This paper discusses the economic models which drive
design, the role of the designers, the existing design
paradigm and its legacy. New paradigms are sought in
education and design practice. Design professionals were
challenged over thirty years ago with a new paradigm called
‘Design for Need’. Yet little has changed and, despite the
development of a new models to consider the full gamut of
human needs, many designers still favour solutions which
celebrate their, often, egocentric visions rather sustainable
solutions. Design hovers in an ideological vacuum and
designers wear the mantle of stylists to the powerful. So it is
opportune to examine a new design paradigm, ‘slow
design’. Slow design celebrates the culture of largo; slow
design is beautiful; slow design is about well-being; slow
design is sustainable; slow design is durable; slow design
is pluralistic. Slow design offers fresh, innovative and
creative opportunities for designers.
Keywords
Design, Design for Sustainability {DfS}, Well-being, Human
needs, Slow Design
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