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Sustainability – things have got to change
HATS OFF TO Roy Saunders of TKC for ‘deliberately overlooking’ the various destructive leaders of the so-called free world, who are doing little to turn the tide on consumption, and homing in on the subject that I have been banging on about for a long time – namely, sustainability. Signifi cant enough that Sir David Attenborough’s message at Glastonbury was a show-stopper, but it’s really some- thing when the governor of the Bank of England tells us those businesses not investing in a green future are going to lose out massively as people will not invest in them. That’s when we know things have got to change. The rise of downsizing and compact living has been evident for a while. Coupled with the sustainability aspect. I dearly hope this will be making the impact that’s necessary on our throwaway culture, for all our sakes. Sustainability is rapidly becoming the
new must-have as the success of the Used Kitchen Exchange has proved – and long may that continue. If your product is manufactured with
care, built to last and be repairable, and you employ people of integrity who care about the customer, the product and their reputation, we’re all going to win in the long run. Mark my words, the future is retro.
Sandy Armitage, Sandy Armitage Designs
Think big, think tiny
AS AN AVID watcher of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces on Channel 4, I was pleased to see Malcolm Scott rise to the editor’s challenge [kbbreview, August, pg21] of covering this very relevant and exciting topic. While it’s all well and good to relax in sumptuous splendour over
many fl oors of a rambling house, many of the citizens of Britain are faced with making the most of what limited space there is in today’s new and old dwellings. The tiny-house movement is an architectural and social movement
that advocates living simply in small homes. A residential structure under 400sq ft is generally considered a
tiny home. The tiny-house movement promotes fi nancial prudence, economically safe, shared community experiences and a shift in consumerism-driven mind-sets. One European country already on the way to solving the conundrum is Germany, where they have a mobile show
home, aptly named the ‘Smart Haus’ (pictured). It was the brainchild of two
architects from Berlin who wanted the public to visualise this concept, which they
called ‘residential happiness’. Built on 25sq m, the small home leaves nothing to be desired and is now on tour showing consumers how small spaces needn’t feel cramped if forethought is given to the design. House builders, architects and designers are increasingly aware that the future lies in the areas of smart living, tiny houses, sustainability and social acceptability of these new-generation homes. Creating a mobile UK Tiny House should be the way forward, with a consortium of Britain’s best coming together to move UK residents to realise that this forward thinking is here to stay, in much the same way as we now view the electric car.
Colin Richardson, HSK UK manufacturer’s agent
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