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Louise Schouwenberg [ed.]
2009 / Architecture / Urbanism / Theory / Design / Bookazines
978-90-5973-084-7 [episode]
Joost Grootens
104
23 x17
Paperback, plastic dust jacket
English
Source is published in cooperation with the IM Masters programme of the Design Academy Eindhoven.
€ 15,00 [netherlands]
€ 17,50 [europe]
€ 19,50 [outside europe]
SOURCE 03
Timeless Necessity
Louise Schouwenberg [ed.]
What do beauty and sustainability have in common? The 21st century
increasingly demands sustainable design that no longer burdens the
natural environment. In practice, this generates products and services
laden with moral undertones, which are indeed ethically responsible but
fail to appeal to the imagination or convince consumers. In other
words, sustainable design is not very beautiful.
The IM
Masters programme of the Design Academy Eindhoven, focused on
conceptual design in context, decided that this has to change. During
four study periods, students examined the problems we face in the 21st
century and the role designers can play in seeking alternatives. Guided
by teachers and visiting lecturers, they researched materials and
production techniques and formulated visions on beauty and ethical
design. Timeless Necessity is both ethics and aesthetics.
This third publication of Source
includes texts of diverse character by experts and students, as well as
research, conclusions and photographs of the resulting design
proposals. Source is a series of publications by the Masters departments at Design Academy Eindhoven.