[AD] Eco Design Fair 2016 - Beat The Heat

Eco Design Fair (EDF) is returning for the eighth year in its largest reincarnation yet from June 3 to 5 at the Lafayette Art and Design Center. A Hudec designed former theatre; Lafayette’s artistic flamboyance is the ultimate intersection where art and design coalesce for the fashionable andeco-conscious you. This year’s event, presented by eco&more 艾可茉, will be held in tandem with World Environment Day on June 5. We will bring to you a multisensory journey through interactive art installations, not-to-be-missed live performances, captivating eco designs, lifestyle products and healthy delicacies from more than 150 local and international brands.

// SUSTAINABLE DESIGN //

 

Immerse yourself with art installations by artists Keflione (France), Carlo Maria Rossi (Italy), Xixi Yang (China), Wook Jin Han (Korea) and Climate Change exhibition by Business Ecology. 

△ Hailing from Korea, artist Wook Jin Han, uses LED to create creative signboards. These LED signboards, at the very most, consume up to 3 watts of power and have energy saving features that are eco-friendly. 

△ ‘Everyone Needs A Box’, is Xixi Yang's latest art creation. Rimmed with neon lights, Yang wishes to showcase to the audience the importance of organizing recyclable items into different boxes. 

△ Carlo Maria Rossi is an Italian Concept Artist experienced in scenic and abstract art. Combining the concept of light, oil painting and a mixture of sounds, he presents his artworks in a unique fashion with lighted cloth as the backdrop of his designs. 

Ever heard of sustainable fashion? Reusing, recycling and using natural products to reinvent and upscale design art pieces are efforts to reduce heat emissions and be more eco-friendly. Let EDF bring you to a world of sustainable fashion with daily fashion presentations donned and draped by eco-independent designers Joyce Wang and Tiffany Pattinson, as well as Oba’s latest “Re/Claim” capsule collection where the brand carefully sorts through bins of luxury fabric pieces and swatches and crafts them into the line. Pompous styling, hair and makeup will be complemented by Studio Ebony.

Participate in our seminars to learn how to make a difference with our dynamic and insightful speakers who are passionate about the eco way of life. Or visit our 4R Corner (Repair, Reuse, Refill and Recycle) where you can repair your pre-loved items under the magical hands of our enchanted electricians and tailors. Looking to substitute your pre-loves? Recycle, reuse or swap them at our 4R corner! If you are thirsty for knowledge, you can learn more about recycling e-waste with Green Initiatives, Shanghai’s first city wide non-profit e-waste recycling program at the exhibition as well.

 

Do also keep a look out for eco&more’s 艾可茉 refill station where you can bring any empty bottles of your choice for eco&more’s 艾可茉 refill at just half the price. eco&more’s 艾可茉 refill program is about more than just selling eco-friendly products but also reducing the amount of plastic generated. Saves plastic. Saves money. Saves the world. Join eco&more’s 艾可茉 ‘’greenness’’ as a way of life. 

△ Hailing from Switzerland, Jonas is one such designer who harmonizes the beauty of fashion,art and eco-consciousness in his craft. Jonas creates many beautiful crafts including home furniture and home accessories. His end products are emblematic of sustainable fashion where crafts can be made more environmentally friendly using upcycled materials yet exude beauty in and of itself. These designs not only enrich our lives but also serve to spread the message of eco consciousness where heat emission is reduced in the process of reinventing art works. (The above pictures show a kettle and biscuit tins that Jonas has turned into useful household products.) 

// CHILDREN’S DAY WEEKEND //

 

Come celebrate Children’s Day with us at EDF where we have an entire floor dedicated just for kids with free classes for children of all ages. Groove at a free dance class sponsored by Souldancing and handicrafts activities with heARTS organization. There are also more exciting games such as the virtual games of nature where you can put on the VRGoggle to experience simulated environmental problems in an immersive virtual setting. Create arts & craftswith PlayClass or even learn coding with Plobot! 

△ Souldancing, a platform for people to lead a healthy lifestyle through dancing, is an international oriented dance studio that provides dancing classes to adults and children. Having amassed many years of artistic experience in artistic production and direction since 2006, Souldancing tailors their dance classes to artists all over the globe. 

△ Plobot – Coding for Kids! Want to equip your child with the tools for an enterprising future? Then spark your kid’s natural curiosity with coding classes. Did you know, schools in Australia, Canada and Britain have adopted coding into the national curriculum, some starting as young as five years old? The idea is seen as a long-term solution to filling the tech jobs of the future.

