Despite the zealous attempts by Moses Znaimer and virtually every other ‘cool’ Zoomer of my generation, an apparently self evident fact is being ignored. The fact? Zoomers are no longer actually cool or with-it, yet they (we for many of us) are in deep denial of this.
About JC Scott
JC Scott heads the team at eco Design Gallery. As an artist and designer, he has been creating ecological environments for over 30 years from studios in Chinatown, Victoria, British Columbia. JC’s love of nature began while growing up in farm country, fostered further through becoming a boy scout and a camper and boater at an early age. Cycling, boating, camping and hiking remain passions that get him outdoors as often as possible today.
JC was introduced to environmentalism as a topic at university through Pollution Probe while studying heritage architecture at Queen's University, Kingston, ON. He set up his design practice immediately upon graduation on the west coast, painting murals, doing graphic design, slowly evolving into creating entire nightclub, pub and restaurant interiors like the Commodore Ballroom and The Teahouse Restaurant in Vancouver.
After years of generating award winning and cutting edge designs in markets ranging from ecological resort communities to major commercial projects, JC and his team have committed to only working on sustainable design projects and are ready to tackle projects of any size and in any location, from remote eco resorts to the finest residential estates.
JC studied Cultural Resource Management at the University of Victoria and has been very involved in the community for the past three decades, including the Tourism Victoria Arts, Culture & Society, City of Victoria Public Art Advisory Committee, the Mayor's Downtown Street Advisory Task Force, Ogden Point Enhancement Society, Commonwealth Games "Works" Board and partner in Greenbuilt Environmental Building Products, Ltd.
Shame of My Generation
Why should you be part of a solution when you can profit more from adding to the problem? This seems to be the defining question of my generation, a generation which in my opinion, in the rear-view mirror of history, will equal the infamous Nero generation who fiddled away the Roman Empire. In 1969 Pollution […]
Occupy This Space
JC Scott takes an impactful snap shot of a girl chasing bubbles, leading him to question the actions we take now which will leave an indelible mark on the planet to be inherited by a younger generation.
The Clear Plan to Change
Just like the French and American revolutions, the Occupy Wall Street Movement is motivated by the need for change in world equity and is inspired by hope, equality and freedom
Say Something Meaningful
Climate change is happening even faster than scientists originally predicted. It’s time to stop talking about trivialities — and talk about what matters most.
Too Big to Fail: Planet Earth Ltd.
If our planet were a corporate entity like the big banks or financial houses, wouldn’t we also deem it “too big to fail” and do everything in our power to prevent catastrophic consequences?
Now for World War Three…
The Third World War has already started, writes eco-designer J.C. Scott, and it’s all around us — in our air, our water, our land.
Eco Friendly Living – Why Wouldn’t You Just Do It?
With rising energy costs, rising temperatures, rising environmental awareness and the role you play in all that locally and globally, why wouldn’t you just do it? It’s the right thing for our planet. J.C. Scott bypasses the soft talk for a message we need to hear.
Why I Grew My Hair — Both Times
In the late 1960s and early 70s, JC Scott grew his hair as a uniform of non-conformity, a sign of commitment to a counter-culture movement, which for many people included living sustainably. Almost 40 years later, JC has grown his hair long again. His reasons haven’t changed much, but the planet has. This is his statement.
Eco Fishing: Can an Environmentalist Designer also be a Sport Fisher?
On a fishing trip to wildly breathtaking Haida Gwaii, environmentalist and designer J.C. Scott ponders the ecological impact of his trip, the wind power proposed and opposed for the region, how to help crabs migrate, and how to stop offshore oil drilling if we don’t have the option of alternate sources of energy — all this while fishing in some of the world’s most exciting waters.