The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tens made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.
Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof.
Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.
The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr Dunlop Graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.
To raise money for the idea, he toured the City’s private companies which fund new businesses and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint’s directors and won their support. Mint has committed around ￡500,000 to MyHab and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr Dunlop’s business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.
Mr Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics.
For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhab team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards, They can be Personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior（外部的） advertising space.
The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonhury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.

在有些节日里，诸如Glastonbury节，帐蓬遍布整个城市的情况也许再也不会和以前一样了。绿色经济的胜利唤起了音乐爱好者们的环境意识。一位设计专业的学生将得到财政上的资助以生产一种环保的，由纸板制成的帐蓬，在乐队和人群回家后，这些帐蓬可循环使用。
象Glastonbury这种重要的节日，每年在活动结束后都会扔掉10,000个一次性的帐蓬。詹姆斯邓洛普在西英格兰大学的最后一个学年里，提出了要使用一种可被循环利用的材料。而且为了适应英国的夏季，这种纸板应该是防水的。
一位日本的建筑师已经用纸板造出了包括教堂在内的大建筑物，邓洛普先生从中得到了启发，用纸板制成了帐蓬，他把这种帐蓬叫做Myhabs.
邓洛普先生从他的产品设计专业毕业后，他的这一设计在年度新设计师展览上获得了大奖，他决定把这一设计用于商业。
为了给这一理念筹集资金，他走访了市里的为新企业投资的私人公司，并在Mint财团找到了支持者。他向Mint的四位董事介绍了他的这一想法，并获得了他们的支持。Mint答应为MyHab提供500,000英镑，并占有邓洛普先生业务30%的股份。在第二年全面进入市场之前，第一顶Myhabs帐蓬应在今年夏天的节日上进行试用。
邓洛普先生说，能容纳两人的这一设计，还可以有其它的用途，如灾祸蔽难所，为伦敦奥林匹克运动会提供住房等。
举办音盛会时，可以在线订购这种纸板房，并可由Myhab小组成员在节日参加者到来之前在现场搭建，之后再由公司负责拆除。这些帐蓬可搭建成个性化的，如果使用者同意出售帐蓬外部表面的广告位，公司还可以减免一些帐蓬的费用。
最大的节日会吸引几万人参加，每年的Glastonhury节也有150,000人。每年在英国举办的100个音乐节里，人们都会来此露营。这些活动也越来越有环境意识了。