Design for survival

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Design was once an essential tool for survival. In order to prevent global warming, maybe it should become that again? Maybe we can wean design off its love affair with product, and turn it to more useful ends? -- to give us, not better things, but better ways of doing things? Our survival does not just depend on objects and spaces, but also on the processes, activities, rituals, and relationships that we form between each other and our environments. When our familiar support systems are removed, we can appreciate our real needs.

In this workshop participants will interact with the landscape and environment of Boisbuchet, working together to develop social and physical structures of essential sustainable living. This could be a challenging workshop that requires a certain resourcefulness and resilience of participants willing to take up the challenge.

David Trubridge will be helped by his son, theatre director Sam Trubridge.

David Trubridge (NZ)

Born in 1951. After graduating with a degree in naval architecture (boat design), he began working as a furniture designer and architect. Together with his family, he left Britain and sailed around the world in a yacht, eventually landing in New Zealand where he lives today. Trubridge’s works unite profound craftsmanship skills with sculptural abstraction and computer design techniques. He is New Zealand’s most well-known furniture designer. His works have been exhibited worldwide and are produced by renowned companies such as Cappellini.