http://www.doorsofperception.org
Has few competitors for the glowing title of 'most with-it design site on this planet'
"BE SUSTAINABLE: STOP DESIGNING?
'Someone’s been busy: A new product was launched every 3.5 minutes in 2005. Of those 150,171 new products, 87,656 were in food and drink. But 68,469 new products were launched in the non-food sector - with cosmetics, skincare and hair care leading the way. Mintel, which published these numbers, also identified new trends that are "set to have a huge impact on product innovation": Brainpower foods, age-defying treatments, increases in portion control, and "just for you" customised products". Inexplicably, Minitel omitted environmental collapse, and global cultural ennui, from its list of trends that will impact on innovation.'
http://www.mintel.com/launch.htm
(((I personally hold that, in order to achieve sustainability, every last one of those *&&%$% 1,987,875,652 consumer items has to be DESIGNED ALL OVER AGAIN. Furthermore, I think it's high time to get after the job.)))
