Sustainable Design: Create Eco-friendly Objects and Spaces

Get to know Lucas, hear about how he became deeply involved in sustainable design, and discover the designers who have influenced his views on creating objects and designing spaces.

Go back in time and review two of Lucas’ projects: the Eujil-Ro Collection in Korea, and the Temple Stool in Thailand. Discover how both experiences taught him valuable lessons on exploring contexts with an open eye and mind. Then, learn how to gather and map material by analyzing three of his projects.

Discover how an open construction process works and start thinking about leftovers to create new objects. Lucas then presents some unorthodox approaches he’s come up with to generate creative solutions for common needs. Address the key role suppliers play when it comes to sustainable design and explore what to look out for when sourcing responsible suppliers.

Understand why documenting your process is essential when carrying out this type of design and see Lucas’ approach by looking at some examples. Finally, get Lucas’ advice on how to design for decay and maintenance to add more techniques to your process.
Gain insights and explore strategies related to the relationship between sustainability and space or object design. Lucas teaches how to search for opportunities inside your project’s ecosystem: natural, social, and urban.