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PR O JEC T, INDUS TRIAL DESIGN
DESIGNED T O LAS T

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: PROJECT PERIOD:
Today many products are designed to have a lifespan of January 2020 – December 2022.
just 1-3 years. This means that each day we throw prod-
ucts away thatcost precious materials and resources to PARTICIPANTS:
produce. This way of developing and throwing away prod- Louise Møller Haase / Linda Nhu Laursen /
ucts is not compatible with the 12th UN global of ensuring Peter Byrial Jensen
sustainable consumption and production patterns.
FUNDING:
The aim of the project is to give small and medium sized Sparnord Fonden, 1.9 Mio DKK
companies insight into what it would mean for their
company, if they were to extend the lifetime of their CONTACT PERSON:
products. Both for the design of the products and its Associate Professor Louise Møller Haase
position on the market, the company’s ability to compete e-mail: louise@create.aau.dk
and its business model etc.

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