Shigeru Ban on design, ethics, and constraints
Q: Is there a design ethic? A: I just hate wasting material, time, and energy. When I started developing structures with humble, recycled, reusable material in the middle of the ’80s, no one—including myself—was considering any ecological and environmental problems. I just do not waste anything.The Eames Institute's Kazam! Magazine in conversation with Shigeru Ban.
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Q: Is there a design ethic? A: I just hate wasting material, time, and energy. When I started developing structures with humble, recycled, reusable material in the middle of the ’80s, no one—including myself—was considering any ecological and environmental problems. I just do not waste anything.
The Eames Institute's Kazam! Magazine in conversation with Shigeru Ban.