Idea

HEMP CAR

After researching about hemp and what it can be used for, we thought about creating a hemp car made entirely of hemp products that runs on hemp bio-fuel.

HEMP CAFE

We also thought about a hemp cafe that is built from hemp - serves hemp produce and naturally grows all the produce they cook.

The Uses of Hemp

We looked further into more uses of hemp as I was interested to find out as much as I can about this product.

• In the 1990's, hemp was tested at the site of the Chernobyl to help heal the soil.
• Proven to reduce Cancer cells in the body. 
• Hemp Fibres can create plastic
• Can be used to produce food and drink and oils (Hemp is also a superfood)
• Building Supplies (Hempcrete, Insulation, Fiberboard)
• Fuel (Biodiesel) liquid fuels chemically identical to petroleum based gasoline and Diesel. 
• Clothes

    

  

        

Hemp and high fashion

hemp silk by Calvin Klein

Hemp fabric is not just used as a fabric for everyday casual wear, it can also be worked into fine couture pieces in high fashion. In New York City 2008, there was an Earth Pledge fashion show - a  runway show of one of a kind designs made entirely of recycled eco-friendly materials including hemp and hemp silk.

hemp and eco clothing walking the runway

Designers like Donatella Versace, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Yves Saint Laurent , Stella McCartney and many more all took part in this show, using materials selected to reduce harmful chemicals energy use and to protect land resources for future generations.

Hemp and Fashion

Hemp is also a great textile to make clothes with. Hemp has been used to make clothes for hundreds of years, and unlike cotton and other materials hemp becomes more durable the more you wear it. It is heavily waterproof, an efficient insulator keeping you warm in winter and cool in the summer. It is also hypo-allergenic and its a non irritant to the skin, in addition to this it is also UV protective which is ideal for holidays in the sun or for people who live in the warmer climate.

hemp hood-lamb. 100% eco friendly

100% hemp t-shirt

hemp research

Despite the controversial plant that is Hemp, it is undeniable that this plant is needed as a resource in the world today. It's uses are extensive, everything about it is beneficial to the production of the world and it answers all the questions we have on what we need to change before we run out of the natural resources we are now having to ration. In history, hemp was used for clothing, cars, even the old dollar bills were printed on hemp paper among all the other health benefits it contains.

HEMP

After thinking about natures resources and how we need to utilise them efficiently, because our supplies are not everlasting we looked into one of the worlds largest resources with much to offer to help the future become green and save our planet from running the sources dry.

This resource is hemp. 

LED Lights

As a starting point in our research we looked at LED lights and the benefits it has being used as regular lighting in homes and also to grow food. We looked at global warming and the affects of climate change reducing the yields in crops which is a huge problem for the ever growing population. We thought that people need to become more self sufficient having the ability to not have to rely on overseas produce for food. LED lights are energy efficient, cheap to run and could grow up to 3x more annually than under regular sunlight.

Brainstorm

We brainstormed up some starting points and ideas based on energy of the future. From this we researched further into what we found interesting.

Renewable energy

We looked at different types of renewable energy as a starting point for this project after looking at global warming and the crisis we are facing.

Final Major Project

1) Which were your starting points?
- renewable energy
- evolution of energy
- global warming
- home grown produce
2) Which were the sources of your research?
- new york times
- nationalgeographic.com
- dailymail.co.uk
3) Did you find out anything new?
Through the research we did I gained a lot more knowledge and understanding of the problem with global warming and what is happening to help the matter.
4) Were there any changes to the way you feel about your subject as a result of your research?
I feel as though the subject I researched on was very interesting and am looking forward to developing it into something, it will be very interesting to see what will develop from this.
5) list three practical things you will do this week based on what you have researched.
- look at how it relates to an artist or designer's work
- get a selection of images collected
- brainstorm more ideas
6) Is there anything you may have missed out?
I think the research we did was more upon the subject of science with not much design aspects coorperated, we need to think more about our ideas and where to go next with what we have got - we need to look at more examples and take it from there.