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Haul Earth Ledger (2020) 
Speculations on Consumer Culture

Exploratory Research, Workshop, Future Scenario

Self-iniated project with Hugo Pilate



An informal co-design fiction workshop exploring an alternative narrative for Black Friday and consumer culture. You can read more about the project in this article, take a look at the workshop MIRO board and the final ouput in the website haul.earth.

The session was held as an open office hours format during the week of 16-20th of November. The main activity involved  participants immersing themselves in the scenario and creating a digital collage by using products and parts that were now obsolete and out of production. This resulted in over 20 creations and proposals from a future where Black Friday does not celebrate consumption but creation! A selection of those were created in 3D using blender and are now on showcased in Mozilla Hubs as part of Mozilla Festival 2021.

Flyer for the 8th edition of the (fiction) Haul Earth Ledger sent to the participants.
Each activity had its own station (in green) with the Haul Earth Ledger to the right, below were references and the fabrication areas (in yellow) Clustering of main themes Ledger entries with the inventions created by the participants during the workshop


Earth Sails: An easy to disassemble and biodegradable wind turbine that helps create truly clean energy (instead of using fiberglass!) /// By Winand Blueteeth: An in-your-mouth teeth replacement that helps access clean drinking water from a connection to its source (read: heritage) so you respect it more (connect to a source anywhere in the world). /// by Aditya Chameleon Micro Chip Implant: A micro skin implant that allows you to change color or skin texture to eliminate the need for makeup or skin products. /// by Benedita Blooming Plant Fountain: A refreshing boulder that helps you mystify (and bloom) deserted spaces. /// by Praveen My First Robot: A cute, safe and battery free robot pet that helps kids learn how to take care of their future robot pet. /// by Fred Plastic Fragmentator: A reliable kitchen aid that helps you create delicious dishes from disposable plastic. /// by Camille Audio Optimiser: A super high resolution sound improver that helps you hear music better by cleaning your ear canals /// by Mauricio Time-Maker: An abstract, de-materialised time-saving machine that helps to fabricate, produce and save time. /// by Sandrine Zero Footprint Boots: It's a removable shoe that helps people fly so they don't contaminate or damage the environment. /// By Inês