go green
GO GREEN As the densest city in Indonesia, Jakarta has become a barometer for all industrial developments, including interior design. No different than other industries, interior design has been developing accordingly with the worldwide trends. Despite all the trends that have come and gone in Indonesia, there is one interesting topic that has not been properly raised despite its high need of attention from society, GO GREEN in interior design. Interior as well as furniture designers or the users of their services are only familiar about this concept through articles, not through implementation in designs. This is actually ironic considering the amount of waste and used goods that can be recycled in Indonesia, as it is one of the 5 countries with the highest rate of waste in the world. Included in the before mentioned waste and used goods among others are old /scrap wood, glass, and metal which with the right technique and knowledge could be transformed to a new, designed product with economic value. The threat of global warming and other environmental hazards must not be treated lightly; actions to prevent them must be applied as much as possible in our daily routine. Being efficient in all resources and environmentally friendly has now become an important factor, design should also not only be measured by the aesthetic factors, but also the impact it has on the users and environment. Isn’t that a good design truly about? Seeing the development of interior design in Holland, specifically the development of GO GREEN interior such as recycled furniture as well as the work of GREEN designers such as Piet Hein Eek, Tejo Remmy, and Rene Veenhuizen in Holand, I am very interested to conduct a study on GREEN design.