In an effort to encourage and promote sustainability, Merida Home is offering a $1,000 scholarship to the high school student who best expresses Merida’s key theme: sustainability with style.
Andrew Sbrissa – Hoover, AL
Sustainability is what drives the entrepreneurs of the 21st century. A growing issue in our world is the impact we humans have on the planet, and how we are accelerating our global climate change. Sure, we can go through extensive engineering, research, and development to create sustainable products and resources, but the true essence of sustainability is the purity of style.
You might think of sustainable style as how modern your “eco-friendly” kitchen is, or how sleek your new hybrid is. Though style can trend with what is popular in the designer world, anyone can create their own style. Searching for the appropriate substitution to a not-so-efficient appliance may resort in creating an entirely new way of completing the task.
Style not only refers to the external appearance of a product or idea, but the internal, passionate manner in which it is developed. How we conduct ourselves in the face of adversity, alongside failure, or accompanied by our successes, is a critical part of style that never goes unnoticed. If someone wanted to develop, say, a sustainable line of patio furniture, they would need to incorporate the natural materials from the area which the collection is inspired from, input from locals on the design and application, and if an area of the project fails, the purity of one’s style can shine.
As we grow into dreamers and thinkers of our future, let’s focus on a cradle to cradle relationship with our environment. Let’s incorporate nature into our products to so that they don’t exist in nature, but are extensions of nature. We can use our creative and ingenious minds to develop new ways of creating and maintaining sustainable products. Let’s collaborate in a movement that involves character, ingenuity, and design to push the boundaries of sustainability with the purity of style – sustainability with style.
yeah…what he said!!
Great paper, I like the thoughts regarding “extension of nature” for design path.
This is such a smart idea. This thought Andrew expressed also needs to be made in America.
Brilliant young man!
I think Andrew writes avery mature and good conceptual essay.
Wonderful essay, Andrew – you made some astute points!
Awesome job you are a strong and inspiring writer,best of luck.
Insightful for young man. Pursue your dreams!
Good job!
Very well written young man!! A bright future awaits you.
The line that got my vote, beautifully said; let’s focus on a cradle to cradle relationship with our environment. Let’s incorporate nature into our products to so that they don’t exist in nature, but are extensions of nature. You get my vote honey!
Nice job Andrew, good luck!
Very well written Andrew!
well done!
Well said Andrew!!
Thanks for sharing Andrew! Good Luck!!
Well done Andrew! You certainly got what it takes to change the world!
What a young man.Congratulation