Major issues such as pollution, deforestation, species loss and global warming are all side-effects of the activities that provide consumers with the endless array of goods on the market today. Designers and discerning customers are starting to look beyond the surface, recognising that while a product might look beautiful, it can't really represent the pinnacle of mankind's genius if it is made using polluting methods or by exploiting workers. This book reveals that, far from hampering creativity, taking stock of environmental issues can produce designs of "total beauty". The author examines a diverse range of products from lipsticks to cars using icons and a scoring system to assess their "sustainability".
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Edwin Datchefski has spent 12 years working to improve the environmental performance of companies. He has acted as consultant to BT, British Airways, and IBM.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
interesting for everyone and useful if you be a designer,
By Akira Touya (Berlin) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Total Beauty of Sustainable Products (Paperback)
this book is interesting from a materials perspective, i think. it provides many examples of how to design products that are non-damaging to the biosphere, and products you can acquire now that are more sound replacements to what you use at the current time. i quite like this book (therefore: four stars) but i would say humanity cannot buy itself to a better future or a safer planet. capitalism will not solve the biosphere's problems as it is the original cause of them. it remains that this be an interesting book. you would do well to obtain it from a library.
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