Thursday, November 26, 2009

What is Sustainable Product (or Industrial) Design?

We are currently trying to develop a standpoint on sustainable design within the Industrial Design Department. Obviously it is something we are all dealing with within our respective areas, but we are trying to develop a department wide manifesto, which has thus far been lacking.

Its funny that many students are talking about / attempting to design in a sustainable manner, yet how they engage with ideas of sustainability in their own lives is often non-apparent.

As many will be aware, the idea of 'sustainability' is something which I have been trying to engage with in my own practice for the past five years or so, with varying degrees of success.

But what does sustainable industrial design mean to you?

Any comments are welcome.

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