In the Lasting project, we have found that product longevity is shaped by complex ‘product ecosystems’, encompassing not only related products in the market and households but also the infrastructures behind resource extraction, production, distribution,… Lasting Design Brief
This book chapter written by Kirsi Laitala, Ingun Grimstad Klepp, and Lisbeth Løvbak Berg is published in Recycling and Lifetime Management in the Textile and Fashion Sector, edited by Kirsi Niinimäki. It focuses on clothing… New publication: The Impact of Modes of Acquisition on Clothing Lifetimes
New article analyses the environmental impacts of clothing flows in Norway and shows the saving potentials of increased reuse and sharing.
Author: Tone Skårdal Tobiasson Holding on or letting go? Why don’t consumers complain more? Why do we hang on to stuff that is flawed? And most importantly, how can technical lifespan expansion actually undermine the… A full PLATE: LASTING’s 4-course menu on longevity
Kate Fletcher and Anna Fitzpatrick have produced eight short films from the Decentring Durability interviews. The films are snapshots exploring perspectives, ideas and practices of clothing durability that take place outside of the global north.… Short films featuring perspectives, ideas and practices of clothing durability
Decentering durability is a new LASTING report by Kate Fletcher and Anna Fitzpatrick that introduces 14 features of clothing durability from outside the Euro-American contexts.
Sustainable consumption should not be reduced to reuse and recycling, according to SIFO researchers. Imagine that your phone is getting progressively slower. Rather than you buying a new phone, the retailer offers you new software… Lasting report shows that the most effective environmental measure is rarely ever used
Sustainable prosperity through product durability How can the lifespans of consumer goods be increased? The question is critical because evidence suggests that longer lasting products lead to less materials extraction, lower levels of pollution and… The Lasting project