RSA Applied Industrial Design Award: Applied Industrial Design
The RSA-US Student Design Awards is an undergraduate competition to inspire collaborative design-led social change in the areas of architecture, interiors, urban transit, industrial design, fashion and textiles connects design students and faculty with industry needs. Promoting sustainable innovation for social good: This new awards program inspires socially inclusive, change-making design that cuts across traditional boundaries.
Boaz Cohen, Jesse Handelman, Jon Langer, Miles Ray, Kevin Scheiferstein, Zach Stringham and Shelby Zink and their project “Bioroll Geotextile Mat” won the RSA-US Leadership Award for Applied Industrial Design, the Techmer PM Award for Sustainable Design and the Techmer PM Award for Materials Science.
The mat, which the students created in the fall 2013 semester for the IID program’s annual 360° IID Competition, is made out of mushroom spores manufactured into a biodegradable fiber roll. The mat can be used on construction sites to prevent sediment runoff (required by law) and is a sustainable alternative to silt fencing, which is made from petroleum-based black plastic and discarded after a single use.
http://news.syr.edu/design-students-win-national-awards-for-bioroll-geotextile-mat-34026/