If you start kids young, learning programming skills greatly benefits them in their careers, just like learning a language or a musical instrument. Besides increasing brainpower, proponents of kids learning coding stand by the facts that children are encouraged to become creative, because coding spurs kids to be articulate, think logically and see the world as building blocks ready for construction, creating smart kids.

“This new generation has different mental models than ours. I remember when I used to play video games with a computer. Now kids can create them. From 3D printing and virtual reality, the list goes on and on. All of them are fun and exciting because they give us new ways to create,” says Rudolfo Cossovich, Robotics Professor at NYU-Shanghai and CEO and Founder of Plobot, a revolutionary toy that specifically teaches kids to code.

He will be running workshops during the EDF weekend. These fun workshops will teach kids the language of the future in a very fun and interactive manner. Suitable for ages 4-12 years. Sign your kids up early for the workshop. Spaces limited to 25 per workshop. 

△ Founded in 2015 in Shanghai by a group of creative individuals, PlayClass 玩课 is an interactive game platform for play-based learning targeted at children of all ages. Its do-it-yourself (DIY) approach forges a learning culture that encourages room for creativity, sharing of knowledge and interaction amongst children. DIY-based classes entail lifestyle activities, art and crafts, cooking etc. where children are exposed to environmental values whilst having fun. 

// 3F – EATING YOUR WAYTO A HEALTHIER PLANET //

 

Are you aware that a high-protein diet releases almost twice as much greenhouse gas emission compared to a low carbon diet? Every small change is a baby step to making our environment a better place for all. Head up to the third floor and eat your way to a healthier planet with Pure & Whole, LOHAS pop-upcafé, Hunter & Gatherer, Zotter Organic Chocolate and more. These food and beverages brands will bring to you fresh and healthy menus for you to eat with peace of mind.

△ Western style vegetarian restaurant chain, Pure&Whole, is dedicated to people’s health through whipping up delicious, plant-based meals for all seasons that are often low in calories yet highly satiating, made from the finest, natural ingredients and produce minimal heat emissions. Pure&Whole meals are food for the body, mind and soul, with their menu having been specially curated and designed with the eco and health conscious ones in mind. Eat deliciously for yourself and the environment with Pure&Whole!

△ Hunter Gatherer is a seed-to-table ecosystem that serves and celebrates Real Food. The restaurant embodies an honest, open concept system where consumers can see how food is being transformed along the food chain, from the farm to their plates. Hunter Gatherer believes in a natural diet that serves environmentally friendly and Real Food made from only the most natural, fresh and chemical-free ingredients grown on the restaurant’s very own farms. In support of EDF’s heat theme, Hunter Gatherer will feature their not-to-be-missed, all-time favorite cold pressed juices – made using a no heat, low oxygen juicing process that maximizes nutrient retention – with a fun twist to cool the public as you bake in the heat. As a haven for real and authentic foods, Hunter Gatherer will be spicing up your day with fun activities and their in-house secret HOT sauce. Shake off the heat with interactive games and displays that open our world to eco-friendly farming ways. Be further enthralled with Hunter Gatherer’s heat-themed free giveaways too! 

Wait, there's more! Hop on to Uber and join us to discover how we can make differences with just a few simple steps! At one click away with our special Uber promo code “EDF16” and get 10RMB off your ride to the fair. What awaits you is fun and more fun as you bask in the warmth of the heat. Let’s beat the heat this summer! 

Event Details

Opening Hours:

3 June 2016 - 1pm to 8pm

4 June 2016 - 11am to 8pm

5 June 2016 - 11am to 6pm

 

Tickets are priced at 20 RMB each and can be purchased through:

https://247tickets.cn/tickets/eco-design-fair-2016 and
https://m.wanzhoumo.com/huodong/90461?zmsource=weixin

 

Venue:

Lafayette Art and Design Center, 323 Fuxing Zhong Lu (near Madang Lu), Huangpu District

Metro line 10, Xintiandi station, exit 2

 

About Eco Design Fair

Eco Design Fair is a grass-roots community consumer event showcasing sustainable innovations and design in Shanghai. The events draw national attention to Shanghai’s unique intersection of art, commerce, and sustainability. Started in 2008, the Eco Design Fair is the city’s first such initiative that provides the community with green tools to support restorative, environmentally-positive design and lifestyles.

 

Eco Design Fair 2016 is presented by eco&more艾可茉 and co-organised by Pivot Marketing, a full service creative agency in Shanghai.

www.ecodesignfair.cn

www.pivot-marketing.com