“Perhaps the simplest example is a synthetic plastic, which unlike natural materials, is not degraded by biological decay. It therefore persists as rubbish or is burned-in both cases causing pollution. In the same way, a substance such as DDT or lead, which plays no role in the chemistry of life and interferes with the actions of substances that do, is bound to cause ecological damage if sufficiently concentrated.” IfsWayPlayActionCausesNaturalRolesCasesExampleMaterialsEnvironmentalBoundsSubstanceDamageChemistryPlasticPollutionDecayBurnedInterferePersistSimplestEcologicalRubbishSyntheticDdtNatural Materials Author:Barry Commoner
“An elegant simplicity is an understated, organic aesthetic that contrasts with the excess of consumerist lifestyles. Drawing from influences ranging from Zen to the Quakers, it celebrates natural materials and clean, functional expressions, such as are found in many of the hand-made arts and crafts from this community.” ArtMadeHandsFoundCommunityNaturalInfluenceExpressionMaterialsCleanSimplicityDrawingLifestyleCelebrateCraftsExcessAestheticContrastElegantQuakerUnderstatedArts And CraftsNatural Materials Author:Duane Elgin
“I work within the limits of what I have and know, simplicity and low impact, natural materials and processes, leaving a delicate footprint.” KnowsProcessNaturalMaterialsLimitsLowsImpactLeavingSimplicityDelicateFootprintNatural Materials Author:David Trubridge
“I feel best in soft and natural materials such as cotton and silk. I wear collections from all designers. They all have outstanding cuts and extremely pleasant materials.” FeelsNaturalCuttingMaterialsDesignerPleasantCollectionsOutstandingSilkCottonNatural Materials Author:Laetitia Casta
“LSD is really just a small chemical modification of a very old sacred drug of Mexico. LSD belongs, therefore, by its chemical structure and by its activity, in the group of the magic plants of Mesoamerica. It does not occur in nature as such, but it represents just a small chemical variation of natural material.” DoeNaturalMagicGroupsMaterialsDrugActivitySacredStructurePlantChemicalsMexicoVariationLsdModificationNatural Materials Author:Albert Hofmann
“A garden is a result of an arrangement of natural materials according to aesthetic laws; interwoven throughout are the artist's outlook on life, his past experiences, his affections, his attempts, his mistakes and his successes.” PastLawArtistNaturalResultsMistakeMaterialsGardenAffectionAestheticArrangementsOutlookPast ExperiencesOutlook On LifeNatural Materials Author:Roberto Burle Marx
“You could say that my aim is ‘to recover the place’. The place is a result of nature and time; this is the most important aspect. I think my architecture is some kind of frame of nature. With it, we can experience nature more deeply and more intimately. Transparency is a characteristic of Japanese architecture; I try to use light and natural materials to get a new kind of transparency.” ThinkingTryingKindImportantUseLightNaturalResultsMaterialsAspectAimArchitectureCharacteristicsTransparencyNatural MaterialsJapanese Architecture Author:Kengo Kuma
“Had a filling done yesterday with no freezing, natural materials, essentials oils, and homeopathic remedies. We absolutely must push for more holistic biological dentistry.” DoneNaturalMaterialsEssentialsOilYesterdayRemedyFillingHolisticFreezingDentistryNatural Materials Author:Natalie