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What is a “sustainable life” and for whom is the “sustainable life” sustainable? The research project where design was used as a process to understand and challenge existing norms surrounding the concept of sustainability and sustainable lifestyles. The project’s interdisciplinary research group produced prototypes that can be used to spur discussion rather than propose solutions.

Below are some of the digital prototypes we developed, exploring diaper packaging for three different consumer groups. The designs investigate how climate compensation could be made visible through an everyday product and its packaging.

As a designer within the interdisciplinary research team, I translated research ideas into visual and physical prototypes. My work ranged from graphic and packaging design to hands-on prototyping of everyday products and food packaging.

Within the interdisciplinary team my role was to make prototypes for the research group that can be used to spur discussion rather than propose solutions.

The project is implemented by KTH – Royal Institute of Technology and Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design with funding from the Swedish Energy Agency.

Project Team:

Karin Ehrnberger; Project leader, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Loove Broms; Researcher KTH and Senior Lecturer at Konstfack University. Pernilla Hagbert; Researcher, KTH. Emma Börjesson; Fil. Kand Stadsvetenskap. Souzan Youssof; Service designer, Usify. Lovisa Grönlund; Service designer, Usify. Camilla Andersson; PhD student, Aalto University. Hajar Sedequi; Designer. Malin Björklund; Designer. Tankesmedjan Global Utmaning