birdhouse (slow design & eco design)

all articles inspired sustainable + eco designPublished November 6, 2010 at 11:21 am No Comments

Philosophy and Principles

Design slowing the metabolism of human and economic activities and reducing resource use
Design focusing primarily on the individual well-being, sociocultural and environmental
Design celebrating the slowness, diversity and pluralism
Design encouraging long-term vision
Design involving the “continuous present” (a term coined in the fifties by Bruce Goff, American architect who found that the story belonged to the past, the future was still non-existent but we always lived in a continuous present)
Design against the idea of “speed” (speed) of the current design (industry and consumption).

Concept

The process of slow design is comprehensive, detailed, holistic, driven, respected and thoughtful. It allows the evolution and development of design results. It belongs to the public and professional fields and stresses the importance of democratizing the design process by including a large number of participants.

Results

Slow Design is evident in every object, space or image promoting the reduction of human, economic, industrial and urban:

designing spaces unique to meditation, actions and dreams
designing for people first, then for money
designing first for the local community and the international community
producing social / cultural benefits and welfare
producing environmental benefits regenerators and well-being
democratizing design by encouraging self-initiated design
catalyzing changes in behavior and socio-cultural transformation
creating new business models and enterprises as well as opportunities
presenting these results in the form of eight interrelated themes

resources:

Alastair Fuad-Luke, author of “The Eco-Design Handbook” Published by Thames & Hudson (UK)

The eco-design handbook Alastair Fuad LUKE, Thames & Hudson, 2nd edition, London, 2004, 351 p. A comprehensive guide to eco-designed products with a detailed sheet of 570 products, 125 selected materials and information on hundreds of designers, businesses and environmental organizations.

example of ECO design: BIRDHOUSE Project undertaken by Atelier Oi, Switzerland

all images and articles are from : http://blog.bientotdemain.com , www.slowdesign.org