THE FINAL PROJECT

2009-10-30T03:04:00.000-07:00

THIS IS THE RWSOULT OF A WEEK OF HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT...

WORK IN PROGRESS...

2009-10-29T12:46:00.001-07:00

TODAY 10-29-2009 THE GROUP TOY'S LAND HAS CONTINUED THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THEIR OWN PLAN WICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON 10-30-2009.
IN THESE IMAGES THE BOYS OF TOY'S LAND ARE GOING ON WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THEIR PUPPET BOBBY.

THE PUPPET BOBBY IS FORMED BY VARIOUS PIECES OF DOTH SEWN AND THEN FILLED WITH PAPER TO MAKE IT SOFT. WHILE THE HEAD HAS BEEN DRAWN WITH A TOY BALLOON.

WAYNE DUNNE

2009-10-29T12:43:00.000-07:00

WAYNE DUNNE IS A 17 YEARS BOY WHO LIVES IN LONDON. WAIN HAS HAD A VERY DIFFICULT CHILDHOOD, LIVING IN A POOR FAMILY DID NOT HAVE THE COMFORT OF OTHER CHILDREN.
AT 8 HIS MOTHER DIES IN A CAR INCIDENT, THE WAYNE'S FATHER CAN NOT STAND HIS WIFE'S DEATH DEATH BEGAN TO DRINK, THERBY NEGLECTING THER CHILD.
WAYNE WAS VERY AFFECTIONATE TO HIS MOTHER, AND WAS INSEPARABLE FROM HIS BASEBALL BAT HAD BEEN GIVEN HIM BY HIS MOTHER.
WITH THE CLUB PLAYED BASEBALLFOR YEARS, BUT THE DIFFICULT FAMILY SITUATION , WAINE LEAD TO A GREAT HATRED, HE SUPPRESS IT ONLY PEAK OTHER PEOPLE AT THE STADIUM.

CRADLE TO CRADLE

2009-10-29T12:37:00.001-07:00

In the Cradle to Cradle model, all materials used in industrial or commercial processes--such as metals, fibers, dyes--are seen to fall into one of two categories: "technical" or "biological" nutrients. Technical nutrients are strictly limited to non-toxic, non-harmful synthetic materials that have no negative effects on the natural environment; they can be used in continuous cycles as the same product without losing their integrity or quality. In this manner these materials can be used over and over again instead of being "downcycled" into lesser products, ultimately becoming waste. Biological Nutrients are organic materials that, once used, can be disposed of in any natural environment and decompose into the soil, providing food for small life forms without affecting the natural environment. This is dependent on the ecology of the region; for example, organic material from one country or landmass may be harmful to the ecology of another country or landmass.

The certification criteria in MBDC’s C2C certification process are: • 'Material Health', which involves identifying the chemical composition of the materials that make up the product. Particularly hazardous materials (e.g. heavy metals, pigments, halogen compounds etc.) have to be reported whatever the concentration, and other materials reported where they exceed 100 ppm. For wood, the forest source is required. The risk for each material is assessed against criteria and eventually ranked on a scale with green being materials of low risk, yellow being those with moderate risk but are acceptable to continue to use, and red for materials that have high risk and need to be phased out. Grey for materials with incomplete data. The method uses the term risk' in the sense of hazard (as opposed to consequence and likelihood). • The next assessment is of 'Material Reutilization' which is about recovery and recycling at the end of product life. • The third assessment is of energy required for production, which for the highest level of certification needs to be based at least 50% on solar for all parts and subassemblies. • Fourth is water, particularly usage and discharge quality. • The fifth area is 'social responsibility' which refers to fair labour practices. The certification is available at several levels: basic, silver, gold, platinum, with more stringent requirements at each.

Currently, many human beings come into contact or consume, directly or indirectly, many harmful materials and chemicals on a daily basis. In addition, countless other forms of plant and animal life are also exposed. C2C seeks to remove dangerous technical nutrients (synthetic materials such as mutagenic materials, heavy metals and other dangerous chemicals) from current life cycles. If the materials we come into contact with and are exposed to on a daily basis are not toxic and do not have long term health effects, then the health of the overall system can be better maintained. For example, a fabric factory can eliminate all harmful technical nutrients by carefully reconsidering what chemicals they use in their dyes to achieve the colours they need and attempt to do so with fewer base chemicals.

The use of a C2C model often lowers the financial cost of systems. For example, in the redesign of the Ford River Rouge Complex, the planting of native grasses on assembly plant roofs retains and cleanses rain water. It also moderates the internal temperature of the building in order to save energy. The roof is part of an $18 million rainwater treatment system designed to clean 20 billion gallons (76,000,000 m³) of rainwater annually. This saved Ford $50 million that would otherwise have been spent on mechanical treatment facilities. If products are designed according to C2C design principles, they can be manufactured and sold for less than alternative designs. They eliminate the need for waste disposal such as landfills.

