Design Is the Problem: The Future of Design Must be Sustainable [COLOR] (Paperback)

~ (Author), Hunter Lovins (Foreword)

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Product Description

Product design can have a tremendous impact on the world in terms of usability, waste, and resources. In Design Is the Problem, Nathan Shedroff examines how the endemic culture of design often creates unsustainable solutions, and shows how to ensure that design processes lead to more sustainable products and services.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Rosenfeld Media; 1ST edition (2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933820004
• ISBN-13: 978-1933820002
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #204,519 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye opening and inspiring!, April 22, 2009

By	Eric Corey Freed "rkeytex" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We have designed ourselves into a (proverbial) corner. Shedroff's book masterfully walks through the various aspects of design and provides tangible methods to improve the sustainability, impact and benefits of our designed world.

I thought this book might only cover industrial and product design, but the scope includes so much more. This book will open your eyes to the possibilities of an inevitably sustainable future. A must for any designer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SO informative!, May 29, 2009

By	lara mc - See all my reviews

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BOOK. It goes so much deeper than any other of the books i've read on sustainability and design. I am a professor and sharing this book with students has been a great way to teach them to approach design in a more thoughtful way.

The real-world examples are helpful and the language comprehensive. Am recommending this book to all of my friends!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking introduction to sustainable design, May 28, 2009

By	Weston Thompson (Claremont, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book provides designers of all stripes - and other people responsible for bringing products to the market - with a solid introduction to sustainability issues. Shedroff provides enough details to be substantive, but not too many to lose his general audience. As somebody not trained in industrial design, I found this book a fun introduction to many aspects of industrial design. Additionally, Shedroff gives readers a good start in systems thinking.

I do not always enjoy Shedroff's writing style, and I think this book needed better editing, but Shedroff has helped me think in new and broader ways about design decisions.