Post-Opulence DesignHans Gerwitz

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UPDATE: notes and links have been posted athttp://hans.gerwitz.com/library/records/sic-2011.html

safely ignored

Umair Haque

Douglas Rushkoff

first!

so why listen?

frog

heritage of ID

Seattle

Austin

New York

Amsterda

mMilan

Shanghai

Johannesbu

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Chenna

i

Bangalore

Gurgao

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MunBoston

San Franci

sco Kiev &

got big

still design things

…and more

future contexts

tech

nolo

gy

economy

culture

edge possibilities

singularity

collapse

on the treadmill

showing off

conspicuous

wealth display

why not?

maybe environment

resource depletion

climate disruption

carbon control

maybe economics

end of growth

population slowdown

stagnation

consumer hourglass

maybe culture shift

sustainability

urbanization

demonization of wealth

rise of the maker

then what?

branding is forever

conspicuous experience

virtual opulence

social opulence

eudemonia

business

dematerialize

ephemeralize

industrial design

1. Product Genesis strategy and design

2. Production & Operations applying materials, consuming energy, emitting pollutants

3. Usage & Consumption consuming materials, consuming energy, emitting pollutants

4. Recycling re-use of materials, management of disposed waste

EVERYTHING IS VITAL

process

commonplace luxury

affordable without austerity

experience design

gamification

supporter boasting

experience boasting

conspicuous creation

marketing

brand halo

start with product

curate social

fini

Today’s mainstream consumers are conspicuous with wealth.

Consider other ways to influence tomorrow’s.

Thanks

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