Design for life-sustainable futures ― are we all guilty?

摘要

This paper describes some the collaborative work undertaken between the School of Product and Engineering Design at the University of Wales, Institute, Cardiff, and Corus (formerly British Steel). The emphasis of our collaborative work has been on sustainable and ethical issues utilising the company's pre-coated steel and aluminium materials. This paper also explores some of the decision-making processes faced by product designers when specifying materials and processes for new products