Exploring the Bow Tie

Here are some other bow tie weaving patterns I have explored.

Completed Bow Ties

Planet

Our world is truly beautiful. And even though the impact of one person may be small, it is not wasted. Which is why I would like to produce a product that doesn't merely pile on to the mountain of consumerism, but that inspires a message of sustainability.

But what does Sustainability mean?

According to the Collins Concise Dictionary,

Sustainable: (Sustain) "to maintain or prolong: to sustain a discussion / to provide for or to give support to, esp. by supplying necessities: to sustain one's family" (Hanks, 1988:1189).

Organic: "of, relating to, or derived from living plants and animals / of or relating to animal or plant constituents or products having a carbon basis" (Hanks, 1988:801).

Recycle: "to pass (a substance) through a system again for further treatment or use / to reclaim for further use: to recycle water / the repetition of a fixed sequence of events" (Hanks, 1988:967).

Full Reference : Hanks, P.(ed.) 1988. The Collins Concise Dictionary of the English Language (2nd ed). London: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.

1. Sustainability (According to Google)
2. "In more general terms, sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes. The organizing principle for sustainability is sustainable development, which includes the four interconnected domains: ecology, economics, politics and culture."
3. (Google definition 'Sustainability')
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People. Planet. Profit.

I will make use of recycling primarily so as to reclaim materials for further use and so encourage sustainability.

With these thoughts in mind I play my part in making a difference.  

More about me

My name is Magriet Krige. I am a first year Surface Design student at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town. 

The purpose of this blog is to capture the story of my design process for my third term project. This project involves producing and marketing a product while learning new techniques, branding, and documentation with social media. See more (The Brief)

I hope you enjoy the blog, as I enjoy making it.

Kind Regards