EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
FOLDABLE SMARTERPHONE
University programs and Research Centers on the design of the future have already started to work on repair as a potential response to the problem of the environmental impact of waste, especially in the case of discarded electronics (e-waste).
Foldable Smarterphone
Rocìo Garcìa Ramos, Bernat Lonzano Rabella, Elisava,
Escola Superior de Disseny Barcelona,
Design for (Your) Product Lifetime Workshop,
Autodesk with Core77 and iFixit
United States, 2012
Removable parts, a customizable interior and endless exterior combinations with a folding mechanism for opening the phone and accessing its components. Tha smarter phone is one of the winning projects of the “Design for (Your) Product Lifetime” design contest for products that can be repaired and will stand the test of time, even if some of their components need to be replaced.
www.autodesk.com
www.ifixit.com