During CDW I went to see Ross Lovegrove and Morten Villiers Warren debating 'Can design be sustainable?'. The panelists commenced a downward spiral conversation closer by quoting tired old shock statistics which we've all become part desensitised to and part crippled by. We've all been in conversations where some ruddy pain in the neck starts trying to convince you not to recycle as it's a pointless waste of time....blah blah blah. Frustratingly, the debaters knowingly, nay, hypocrytical criticised the education system whilst simultaneously fundamentally blocking constructive discussion of how design can be made sustainably . . ... The subject of the debate. Nothing ever came from nothing.
Anyway, for what its worth, there's alot that can be done to make/create differently to how things are done now. We just need to explore, experiment and believe in it. Knowledge sharing is the start, not moaning.
A good place to start is here.
For an inspirational design event, see an earlier post here.
For a more reasonable review of the debate see here.
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