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Less is more
Less energy, water, raw materials. This indicates the need for greater efficiency, elimination of waste on all levels of the production chain and consumption with a consequential reduction of its impact on the environment and social equilibrium. This is what one generally refers to – at least in the sphere of industry – with the expression, Less is more.

A Mantra of sorts, then. At present, especially in industrially developed countries, the culmination of two centuries of consistent accumulation of waste and destruction of nature is plain for all to see. Last but not least, the saturation of the markets, maybe even before the saturation of ecosystems, has led producers and consumers alike to the realisation of the need to impose limits.

This section of S_TILES investigates what action has been taken until now by the ceramics industry to reduce wasteful energy use, be it hydrolic or the exploitation of natural resources relevant to manufacture (FOCUS).

At the same time it also intends to solicit designers and consumers to reflect on the necessity of a reassessment, even on purely aesthetic terms of the scope covered by the heading Less is more.


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