Environmental product system / Work in progress

VPS — Vine Pod System

A work-in-progress system for precise, safe delivery of herbicide to pest vines damaging New Zealand native flora and fauna.

Proof point

This is where David’s design-development practice remains active: practical, ecological and still looking for the better mechanism.

JUNGDESIGN / CASE 11

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Concept originator and product-development lead.

Client / context: JungDesign concept with interested parties including WWF New Zealand, Auckland Council biodiversity teams and Unitec
David’s role: Concept originator and product-development lead.
Disciplines: environmental product / biodiversity / herbicide delivery / safety / concept development

What had to be solved

Pest vines require effective treatment, but herbicide use brings risks of wastage, environmental fouling and human contact.

What JungDesign did

David developed the Vine Pod concept as a delivery system for predetermined, precise herbicide volumes applied to the vine with minimal waste and reduced operator exposure.

Why it mattered

A current development project that carries JungDesign’s product-system thinking into biodiversity protection.

Connection to the paintings

This kind of work explains the structure in David’s paintings: the clear edge, the controlled crop, the object treated seriously, and the confidence that comes from decades of making ideas survive contact with real-world constraints.