美麗的雪景Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Uk / Dec.2009
這篇其實是12月中就想寫的，但之後遇到期末..放假（出去玩）..趕開學作業..開學..到現在，就變成晚了一個月的文章了！
話說12月中，所有的碩士生都將自己要做的研究，做成了一張A3的海報，以向大家說明自己的設計和已經進行的研究過程。很高興的，我看到了很多學生都將自己的研究往環保的目的設計，而這也是自己一直努力的方向之一。
反觀自己，其實要做的主題跟環保也有那麼一點點關係，並不是為環保而環保，而是相信地球只有一個，其他生物都有生存的權利，也異常的美麗，如果自己可以多做一些些，每個人都多做一些些，就可以變成很大的力量。所以在生產Miss Maru®商品時，就開始投入這樣的概念，包括不過量與適度生產（接訂單後再行製作）、避免電鍍、注重設計品質與效果，而非只講時效的推陳出新..等等。
這禮拜也剛好聽了一個講座（Ethical Fashion Symposium），討論關於時尚與生產道德相關的議題，有一位學校的老師、兩位校外團體與一位有機服飾布料生廠者的演講。每位演講者都提出了自己的意見與現在正在進行的努力，不管是從監督者的角度、生產者的角度，還有提供問題和意見的學生角度，都可以得到相當多的資訊；包括棉花與棉布的生產如何造成土壤雨水污染..有機羊毛布料的生產流程..到超時工作的服飾勞工與資方的給付問題..以及正在就讀時尚與布料相關設計學院的學生，對自己能力所及的疑惑，都給了我很多不同的啟發。就我來說，其實有些建議只能在理想的狀況下才能完整的實現，或是根本不可能實現，畢竟這是資本主義的社會，很多狀況不僅僅是勞資糾紛或是生產程序的問題而已，放大來看可能是階級、種族、甚至資本主義社會與人類資源分配的問題。如果要完全改變，必須靠相當強大的力量，推翻現有問題的狀態，以達成完全平等或是有限資源使用的目標。
但是，難道因為不能改變就放棄或是停止努力？
我想不是的。
因為設計師可以做的更多..任何人都可以做的更多！
雖然要使用昂貴的有機材料做設計並不是那麼容易，設計師也無法控制資方給予勞方的待遇，第三世界的勞工也無法得到合理的工作時數（或是擺脫貧困），但是我相信從設計師的角度，還是可以做許多事；包括思考產品的再利用度、提高產品的品質與資源使用程度、把設計與環保概念結合、尋找環保或是永續性素材、減少同類型與款式設計..等等。我想都可以幫助自己，也幫助地球～
而同樣生為消費者的我，也努力的做回收（英國竟然沒強制垃圾分類...）、去二手市場買東西與材料（省錢又環保！）、在台灣夏天也可以不開冷氣..等等。也許跟更多環保人士相比，我做的並不多，但是多做一點是一點，資源就多剩一點，美景就可以多留一點點。
This article is what I liked to write about last month, however, it became a late article because of my assessment by the end of semester, holiday and assessment of the beginning of second semester.
In the middle of December, all masters had to make an A3 poster contains their idea of project and the process they have done. I was so glad to see many students are focus in eco issues that I try to put my effort in my work as well.
And my project has a little relevant of eco idea; it is not for a purpose, it is for our earth, creatures and lives. If I can do a little, everyone can do a little, and then this can become a big power. I also put this idea in the making process of Miss Maru. I try to produce the product after I received the order to avoid over producing, not do the plate unless customers asked and not ask for efficiency but quality and design.
In this week, I joined a symposium about ethical fashion. There were one ECA teacher, two speakers from society groups and a producer from an organic garment design company presented their ideas and efforts. They pointed out different ethical ideas as an adviser, producer or designer, including what is the influence to earth by making cotton fabrics, what is the process of producing organic wool fabric and the labour issue by fashion industry. There are also some students asked them some interesting questions, like what student can do. I can not help wondering after this symposium, maybe most problems could not be solved, and some suggestions only can be put into practice in ideal situation. The true reasons causes these problems actually are the levels, races and capitalism in societies or the earth resources we can not divide equally. If we really want to change this situation, that means we need to reverse this world in many ways.
However, should we stop trying because we can not change?
I think it is not. We designers can do more, everyone can do more!
Maybe it is not easy using organic materials as designed products, designers can not decide the benefits for labour and labour could not get reasonable working hours or rid of poor, but I believe as a designer we can still do many things good for earth. We could think about how to reuse the designed products, combine designs with eco ideas, search for recycle materials or reduce similar designs, etc. It is not good for earth also our lives.
Furthermore, as a consumer, I try my best doing recycling, buying materials from second hand stores and living without air condition in summer, etc. Maybe it is not as much as environmental people do, nevertheless, more people put their efforts in this part, more resources and beautiful scenes will be saved. I really hope I could do more and more in the future.
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