Industrial Designers of Edmonton Association

The retail industry’s Holy Grail is a product that everyone wants to buy. But when shoppers can buy anything they want and are encouraged to buy more than they need, products quickly turn to waste. And the environmental and social costs of our disposable lifestyles are overlooked. To explore the concept of consumable waste, a design exhibit will be held in conjunction with the international conference, Waste – The Social Context ‘08, to be held in Edmonton (May 11 – 15, 2008).

The Consumable Waste Exhibit challenges local talent to design or redesign a product that will minimize or eliminate waste in the production process, and stimulate a reconsideration of waste and consumption behaviour in the audience.

The exhibition will begin on this blog and culminate in a physical show held at Latitude 53 from May 13 – 24, 2008.