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SUMMARY:Considerate design - Claudia Eckert - Open University
DTSTART:20090304T163000Z
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CONTACT:Labi Ariyo
DESCRIPTION:Fashion consumption has accelerated at an unprecedented rate o
 ver the last few years. Ever more clothes are brought and discarded. This 
 is not sustainable.\n\nThe considerate design project has been researching
  how to make textile consumption more sustainable by developing a tool to 
 help designers to be more conscious of the environmental and ethical impac
 t of their designs\, and by developing ways to personalize designs\, so th
 at fit is no longer an obstacle to actually wearing a purchased garment.\n
 \nThe project has developed a simple tool to help designers in visualizing
  the relative impact of different design choices\; and is using P3 models 
 to access the economic viability of customization.\n\nAbout the speaker: D
 r Eckert is a Senior Lecturer in Design at the Open University. She is als
 o the former Assistant Director of the Engineering Design Centre Cambridge
 . Her research focuses around improving engineering design processes as we
 ll as comparing practices across different design domains.  
LOCATION:Marshall's meeting room (next to EDC loft)\, Inglis Building\, En
 gineering Department
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