Sustainable Design
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
A DANGEROUS BREED
By Peter Maxwell
Technological sustainability is not enough: we need ecologically sustainable design, where secondary use is pre-designed into products. Read more
THE DESIGNER'S DILEMMA
By Valerie Casey
In this essay from 2007 Casey urges designers to think about how concern for the state of the environment affects the design process. Read more
MANIFESTO
By John Thackara
"We will not pretend things are simple when they are complex. We value the fact that by acting inside a system, you will probably improve it." Read more
THE HANNOVER PRINCIPLES
By William McDonough
William McDonough's Hannover Principles have come to underpin contemporary design thinking on sustainability. Read more