Product Design

The problem with software in sustainable design

Posted by DEVELOP3D - July 27, 2012

Software tools undoubtedly have an important part to play in the development of sustainable products but sustainable design is so…

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Product Design

A ride on the green rollercoaster

Posted by DEVELOP3D - October 18, 2012

Following the most recent Global Environment Outlook report, GEO-5, Chris Sherwin felt thoroughly depressed but a look at some green…

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Collaborate

The sustainable innovators typology

Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 7, 2013

Having spent a lot of time at sustainability events recently, Chris Sherwin has been chatting to a range of sustainable…

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News

The countdown – 1 WEEK TO GO

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 9, 2013

It’s almost here, so close you can smell the excitement and hear the whimpering cries of delight from over 1,000…

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News

Eames chairs go back to fibreglass, with mixed results for the environment

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 21, 2013

The Eames Molded Plastic Chair, created by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, is being reintroduced in fibreglass, but…

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Manufacturing

The price of sustainable buying

Posted by DEVELOP3D - August 8, 2013

There are many reasons to buy more locally manufactured goods. But as Al Dean has recently discovered, the path to…

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Product Design

The ‘Sustainable Design Compass’

Posted by DEVELOP3D - January 10, 2014

As Seymourpowell launches a tool and publication to help designers and the wider design community to navigate a route to…

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News

Brick battle: LEGO looking to replace ABS material for sustainable alternative

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 19, 2014

An iconic toy and tool for almost every product designer, LEGO is facing a materials conundrum in its quest to…

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Product Design

60 second interview

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 30, 2014

In honour of DEVELOP3D LIVE 2014 we've brought the '60 second interview' out from its regular slot on the letters…

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News

Latest UK University Technical College opens: design + engineering for the next generation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 9, 2014

Students at the school will be taught an extended curriculum, including a BTec in engineering Opened a hundred years ago…

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