Cradle to Cradle phrase; essentially a play on the "Cradle to Grave" phrase, implying that the C2C model is sustainable and considerate of life in general.
Technical nutrients are basically inorganic or synthetic materials manufactured by humans--such as plastics and metals--that can be used many times over without any loss in quality, staying in a continuous cycle.
Biological nutrients and materials are organic materials that can decompose into the natural environment, soil, water, etc. without affecting it in a negative way, providing food for bacteria and microbiological life.
Materials are usually referred to as the building blocks of other materials, such as the dyes used in colouring fibers or rubbers used in the sole of a shoe.
Downcycling is a term used to describe what is conventionally known as recycling, which is seen as "downcycling" materials into lesser products, a plastic computer housing becomes a plastic cup, which then becomes a park bench, eventually becoming waste.
Waste = Food is a basic concept of organic waste materials becoming food for bugs, insects and other small forms of life who can feed on it, decompose it and return it to the natural environment which we then indirectly use for food ourselves.

The question of how to deal with the countless existing technical nutrients (synthetic materials) that cannot be recycled or reintroduced to the natural environment is dealt with in C2C design. The materials that can be reused and retain their quality can be used within the technical nutrient cycles while other materials are far more difficult to deal with, such as plastics in the Pacific Ocean.

One effective example is a shoe that is designed and mass produced using the C2C model. The sole might be made of "technical nutrients" while the upper parts might be made of "biological nutrients." The shoe is mass produced at a manufacturing plant that utilises its waste material by putting it back into the cycle; an example of this is using off-cuts from the rubber soles to make more soles instead of merely disposing of them (this is dependent on the technical materials not losing their quality as they are reused). Once the shoes have been manufactured, they are distributed to retail outlets where the customer buys the shoe at a fraction of the price they would normally pay for a shoe of comparable aspects; the customer is only paying for the use of the materials in the shoe for the period of time that they will be using the shoe. When they outgrow the shoe or it is damaged, they return it to the manufacturer. When the manufacturer separates the sole from the upper parts (separating the technical and biological nutrients), the biological nutrients are returned to the natural environment while the technical nutrients are used to create the sole of another shoe.

THE BALL'S HISTORY

2009-10-27T01:49:00.001-07:00

THIS IS THE MAP OF THE CREATION OF FOOTBALL BALL. THE START OF PRODUCTION IS THE PROCEEDS OF CAUCHU IN BRASIL AND THE FIBER FROM TRESS IN CHINA. THE CAUCHU GAINED IT COMES SENDED IN COLOMBIA WHERE IT COMES WORKED AND MADE SOLID IN OTHER PRESS IN MEXICO, SUBSEQUENTLY IT WILL BE SENDED IN U.S.A. FOR THE FINAL PHASES, LIKE THE FIBER THAT HAS BEEN WORKED UNTIL OBTAINING NYLON.
IN U.S.A. THESE TWO ELEMENTS COME WORK TO YOU IN THE FACTORIES, UNTIL OBTAINING THE FISHED PRODUCT THAT IT WILL COME ALL OVER THE WORLD SENDED.

THESE ARE THE LINKS OF THE WEBSITES USED FOR INFORMATION:

http://it.encarta.msn.com/media_461532769/Produzione_della_gomma.html
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomma
http://www.lavorazionefilati.it/servizi.html
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon

EXERCICE: MAP THE HISTORY OF YOUR TOYS

2009-10-26T13:44:00.000-07:00

TO THE GROUP TOY'S LAND WAS ASKED TO CREATE A MAP OF THE HISTORY OF OUR TOYS. THE REQUESTS ARE:

-FIND OUT THE ORIGIN OF THE TOYS-SEARCH ON INTERNET OR CALL MANUFACTURERS. HOW MUCH INFORMATION CON YOU GET?

-VISUALISE AS POSTER:
*WHERE DID ORIGINAL MATERIAL O F THE TOY COME FROM?
*WHERE WAS IT DESIGNED?
*WHERE WAS IT MANUFACTURED?
*BY WHO?
*WHERE WAS IT PACKAGED?
*HOW WAS IT DESTIBUTED(MEANS OF TRANSPORT)?
*WHERE ARE DISTRIBUTORS?
*WHERE WAS YOUR TOY BOUGHT?HOW DID IT GET TO YOU?
*WHAT HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED WITH IT?
*WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH IT?

MAKE MAP BY HAND DRAWINGS AND COLLAGES.

THE RESULT IS A PRESENTATION OF OUR MAP TO OTHER GROUPS, AND ADD OUR POSTER ON TOY'S LAND BLOG

LOGOS AND INITIAL IDEAS

2009-10-26T13:04:00.000-07:00

THESE ARE THE PICTURES OF OUR LOGO WHICH ARE ENRICHED BY OTHER IDEAS TO IMPROVE THE PROJECT...

THE BEGINNIG OF THE PROJECT

2009-10-26T04:29:00.000-07:00

TODAY, OCTOBER 26 HAS STARTED THE PROJECT OF TOYSLAND, TO HELP MANAGE THE RESOURCES OF OUR PLANET AND TO GUARANTEE OUR CHILDREN A BETTER FUTURE.
THE FIRST STEP OF OUR WORK HAS BEEN THE CREATION OF THE LOGO OF OUR GROUP!
OUR LOGO REPRESENTS THE TWO SIDES OF OUR PLANET, THE FIRST ONE SAD AND WEEPING REPRESENTING THE EVIL THAT THE HUMAN WICKEDNESS CAUSES.
THE SECOND ONE, SMILING,REPRESENTS THE JOY THAT WE FEEL BY RESPECTING THE SOURCE OF OUR LIFE.