Regenerative design puts back more than it uses, encourages regrowth and is net positive to the planet.
We want you to think outside the box to create something sustainable, recyclable or innovative that mindfully uses or restores Earth's resources.
The Regenerative Design Awards are proudly organised and sponsored by David Trubridge, Massey University and New Zealand Graphics and Technology Teachers Association (NZGTTA).
Regenerative design - David Trubidge
“If we can’t make it regeneratively, we should not make it at all. Aesthetic beauty for its own sake is a luxury and distraction we can no longer afford. We are currently using the Earth’s resources faster than they can be replenished. That is simply not sustainable; you can’t sustain a system that is failing. So we have to do more: we have to rebuild. That is regenerative design.”
Design brief
- Do your research into what constitutes regenerative design.
- Consider an object or a process that we really need.
- Create a design that uses only materials and energy that are replenished faster than they are used, and, at the end of a long, useful life, can return to the environment and nurture new life and growth.
Entry requirements
- Entries can be hand-drawings, models, digital models, or photographs of prototypes, with annotations explaining your idea, all presented on an A3 PDF.
- Maximum of 2 A3 pages in PDF or JPEG format.
- This competition is for year 12 and 13 students in New Zealand high schools.
It is important to show and explain how the object can be made. If drawings, either digital or analog, are too vague they cannot be considered, however good they might look.
Prizes
David Trubridge Award
Flights from anywhere in New Zealand to join David Trubridge for a day of mentoring in his Hawkes Bay studio.
NZGTTA Award
A $500 cash prize provided by New Zealand Graphics & Technology Teachers Association.
Massey University Award
A $5,000 cash Peter and Doris Macdonald Scholarship to study industrial design at Massey University in Wellington.
*Subject to enrolment criteria.
Proudly sponsored by
David Trubridge
New Zealand based David Trubridge is one of the world’s preeminent designers and a recognised leader in environmentally responsible design.
Massey University
Massey University is committed to innovation and design and is internationally recognised for excellence in design, ranking second in the Asia-Pacific region by the Red Dot Design Awards.
NZGTTA
The New Zealand Graphics & Technology Teachers Association is a professional subject association set up to promote and support teachers of Graphics and Technology education in New Zealand schools.
Contact
If you have any questions, contact Toni Tippett - NZGTTA President at President@nzgtta.co.nz.