Design for Sustainability: “Design, is persuading people to buy things they don`t need, with money they don`t have, in order to impress others who don`t care.” Victor Papanek Cathy Grundy
References The original Sustainable Designer Victor Papanek Visitng lectureers
Industrial Revolution: pollution 1760-1840 Love of Technology… http://rememberwhen.gazettelive.co.uk/2008/07/
Human Cost: Replaced craft production.
Design for Obsolescence Product obsolescence, or the state in which a product loses its usefulness Functionality Durability “State of the Art?”
Design for Obsolescence
1960’s
References Durability: Physical and Emotional Jonathan Chapman Visitng lectureers
Consumerism and Fashion needing more…Identity?
Branding and Marketing more is more?..
Areas to Cover Product Specific: Raw Materials (a. Reduce, b. Re-use, c. Recycle.) what not to do: Ferrero Rocher Visitng lectureers
Product Specific Principles: Energy : Reduce & Sources used e.g. solar, kinetic, wind Lightfoot LED e.g. Visitng lectureers
References Cradle to Cradle William Mc Donough Visitng lectureers
References Life of A product Visitng lectureers
Life Cycle Principles: . Visitng lectureers
Social and Systems Thinking Networks.. waste food network
Future visions of our relationship with technology.
I’ll be back… Conceptioneering robot: Tony Ellis
References www.visable.org.uk The why? Visitng lectureers
Positive uses of Technology Visitng lectureers
References A source book Fuad Luke Visitng lectureers
Designers: Redress the balance.. Eg: http://inhabitat.com/ Visitng lectureers
Designers: Use your creative methods and user centred design Think out the box… Visitng lectureers