Think Big...But Take Small Steps, Too
Fieldbook to Sustainability [download it here (PDF)], offering pragmatic suggestions for incorporatin sustainable thinking in to every day design. His message to participants? Big ideas can change the world - but they can also be paralyzing.
So while we're thinking up the Next Great Paradigm Shift, we must also take action now to create a culture where sustainability simply becomes part of the everyday equation. In doing so, we may wake up one day and find ourselves much further down the path than we knew we'd come. Some of the fieldbook's simple but powerful ideas:
Make it less complex.
Reduce material variety, and make sure there's a market for the materials you choose.
Design packaging in parallel with product.
Design for "life after death."
Don't use paint - it makes plastics much harder to recycle.
Another bonus? LUNAR's Fieldbook includes a nifty wall poster to help you keep these and other sustainable design rules in front of you at all times. ~KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, SLM Founder and President
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