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The Story of Stuff
By Lorrin Windahl.
A few years ago I did a short course at RMIT in sustainable design and life cycle assessment. It was during this course that I was first introduced to ‘The Story of Stuff’ by Annie Leonard. It’s a short movie/cartoon that illustrates the impact of consumerism on the environment, the economy and the people. It’s delivered in a simple yet informative manner.
Designer Profile 1 – Victor Papanek
By Lorrin Windahl.
So I thought I’d include in this blog some profiles of people who have had a significant impact on socially responsible design. Who better to start with than the godfather of SRD, Victor Papanek.
Corkin’ it up
By Lorrin Windahl.
Well I’m happy to admit that I’m a recent convert to cork. I guess convert isn’t quite the right word, I just didn’t know what a fantastic material it is but now I do. I’ve been enlightened. For those of you who don’t know the story of this highly sustainable material here it is.
I’m here now but what is this really all about?
Welcome to our first post, well technically it’s our second but who’s actually counting. We’re pretty excited to have developed this blog so we can spill out all the socially responsible thoughts that are running around our heads and our hearts.
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