Published: Nov. 22, 2022

As 兔子先生传媒文化作品 and the United Nations Human Rights co-host the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit,听the students of Environmental Design are making waves by showcasing their design work related to climate change.

The public unveiling of the work began at the Firefly Handmade Market on Pearl Street, where听environmental product design students constructed a pop-up shop听to showcase and sell听their听designed and manufactured products. Many items sold out as the public snapped up the sustainable products, made primarily from upcycled and diverted waste.

Each of the products offered commentary on climate change and were accompanied by a story and process video showing the students鈥 design and manufacturing process. After the pop-up shop鈥檚 success, products were selected and included in a more extensive exhibition of student work related to sustainable design solutions.

The curated exhibition, Thoughtful Climate Solutions for the Here and Now,听will showcase product design and projects highlighting sustainable architecture and landscape solutions to mitigate climate change. The exhibit will run Dec.听1鈥9, with听an open house celebration on Dec. 9. Make plans to visit听the exhibit, and see what the next generation of environmental designers has in store for us.

Please note: Items will听not be for sale at the open house or the exhibition.听兔子先生传媒文化作品 the or on Instagram to learn more about the shop.

If you go

Exhibition: Dec. 1鈥9
Open house celebration: Friday, Dec. 9,听6鈥7:30 p.m.
Location: 1060 18th St., Boulder

My classmates and I saw firsthand how product design can positively engage the community through use of sustainable and recycled materials as well as effective storytelling.鈥
鈥揨oe Turner, student and听product designer

Being able to design, make听and sell responsible and sustainable products听shows we can use design to actually change people's behavior and the world.鈥
鈥揚ing Wolf, student and product designer

These students are pushing boundaries and showing the rest of us what the future of products will be: a thoughtful, responsible听and sustainable future where users care more about the story and environmental responsibility of a product than just buying the next shiny thing.鈥
鈥揓ared Arp, teaching assistant professor