Object Lessons: Enduring Artifacts and Sustainable Solutions.

The article discusses the relationship between sustainability and product design. Many of commercial products go beyond basic utility, to include a multitude of technical features, along with styling and aesthetic considerations. But the vast majority of these products are unsustainable. The author...

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Publicado en:Design Issues Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 20 - 32
Autor principal: Walker, Stuart
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: MIT Press Winter2006
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