Design & sustainable development

How can design contribute to sustainable development?

  • Eco-design and recycled products
  • Product durability
  • Circular economy
  • Consumer awareness
  • Local and cultural design 
  • Ergonomics and aesthetics etc...

some examples for a sustainable world

design that feels good...

Takashi Murakami completely decorates a scanner room to make it less scary for children.

An MRI system at the University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital features a cable car theme. Credit: GE Healthcare

design that recycles...

Furniture made from recycled cigarette butts(https://me-go.fr)
cycled ocean plastic (https://plasticodyssey.org)
Seashell glasses (https://www.friendlyfrenchy.fr)

INCLUSIVE DESIGN

An example is the Tilting Sink washbasin from Gwenolé Gasnier.

Restons sobres !

Needs and habits change, and so do products!

  • Minimize their impact on the environment throughout their life cycle
  • Use of recycled and sustainable materials
  • Reduced energy consumption during product manufacture and use

1 CLOTH BAG INSTEAD OF 10 PLASTIC ONES, 1 REFILLABLE BOTTLE OF SHOWER GEL, SHAMPOO, WASHING-UP LIQUID, HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS...

Doing without a car will always be better than buying one, even if it's electric...Do I really need to buy this thing I'm about to buy?


Sobriety is a happy option that produces a lighter, calmer and freer life. Happiness is not in possession, in having, but in being. »

Pierre Rabhi

67* % of French people are ready to accept major changes to their lifestyles, provided these are shared fairly between all members of society".

Social representations of climate change: 23rd wave of the barometer, 2022. Opinion Way for ADEME.

Consumers will be able to rebel, but manufacturers will have to take up the issue in their creations...

programmed obsolescence...

Enough is enough!

In conclusion, the possibilities of design in the implementation of sustainable development objectives are infinite: objects can improve living conditions, reduce poverty, filter, save water, promote accessibility, fight against waste, improve living conditions... But will it be necessary to pass laws to force communities, manufacturers and individuals to change their habits?

If consumption patterns change, so will objects.

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