An Upcoming Gift For Nature
2023
环保议题下的视觉实验与材料探索
本练习是一次关于新材料的设计实验。以“自然的礼物”为主题，探讨设计师在城市生态可持续发展中的角色，思考如何在城市与自然间实现共生，以及在索取与给予间找到平衡。
我注意到在瑞典和中国两地是不同的居住体验。在哥德堡，城市与森林之间拥有极其紧密的联系，人们可以在十分钟内从室内走到林间草地，随时与自然接触，放松情绪。而在中国的大城市，城市与自然往往是割裂的：高楼林立、交通密集，即使前往公园，也常常充斥着人工修饰的痕迹。基于这种对比，我尝试从设计师的视角探讨：我们是否能通过设计赋予废弃物以新的价值？如何建立人在城市与自然之间的积极链接，减少疏离感？
Bältespännarparken作为我的自然考察点，我利用从那里收集到的自然材料以及生活中的自然废弃物，经过干燥、碎片化、重构等工艺，模拟出一种“礼物”形式的堆肥材料，并将其肌理、结构和层次可视化，进行实验性视觉探索，设计了一本献给自然的小册子。
对我来说，这一过程既是材料和视觉实验，也是与自然重新建立联系的方式。维持绿色可持续的生活方式不是易事，但值得坚持。当城市不再是自然中的孤岛，人也不再是活在钢铁森林里和四方盒子里的人，才能回归自然，获得疗愈。
This exercise is an experimental exploration of new materials and narrative design. It reflects on the designer’s role in urban ecological sustainability, questioning how we can achieve symbiosis between city and nature, and balance taking and giving.
Drawing on my contrasting living experiences in Sweden and China — where Gothenburg offers close, immediate access to nature, while Chinese megacities often feel disconnected and heavily artificial, I explored how design might give new value to discarded materials and rebuild positive links between people and nature.
Using natural materials from Bältespännarparken and my daily waste, I experimented with processes such as drying, fragmenting, and reconstructing to create compost-inspired “gifts.” These textures and organic structures were then visualized in a small booklet dedicated to nature.
For me, this project is both a material exploration and a way to reconnect with nature. A truly sustainable lifestyle is not easy but worth pursuing. Only when cities are no longer isolated from nature can we return to a more healing, natural state.
