemicals

  • may reference keychain making with hot iron

• paper and cardboards

  • reference interviews, used in households

  • soaked and pulped before being turned into new paper materials

  • may look at paper making and recyclable notebooks

• glass recycling

  • plant pots, storage containers,

  • broken glass made into new construction materials like tile, insulation or road surfacing materials.

• textile recycling and upcycling

  • denim jeans → cut into make different textiles material

  • mixed fabrics made into fillings and stuffings for car seats

  • resell for others

• organic waste

  • fruit and veg scarps compost for local gardens or farms

  • coffee grounds used as air purifying, @ microwave, wardrobe …

Environment: physical / social

• how our event (of planting and sharing eco friendly acts) may affect socially

• where and who may join the event?

  • local area may be effective, reduces cost for visitors, increasing the possibility to join

  • people who are interested in the topic of environmental sustainability

Politics

• what are the relationship with politics and community policies?

Your moral compass

• why is planting important to one individual?

• how much do we care about sustainability and eco friendly acts in our daily lives?

Identifying gaps

• what are the reasons that eco friendly events are not accessible and open for public?

• how can we make people join and contribute?

• net zero campaign by london officials → ‘net zero carbon by 2030’

https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/environment-and-climate-change/climate-change/zero-carbon-london/pathways-net-zero-carbon-2030?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Future trend forecasting

• how other campaigns and pop-up events will proceed

• sustainable fashion, zero waste cafe,

• online and social media campaign

https://heypop.kr/n/125307/ Hyundai campaign poster reference

What exists already?

• sharing plants and extending the variety of gardens

https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/communities-and-social-justice/civil-society/community-insights-hub/community-insights-hub-story-library/st-matthews-community-garden-connecting-nature?utm_source=chatgpt.com

• communities are built within the society but not officially

• does not grow big in most areas

Being specific

Proof of concept

Don’t repeat, innovate

Test and check your ideas

• couple in kent, visiting london

  • recycling depends on the product and material

  • big products like furniture, try to repair and keep using

  • does not like to throw away

  • visit near charring cross and soho, finds clean areas available

  • does not find a delegated space for recycling and reusing

  • second hand shops may come useful - rather give it to someone than throw away

• couple living in pimlico

  • big waste bind go to non-recyclable, small cardboard boxes go to recyclable waste

  • recycle bin across the road of the building, convenient to recycle

  • 5,6/10 of caring for waste and consumption but cares more towards health and wellbeing

  • recycling may be done better

  • roads have rubbish and bin bags of rubbish

  • recycling could have been easier if bigger house size

  • lack of space restricts them from effectively recycling

  • thinks it is more of socioeconomical issues, rather than recycling and waste

  • both from spain, shares experience of dumping in a deep hole in the ground and collection being made occasionally → benefits of holding large volumes of waste

• worker in clothing charity shop (in tachbrook st.)

  • lives near clapham

  • try to consume outside and leftover food, to reduce takeouts

  • general waste bins are located far away from the store, inconvenient

  • but understands the lack of bin issues and the reasons, state the issue of other businesses and lack of space in roads

  • near trees → place bin bags when come and collect

  • other businesses were to rip and see what businesses did in specific times

  • SO GREEN (company) businesses come 1-2 a week and picks up rubbish from inside the store

  • prevent sewage and pests, less focus on what’s on the road and recycling

  • market alleyway has more bins

tailored research questions:

• how recycle and reusing is contributed to the environment - how people are carrying out recycling and reusing

• how the community is carrying out eco friendly activities - waste and consumption

interview/research questions: to identify the ‘problem’ with waste and consumption in the local area

• tell us your background with the environment - if you’re living nearby, daily lives

• walk us through the process of putting consumed products to waste

• to what extent do you consider the theme of waste and consumption?

• are there any overflowing bins and litters around the area?

• do you frequently carry out recycling? *this may be done in-house, such as reusing plastic bottles as a vase, or externally, putting the right waste in components to be recycled by city council?

• what is your habit of recycling

• thisaintrocknroll.com

• templo.co.uk

• everyday-practive.com

• luciennerobertsplus.com

• anthonyburrill.com

• andwalsh.com

Websites:

• designboom.com

• dezeen.com

• www.itsnicethat.com

• creativeboom.com