ECO DESIGN FAIR SPRING 2012 ACTIVITIES
A full day of interactive & educational events designed to encourage sustainable lifestyle solutions. See below for further description.
eco Marketplace & eco Fresh Foods Market
Join us in a dynamic retail and educational environment, and the only place in the city to see and buy well-designed sustainable, organic, natural, non-toxic, recycled, ethical, energy saving, and environmentally aware products all in one place at one time. Over 60 eco lifestyle, fashion, kids, health & beauty, stationary, service and food exhibitors and await you to explore at the eco Marketplace.
eco Kids Corner
A safe and creative area where kids can learn more about sustainability through play and interactive activities. Crown Relocations, Mulan Jia and Xinchejian will be providing fun and creative workshops throughout the day. Children of all ages can also part in the scavenger hunt organized by Shanghai Family’s Kids Club
GREEN WALK
For the occasion of the Eco Design Fair, we have collaborated with Shanghai Flaneur – a ‘walking-think tank’ on the city of Shanghai (www.shanghai-flaneur.com) to launch a series of GREEN WALKS that will explore and showcase sustainable issues and destinations in Shanghai. The walks are 200RMB per person, and conducted in English with Chinese language translation provided. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
April 7 . The Green Dream: An Investigation of Sustainable Architectural Trends in Shanghai
April 14 . A Water Walk: Exploring Shanghai Drop by Drop
April 21 . Sustainable City: Green neighborhood development
April 28 . Ecoland Farm Club: A natural community at the outskirts of Shanghai
For more details and to register, view Shanghai Flaneur’s website or contact Yolanda at yvomhagen@shanghai-flaneur.com
eco Art Values Fair/Exhibit
This year the Eco-Design Fair sponsored a series of art workshops in collaboration with ARTSpring and five Shanghai environmental organizations. Held during February and March, the workshops involved over eighty participants who each designed a symbol for eco-values, and will be exhibited at the Eco Design Fair.
eco Fashion Show
Located at the eco Main Stage at the Cool Docks at 11:30 and at 14:00, come and view Shanghai’s premier eco designers and their Spring Collections. All outfits are made of organic, recycled, repurposed, renewable, or eco materials and/or are made using fair labour practices.
eco Main Stage
A main stage area in the Cool Docks will provide a full-day schedule of entertaining yet educational performances, including fashion shows, qi gong dance, food demonstration, Zumba, DIY beauty workshops and more. Schedule below.
Sustainable Business Workshops
As part of its continued effort to promote and foster sustainable businesses in China, GoodtoCN will host a series of workshops at the Eco Design Fair with sustainable businesses, entrepreneurs and professionals in mind.
The workshops will bring together individuals who want to start or enhance their own sustainable enterprise, and arm them with ideas and concepts to tackle the real-world challenges facing sustainable businesses today. They are FREE, limited to 20 participants and will run between 45-60 minutes. The workshops will be highly engaging with participants brainstorming and sharing ideas and solutions and coming away with a specific set of know-how outlined in the session objectives.
Register here for the Sustainable Business Workshop at the Eco Design Fair Spring 2012.
Urban Farming
An interactive exhibit by GoodtoChina demonstrating urban farming methods and techniques, such as planting, seeding, growing your own vegetables and composting.
Sustainable House
The Sustainable House exhibit by GoodtoChina aims to help create demand for Eco homes: To define and create an understanding of the benefits and market opportunities for Eco houses and the various elements that can be applied to create more comfortable and healthy living environments, higher quality of life and help reduce living costs through energy and water efficiency.