This incredibly ambitious and thoroughly-executed project is by Charlie Humble-Thomas, done while pursuing his Masters in the Design Products program

Fantastic Industrial Design Student Work: "How Long Should Objects Last?" - Core77

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2024-05-07 10:30:08

This incredibly ambitious and thoroughly-executed project is by Charlie Humble-Thomas, done while pursuing his Masters in the Design Products program at the RCA. Called Conditional Longevity, it asks the question: "How long should objects last?"

Seeking the answer, Humble-Thomas tackles an oft-discarded object, the umbrella, and designs three variants: Recyclable, repairable, and durable. By evaluating each design and its manufacturing processes side-by-side, he wades into the all-important complexity that most manufacturers would like to avoid: The inevitable trade-offs inherent in each approach.

People are regularly slipping into clichés with the 'right way' to make things because we have so few well demonstrated examples.