City Landscape Next To Forest - Consumer Product Design & Development

Critical Perspectives on Sustainable Product Design

In 2020, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) held its first Deep Dive on sustainable product design. The ensuing conversations revealed a burning need for collaboration between not just designers, but everyone involved in the creation and use of products.

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