HOW A DESIGNER CAN SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY IN A CREATIVE WAY
DS 60: Proceedings of DESIGN 2010, the 11th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2010
Editor: Marjanovic D., Storga M., Pavkovic N., Bojcetic N.
Author: Kazamia, K. I.; Kafaridou, M. O.
Section: HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND DESIGN
Page(s): 573-580
Abstract
This paper explores the term “Interior Design” and in particular the relationship of the interior design profession with its direct and indirect impacts on the environment. Furthermore it expands the relationship of the interior design profession to the wider scope of social and economic sustainability and suggests a strategy which leads to the involvement of community to promote the uptake of sustainability.
Keywords: sustainability, design process, paper-mass, product design