Sustainability Projects that point the way to a more sustainable world Text by Teo Sandigliano Add to bookmarks Ecologic Studio, PhotoSynthetica, urban curtains in Dublin and Helsinki. Ph Tuomas Uusheimo From bathroom furniture industry technological solutions to Papanek’s Green Imperative book, five concrete examples for green change Water Saving in the Bathroom Furniture Industry Low-consumption products and technological solutions that foster more attentive use of water: the current state of play with Elia Vismara, President of Assobagno, Fima di Carlo Frattini, CRISTINA Rubinetterie, Ceramica Cielo, Fantini and antoniolupi Serie Fit, Fima Carlo Frattini, photo courtesy ADI and the Path to More Responsible Design For the first time ever, the Compasso d’Oro award focuses on the theme of “Sustainable and Responsible Development”. This decision not only reflects current concerns, it belongs to a journey that began almost thirty-five years ago, as the ADI Sustainability Commission tells us. ADI Design Index 2021, Roma Read also The most-read articles in our GREEN REPORT column Nudo: Designed Around a Fruit Crate To cut waste and boost circularity, the new local shop format Francesco Faccin designed for EcorNaturaSì channels the 40 x 60 module of crates used throughout the agricultural chain. Francesco Faccin, Ph. Veronica Camera, Studio Francesco Faccin Gallery Climate Coalition: What Design can Learn from Art In Italy, contemporary art galleries are now networking to reduce their energy footprint. The tools and guidelines they use offer an example of environmentally friendly best practice that may successfully be applied to the field of design. Gallery Climate Coalition, Frieze London, photo courtesy Papanek’s Green Imperative: An Ethically Responsible Future for Design The sustainable design pioneer’s ever-relevant book forces us to embrace ecological consciousness in our practice, advocating for a new, nature-centric era of design.
Stories The biology of light, according to Manuel Spitschan What does chronobiology have to do with design? Manuel Spitschan, professor at the Technische Universität München, explains why light is essential to our well-being. And why designers should know more about it to design better. Giulia Zappa
Sustainability The Piazze Aperte scheme is really changing the face of Milan Since 2018, the two local governments helmed by Mayor Giuseppe Sala have closed more than fifty of the city’s streets and roads to traffic – but not to people. And this is just the beginning Fabrizio Fasanella
Salone Selection Danish stratigraphy: material practices and ethical visions at 3daysofdesign 2025 Not a trade fair, but a cultural ecology - an interweaving of voices, materials, gestures and narratives that speak of sustainability, authenticity, conscious beauty Marilena Sobacchi
