On November 18th, 2009, Nathan Shedroff came to speak about 'sustainable design'. He led with Design being the problem in sustainable design, because naturally, as designers we create for the future. We create that desire to have something new, with new features and styling. Thus this creates a huge waste problem, and we are unable as a nation, and society to responsibly get rid of this 'out-dated' equipment.
As an emerging artist/designer, this is a major concern to me, and from what I hear a lot of other designers. Our job as the next generation of designers is to take into account the fickle society we live in. When things become useless we discard fervently, just as when something we perceive as new and 'in' we feverishly try to buy it.
In our industrialized nation there are no more connections between objects and owners. I think this will be a step towards a more sustainable society--bringing the connection with an object and its owner back.
Head over to: Nathan's World for more information!
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