ThetraditionaltentcitiesatfestivalssuchasGlastonburymayneverbethesameagain．Inavictoryofgreenbusinessthatiscertaintoappealtoenvironmentally-awaremusic-loversadesignstudentistoreceivefinancialsupporttoproduceeco-friendlytentsmadeofcardboardthatcanberecycledafterthebandsandthecrowdshavegonehome．

MajorfestivalssuchasGlastonburythrowawaysome10000abandonedtentsattheendofeventseachyear．ForhisfinalyearprojectattheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandJamesDunlopcameupwithamaterialthatcanberecycled．AndtocopewiththeBritishsummerthecardboardhasbeenmadewaterproof．

TakinginspirationfromaJapanesearchitectwhohasusedcardboardtomakebigbuildingsincludingchurchesMr．DunlopusedcardboardmaterialforhistentswhichhecalledMyhabs．

ThedesignwonanawardattheannualNewDesignersExhibitionafterMr．Dunlopgraduatedfromhisproductdesigndegreeandhedecidedtotrytoturnitintoabusiness．

ToraisemoneyfortheideahetouredtheCity’sprivatecompanieswhichfundnewbusinessandfoundasupporterinthefinancegroupMint．HeintroducedhisideatofourofMint’sdirectorsandwontheirsupport．Minthascommittedaround￡500000toMyHabandtakenashareof30percentinMr．Dunlop’sbusiness．ThefirstMyhabsshouldbetestedatfestivalsthissummerbeforebeingmarketedfullynextyear．

Mr．DunlopsaidthatthedesignwhichaccommodatestwopeoplecouldhaveotherusessuchasfordisasterreliefandhousingfortheLondonOlympics．

FormusiceventsthecardboardhouseswillbeorderedonlineandputupatthesitesbytheMyhabteambeforethefestival-goersarriveandremovedbythecompanyafterwards．Theycanbepersonalizedandthecompanywillofferreductionsontheexpenseifpeopleagreetosellexterior(外部的)advertisingspace．

ThebiggestfestivalsattracttensofthousandsofparticipantswithGlastonburyhavingsome150000eachyear．Altogethertherearearound100annualmusicfestivalswherepeoplecampinth