Student Project Awarded at Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge

The project MyEcoWall, by Ferran Gesa and Caterina Bianna, former students of the third and fourth year of the Degree in Design, have been awarded the Best Student Project, and the Best use of Aluminium award of the Fifth Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge.

"Today’s workspaces need to be safe and versatile, creating a comfortable atmosphere for employees and allowing the redefinition and adaptation of workspace settings as companies evolve. However, companies often generate a lot of waste through changes to layout, work routines, and furniture as surplus items often end up going to landfill. Student designers Caterina Vianna and Ferran Gesa Zaragoza sought to create a solution with MyEcoWall, using component materials (Ecovative’s MycoFoam & MycoBoard, wool and cork) that are biodegradable yet durable, enabling companies the flexibility to adapt retool, relocate, grow or reduce size. MyEcoWall can be purchased or leased, and each piece of the product is replaceable, eliminating the concept of waste and increasing recyclability: the parts made with aluminum can be remanufactured or recycled, and the parts made from biological materials are reusable as compost, thus returning them to the soil as a nutrient."