Icsid presents featured articles on a number of topics relating to industrial design. Icsid does not necessarily endorse or support any of the views expressed within the documents. Articles may be submitted to for consideration.
Feature Articles
Beyond marketing campaigns and good intentions, it is time to look at the greening of America's businesses from the long-standing perspective of supply and demand.
Martin Darbyshire, Icsid Board member, discusses the challenges and opportunities of working within China as a designer from the UK.
The 'Greenhouse Effect' is an exhibition by Orcadesign exploring the theme of sustainability in conjunction with the Singapore Design Festival 2007.
The project's working hypothesis is that design should think beyond the product and consider the waste for future use.
Elaine Ostroff (Adaptive Environments, USA) reports on how real interactions with people offer unique and expanded experiences that provide usable information for the design process.
Prof. Carlos Hinrichsen (School of Design DuocUC, Chile) - This is a presentation that focuses on the Southern Cone, including examples from three South American countries that have worked on Design initiatives and projects intended to gradually turn Design into part of their national cultures and economies.
Kris Kumar (University of Botswana) reports on the development of design and design education in Africa.
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