A Network of Makers for a Regenerative and Redistributive Future
We are Neutinamu Makers, a maker network active at Neutinamu Library, striving to realize the principles of Doughnut Economics while pursuing sustainable living, creative activities, and contributing to a regenerative and redistributive future.
Our Efforts for a “Good Life” in Yongin
We contribute to building a “good life” in the city of Yongin, each of us in our unique way. Guided by the perspective of Doughnut Economics, we engage in the following activities:
Zero Cook: Sustainable Cooking and Ingredient Use
Zerocook Bori aims to reduce food waste and promote sustainable cooking by using local ingredients, contributing to social foundations like food, income, and employment indicators. Our approach includes energy-saving recipes that minimize electricity use, aligning with considerations for climate change and energy conservation.
SoomShim: Eco-Friendly Beeswax Candles in Harmony with Nature
Through eco-friendly candles made from natural beeswax without artificial fragrances, we (HANA and Kyungmin) propose a harmonious breath with nature. This initiative enhances social indicators like health and social equity. Our zero-energy candles light daily life without electricity, reducing chemical pollution and energy use to stay within ecological limits.
Quilt Silver: Sustainable Fashion through Upcycled Quilts
Eunjung makes sustainable fashion and lifestyle goods by upcycling waste materials like denim shirts, old curtains, and coffee sacks. These activities contribute to social indicators like income, employment, and the circular economy while presenting sustainable production methods that mitigate resource depletion and land use, key ecological boundaries.
Uya: Woodcraft in Harmony with Nature
Jerry ahn engages in diverse craftwork using natural materials, aiming to create warm products under the slogan "Handcrafting with Wood." Projects like solar-powered cooking tools minimize energy consumption and focus on sustainable use of resources.
Deep Popsugar: Healthy Baking with Quality Ingredients
Using local wheat and animal welfare eggs, Sujin bakes breads and pastries that anyone can make, while also offering baking education using regional ingredients. These activities strengthen social indicators like food, education, and community networks and reduce carbon footprints and energy consumption by using local food, staying within ecological boundaries.
Neutinamu Makers and Doughnut Economics
While each of us operates in our own field, we are connected through the loosely connected network of Neutinamu Makers. Together, we strive to balance the social and ecological indicators of Doughnut Economics and work to address local challenges through diverse approaches.
Neutinamu Makers Learning Doughnut Economics
In the first half of 2024, we explored and experimented with "ways to have fun without electricity." By engaging in a variety of craft activities and creative work using natural materials, we sought to explore possibilities for continuing maker activities without relying on the convenience of electricity.
In the second half of the year, we shifted our focus to the experiment of generating electricity directly, leading to the creation of a pedal-powered generator. This unique device allows us to experience sustainable and eco-friendly energy by producing electricity through pedaling. Moreover, we have an ambitious plan to transform the entire third floor of the library into a zero-energy space.
We invite you to join us on this journey toward building a sustainable local community for a regenerative and redistributive future, and we appreciate your support and interest in Neutinamu Makers!
Gayle Dallaston
Brisbane, Australia
My interest is in networks to nurture innovative collaborations to tackle the interlinked problems of climate change.