Sustainability is not just what you consume. It's a deeply fulfilling way to be in the world.  We ask why we can’t just build arks & sail away with a few privileged like minded people & instead define value in seeking a sensorial life w a connection to place & community. Since moving to Indonesia Kristine has learnt that  you can’t count in minutes & hours the value of what you produce, she has watched her little boy learn to read nature & that when you unlearn some things it gives you space to learn new things. Author of Anti Trend. Kristine is a Dane now living in Bali, with a long and celebrated career in Design  Tech. Her research focuses on sustainable product design, philosophical aesthetics, aesthetic nourishment and above all else the social and ecological responsibility of the design world.Show NotesThrowing it all in & moving to Bali for a new family lifeRecalibrating from a design first approach to a minimalist existenceSo many discarded things in our world - deems things valuelessFocussing on permanence rather than short termismStarting by understanding your aesthetic & pleasure preferencesAvoiding dogma and rules for evolution towards regenerationLooking to designers to take responsibility for what they put into the world How life altering it is to be outside all the time in her tropical lifeHow going barefoot & being out-of-doors connects you to your surroundingsConvenience is the biggest sinner in the face of a sustainable existence Embracing friction & rawness. Avoid smoothness & convenienceChoosing a path that is not just ‘saving ourselves’Preserving ancient traditionsSeeking craft made over mass producedBuilding rhythms that nourish youThe value of journaling & repetition of actionsPassing skills of slowness onto the next generationSeeking out the challenges & avoiding the instantaneous Seeking richness that ritual brings without being labelled with terms like wokeFinding products that are charged by the hands that hold them rather than the machines that spew them out Following intuition to make big decisionsEeking space in order to let creativity flourishHaving to unlearn in order to embrace a subsistence existenceReframing the industrial paradigm for a life with meaningWorking 9-5 is not suited to the majority of humans.Unlearning a work ethic & finding peace with being active but not focussed on ‘output;Seeking a sensorial existenceCeremony - Full moon, new moon, harvest, take on a more indigenous way of navigating lifePhysiological response to the broader happenings Her little boys ability to read natureWhen you unlearn some things it gives you space to learn new thingsReferencesAnti TrendGreen SchoolPodcast partners ROCK!Hidden Sea - Wine that saves the seaNutrisoilWwoof AustraliaBuy the Book - Futuresteading - Live Like tomorrow mattersSupport the showCasual Support - Buy Me A CoffeeRegular Support - PatreonSupport the showSupport the show

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