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  • WELL-BEING
    • What is well-being?
      • Physical well-being
        • Sustainable diet
      • Emotional well-being
        • Depression
      • Inner well-being
      • Social well-being
        • Status anxiety
      • Vocational well-being
        • Work-life balance
      • Intellectual well-being
    • Ways to well-being
      • Be engaged
      • Be generous
      • Be creative
      • Be balanced
      • Be active
      • Be aware
      • Be learning
      • Be connected
    • Well-being + Sustainability
      • Sustainability supports well-being
      • Sufficiency
      • Self-sufficiency
        • The benefits of self-sufficiency
        • Mutual self-sufficiency
    • Simple living
      • Simplicity or sacrifice
      • Voluntary simplicity
        • Do more with less
          • Leverage
          • Proactivity
          • Caring
          • Planning
          • Simplicity
          • Savouring
          • Sharing
          • Quality
  • SUSTAINABILITY
    • What is sustainability
      • Sustainable limits
      • Why have sustainability
        • Environmental well-being
          • Climate change
          • Resource depletion
            • Peak oil
          • Waste and pollution
          • Biodiversity loss
        • Population and Consumption
    • The way to sustainability
      • Sustainabilism
      • How to be sustainable
        • Essential Sustainability Tips
        • Reduce Reinvent Renew
          • Reduce
          • Reinvent
          • Renew
    • Frameworks and tools
      • Ecological footprint
        • Ecological footprint defined
        • Reducing ecological footprint
        • Household ecological footprint
        • Carbon offsetting
      • Sustainable Development Goals
      • Kaitiakitanga
      • The Earth Charter
      • Nature Conservation
    • Heroes of Sustainability
      • Dave Canterbury
      • Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall
      • Henry David Thoreau
      • Ray Anderson
      • Donella Meadows
      • E.F. Schumacher
      • Mahatma Gandhi
      • Dick Proenneke
      • Rachel Carson
      • Buckminster Fuller
      • Greta Thunberg
  • AT HOME
    • Sustainable Housing
      • Sustainable Housing
      • Household ecological footprint
    • Food
      • Food basics
      • Fresh, local food
        • Grow your own
          • Organic gardening
          • Raised Bed Gardens
          • Composting
          • Worm Farms
        • Farmers Markets
        • Food miles
      • Organic Food
      • Avoiding food waste
      • Slow food
      • Sustainable Food Pyramid
      • Food production
        • Best Fish Guide
    • Goods
      • Goods basics
      • Eco-friendly goods
        • Eco-labelling
      • Goods at home
        • Clothes and shoes
        • Cleaning and laundry
          • Alternative cleaners
        • Gardening
        • Cosmetics and toiletries
        • DIY products
        • Furniture and furnishings
    • Transport
      • Transport basics
      • Cycling
      • Public transport
      • Fly less
      • Fuel efficient driving
      • Fuel efficient cars
      • Carpooling
      • Biofuels
    • Energy
      • Energy basics
      • Water heating
        • Water heaters
        • Saving hot water
        • Hot water temperature
        • Heat recovery systems
        • Wet backs
        • Low flow shower heads
      • Space heating
        • Passive solar design
        • Insulation
          • Double glazing
        • Home heating tips
        • Heaters
        • Heaters compared
        • Passivhaus
      • Appliances
        • Tips for appliance use
        • Energy rating
      • Lighting
      • Make your own energy
    • Services
    • Water
      • Water basics
      • Virtual water
      • Home water use
        • Water conservation
        • Waterless toilets
        • Grey water recycling
        • Rainwater harvesting
        • Waste water treatment
      • Bottled water
    • Waste
      • Waste basics
      • Reduce waste
      • Reuse waste
      • Recycle waste
        • Plastic recycling
  • ECONOMY
    • Old Economics
      • Economic growth
      • Capital and profit
      • Supply and demand
      • External costs
      • The truth about GDP
      • Decoupling the economy
    • New Economics
      • Steady-state economy
      • Solar economy
      • Circular economy
      • Localised economy
    • Sustainable development
    • Business sustainability
      • Triple bottom line
        • Environmental bottom line
        • Social bottom line
        • Financial bottom line
      • Circular business model
      • The Natural Step
      • The Ideal Business
  • DESIGN
    • Design for Sustainability
      • The Hannover Principles
      • 1000 Words: A Manifesto for Sustainability in Design
    • Design Basics
      • Systems approach
      • Dematerialisation
      • Sustainable materials
      • Cradle to cradle
      • Biomimicry
    • Sustainable materials
      • Bamboo
      • Wood
      • Hemp
      • Wool
      • Linen
      • Straw
      • Clay, stone, sand
      • Beeswax
      • Coconut
    • Sustainable Designs
      • Passivhaus
      • The Duralex tumbler
      • The Bicycle
      • The Hypercar
      • The Guitar
      • Cast Iron Cookware
      • Thonet chair
      • Chinese Chef’s knife
      • Tweed jacket
      • Picnic Table
      • The wok
  • RESOURCES
    • School resources
    • Footprint calculators
    • Gapminder World
    • Sustainability quotes
    • Links
    • Econation articles
      • The bankruptcy of growth
      • Green fatigue or a case of the blues?
      • Emission Control
      • What’s The Guts?
      • Dropped Like A Hot Light Bulb
      • The Biggest Bust
      • Government Gets Zero For Sustainability
      • Setting off to sustainability
      • Cleaning up on renewables
      • Watt efficiency?
      • Is sustainability sustainable?
      • Who halts Climate Change?
      • Are you a Solution Seeker?
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Craft

The benefits of craft production

December 18, 2020September 1, 2020

Moving from fast, quantity production to slow, quality production Industrial production in the beginning meant that goods were cheaper and more available to everyone. This was … Read more

Categories Craft, Design, Systems

Slow is fast

December 18, 2020December 31, 2018

It is a good idea to think about going Slow in a world where fast seems to be the default setting. Slow just means taking your time, … Read more

Categories Craft, General sustainability, Simplicity, Slow

Craft technology for the future

November 30, 2021June 21, 2017

When we think of technology we usually think of high-tech and big-tech, like robots and automated factories. However, hand tools and craft processes are technologies too. In a … Read more

Categories Business, Craft, Design, Economics

Handmade for good

February 6, 2021May 16, 2017

My partner Anna is a contemporary jeweller. Everything she makes is handmade. Apart from a few power tools and a gas torch Anna only uses hand tools. What … Read more

Categories Business, Craft, Design, Economics
Craft beer

Craft beer and the rediscovery of craftsmanship

December 18, 2020May 7, 2017

I admit it, I love beer. In fact I love beer more now than I ever did, for one simple reason – beer is much better … Read more

Categories Craft, Food

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