Chinese New Year is around the corner, everyone is planning to do a general cleaning before the new year to sending off the old and welcoming the new. Hold on, let's stop and think! Have you ever thought that we can actually upcycle some of our unwanted items by transforming them into interesting gadgets? In our Taster Workshops, participants were guided by the instructor "Eco-Dad" Norman, using recycled wood materials to create playful and environmentally friendly items such as pull-back boats, one-string guitars, wind turbines. Integrating environmentally friendly design and transformation into daily life is something we can all achieve.
Every year, our Tree Upcycling Youth Wood Workshops is a big heat! In addition to deepening students' understanding of traditional wood crafts and upcycling, all woodworks will be donated to local NGOs for those in need. Let’s go to the film and listen to what the students in last year’s woodworking class said.
I wonder if you all know what we do every year? Field Trips in rural area? Organize youth wood workshop? Jockey Club "Tree Upcycling" Youth Co-creation Project is organised by HKDI DESIS Lab (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability), with sponsorship from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, a tree upcycling and sustainable development project co-created by youths. It encourages young people to learn about local trees, integrate social innovative design and craftsmanship, regenerate local tree resources, and promote the social concept of "harmony between human and tree". The three-year "Tree Upcycling" project organizes a series of educational and community activities every year, covering three major areas – understanding local trees, transforming and recycling wood and encouraging social co-creation. Wanna learn more about us? Let's take a look at our teaser video.
2023 Tree Upcycling Annual Exhibition Designers — Mani & Yin Mani and Yin have previously shared with us the design concept for this exhibition, what do these two classmates hope to gain from their friends who come to visit the exhibition? Mani: The theme of this exhibition is "Integration of People and Trees". Of course we hope that through this exhibition, visitors can learn more about tree resources and discover more changes in trees, increase awareness of environmental protection, we also hope that everyone can know and pay more attention to Hong Kong’s local carpenters and wood crafts. Yin: I really agree with what Mani said. Through this exhibition and the works on display, for example, upcycled wood products, we hope visitors can learn more through innovative thinking and design, discover the joy of upcycling wood and blending it with traditional wood crafts, discover the new value of local tree resources and gradually integrate environmental protection and sustainable development into your life. In this exhibition, they have been able to perfectly display the theme of "Integration of People and Trees" in front of everyone through their designs, we believe this exhibition is only their budding work, and we are looking forward to their future design works together!
Wooden storage cabinet and crop seedling rack specially made for Caritas Yuen Long Rural Community Development Project has been completed, donations were made back in December 2023.
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