Idealog – July 26, 2019

Idealog.co.nz | The Transformation Issue

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THE HUMBLE

WOOL BALE

Jason Wyn-Harris

New Zealand is facing several large barriers that are holding the

country back from being the powerhouse of the world – road

toll, rising sea levels washing away seaside communities, lack of

affordable housing and dismal strong wool prices. I feel that there

is one product to help fix all these problems. It is simple, low cost

and no further carbon will be emitted to produce my great idea. The

bale of wool. More specifically, a bale of low-grade wool: dags, fribs,

etcera. Essentially, farmers are producing large sustainable Lego

blocks. They could be used for road tole median barriers, housing like

straw bale, or rising sea levels to have a breakwater. I believe wool

Lego blocks will not be the only solution to fixing the strong wool

market but will help move volume, clearing out wool stores. And, if

all else fails, my idea is to make woollen space suits, so when climate

change ruins the earth, we are ready. Unknowingly, man has been

prototyping my great idea since ages ago, why try reinvent the wheel?

Sue Wilson
Unbelievably, the majority of today’s
luggage is made from petroleum-based
materials. When you consider that
the bulk of contents inside luggage is
flammable such as synthetic clothing,
there is a worldwide problem that has
gone undetected. There are no fire
standards on the luggage industry and
99 percent of luggage is flammable.
Our luggage offers fire resistance
and self-extinguishing properties that
wool brings, allowing the on-board fire
systems to have more of a chance of
detecting a fire. Smouldering wool may
be the difference between lives saved
or lost. Wool is naturally fire resistant,
anti-bacterial and a natural resource
that is bio-degradable. It doesn’t emit
the poisonous carcinogenic toxins of
petroleum-based fabrics or composites
when burning. This is a property of wool
that is undervalued and undersold.
Anything that can increase safety can
have a huge impact on people’s lives.
The conceptual cabin bag has a softshell
fabric made from robust strong wool.
This product can be a game changer
as it will not only use large amounts
of strong wool, it will also increase the
safety of the traveling public.

STRONGWOOL

LUGGAGE

A NOTE FROM THE NEW ZEALAND MERINO COMPANY