Wherever did aesthetics go?

Sustainability and the environment are the most pressing issues of our time. Our planet has a fever and needs to be cooled. Desig- ners have an important job in this transition – to use recycling, circularity, upcycling and material innovations to make products that leave the smallest possible environmental footprint.

In recent years, we’ve seen many good examples of sustainability and aesthetics going hand in hand. Its environmental sustainability is intimately connected with its aesthetic sustainability – two components that together guarantee product longevity.

Today’s focus on sustainability and the environment is vital indeed, but are aesthetics keeping up? Read Bo Madestrands text in the latest issue of Form Magazine.

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