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Design innovation of sustainable materials and recycled waste

Posted by on December 2, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Design innovation of sustainable materials, not designed for the dump

Can designers be more creative if they have less choice of materials, tighter budgets and guidelines to work from?  I think yes, in essence, throughout my whole design career if I was  given the freedom to do pretty much what I want on a project  I always found myself faced with the awful ‘staring at a blank canvas’ moment. When I have been given a clear brief and a tight... Read More

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