projekt Ekodizajn koncept manuál

The goal of the EKM eco-design tool is to improve education in the field of design. The EKM tool was created as a theoretical output of the dissertation of Tončíková Z. Implementation of ecological design rules into the creative process of an industrial designer. The artistic output of the project is a series of 10 DIPO stools.

Taking into account ecological design criteria will soon be an essential part of a designer's work. By creating an educational online portal and a manual (analog pocket book) in the form of a new comprehensive eco-design tool EKM and a series of DIPO taber products, the intention was to provide students with a simple guide that could systematically guide them in issues of taking into account ecological design criteria.

Ecodesign tools are themselves quite difficult to understand and apply. They were developed for the needs of entrepreneurs and companies, and therefore we decided to simplify these tools and adapt them to the specific needs of students of Slovak universities in the field of design. Since a number of proven ecodesign tools, procedures and methodologies have been developed, we tried to identify those that are most suitable for our purpose from a large number and, above all, our selection should be as diverse as possible.
The goal of EKM is not to give students barriers, but to expand their knowledge and thus lead them to new sustainable creative ideas.

link to EKM portal

EKM manual in e-book form available for download here:

TABURETY A STOLČEKY DIPO

Stool designs that were developed taking into account individual ecodesign tools. The initial purpose of the DIPO stool series was to create a concept for a unique visual aid for understanding the work with EKM. Production drawings for individual designs are freely available on the EKM website as part of case studies. More than half of the designs have been prototyped and exhibited at several renowned events.

Based on the possibility of producing the DIPO series, it is possible to realistically convey to independent designers, design students, as well as the public the possibilities of creating "our" local Ecological design, or rather to show a design that is designed "consciously" in the sense of conscious design that takes into account the entire life cycle of the product.

Pridaná hodnota prototypov série taburetov sa dá vnímať z niekoľkých hľadísk:

Séria DIPO a jej hodnota z hľadiska spoločensko-umeleckého prínosu, ako úžitkového umenia so snahou začleniť sa do kontextu súčasných umeleckých tendencií s orientáciou na podporu šírenia myšlienky trvalo udržateľného rozvoja spoločnosti.

Ako inšpiráciu pre profesionálnych umelcov v duchu objektívne udržateľného umenia.

Ako na sériu vizuálnych pomôcok, s pomocou ktorých bude v rámci výstav zameraných na študentov dizajnu (budúcich dizajnérov) možné názorne ukázať a komplexne vysvetliť zásady ekologického prístupu k navrhovaniu dizajnu výrobkov a predstaviť nástroj EKM.

EXHIBITIONS

DESIGN FORUM 2015 / Agrokomplex Exhibition Center / Old and New - Forms of Wood (10. 3. - 15. 3. 2015: Nitra, Slovakia);

Bratislava Design Week 2014; 22. 09. 2014 - 28. 09. 2014 : Bratislava, Slovakia

Design Forum 2017: Challenges and Inspirations - 20 Years of FD; Slovak Design Center / Challenges and Inspirations - 20 Years 07. 03. - 12. 03. 2017: Nitra, Slovakia; (Cork Triangle aka Combo White)