Designed by Nature

Rootamental is about Design; designing a better way to build a new world of sustainable health and beauty~~ By learning from nature.

Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun.

Why you should listen to him:

Michael Pawlyn established the architecture firm Exploration in 2007 to focus on environmentally sustainable projects that take their inspiration from nature.

Prior to setting up the company, Pawlyn worked with the firm Grimshaw for ten years and was central to the team that radically re-invented horticultural architecture for the Eden Project. He was responsible for leading the design of the Warm Temperate and Humid Tropics Biomes and the subsequent phases that included proposals for a third Biome for plants from dry tropical regions. In 1999 he was one of five winners in A Car-free London, an ideas competition for strategic solutions to the capital’s future transport needs and new possibilities for urban spaces. In September 2003 he joined an intensive course in nature-inspired design at Schumacher College, run by Amory Lovins and Janine Benyus.

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Cambrias


The Amazing Cambria Wheels.
Great for all-purpose longboarding and cruising, and among the world’s best wheels for tight slalom. Perfect for when you want speed and grip but don’t need to go big and burly. When nothing else will stick, the 62mm Cambria will tame the asphalt, even in harder duros. Red or Orange are 80a, Blue 82a, Purple 84a.

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I am proud to say that some of the most radical board sports (sandboarding and skateboarding) legends I have as friends (Jack Smith and Brad Bowman).

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