Slater mill-Cotton gin

Cotton Gin is the machine which separates the cotton fiber from the seeds. Put the cotton and crank the handle. the teeth on the cylinder take the fibers from seeds and the seeds are fall down to the box below. This machine contributed to mass produce cotton and growing the industry by dramatically raising the amount of cotton fiber that can be extracted per a day.

reference materials

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MATERIAL SAMPLE

MATERIAL PROCESS/ PROBLEM/ SYSTEM FRAME WORK

Straw bale house

Rice Straw Compression board 

 

New material proposal

growing material ( composite made out of rice hull, etc.)

http://challenge.bfi.org/application_summary/458

Information about rice straw medium for mushroom

After I read David's mushroom post, I remembered I read that rice straw is used as a culture medium for mushroom.

In 70's they made a bundle of rice straw and steamed it to remove bacteria and then use it as a source for the spore.

Now they mix it with rice bran( inner skin than rice hull) and poultry wast and ferment. the ratio is rice straw 100 : poultry waste 10 : rice bran 5 (or don't put rice bran) : urea 1.5 : plaster 1 

there are more detailed process but this is a brief summary. 

Since the mushroom cultivation is fast profit, using rice straw as a medium for mushroom seems have some possibility.

Material culture of Costa Rica

precedent study of Kickstart-Moneymaker

After reading Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition

After reading this article my curiosities from first reading are answered. Social entrepreneurship in comparison  to social service provision seems to have a lot more possibility of viability and strong, broad impact. But still it seems not easy to draw a clear line between different format. especially in case of one world health, is it considered as a social entrepreneurship because it is a new equilibrium? but how is it more stable than school for children?

Answers for the questions about the course

1. Design principle, Chair studio, Drawing for design / Chair studio was my favorite so far.

2.  I got degree in French and Journalism in Korea.

3. Since I took wood 1,2 and chair studio, I think I'm good at transfer an idea to actual model. 

4. I don't have clear idea yet about what area would be covered on this class.  But I was interested in and curious about non profit design and business even though I have only vague idea. That's why I'm taking this class to figure it out exactly what it is like and how it runs. 

I want to experience whole process from finding a problem and designing either functional and esthetic solution. also curious how it works financially and if it is sustainable in terms of finance.

5. I have no experience yet.

6. don't have a long term goal yet, but since I'm interested in working for social interest, this class would be a good chance to see if it fits me and decide my further plan in this path.

7. I prefer individual project. but wouldn't mind work as a team, either.  

After reading "The meaning of "Social Entrepreneurship""

I agree with that Social entrepreneur should be more active, innovative and creative. Social value creating is even harder than just make a profit as regular business since the social sector also has a goal of making profit our of social mission with limited source. But I was little confused with how much it is important to make a profit in social entrepreneurship. Even though improving social condition is the fundamental idea, if it doesn’t make profit itself, I kind of doubt it how much it would be sustainable. Also, As he mentioned “finding a new opportunity from a change”, is the opportunity about “how to make profit” or “how to make new business chance or project”? 

Test Post

Here it is! A Test!