How is authenticity interpreted by Designed For Life? Authenticity is not part of the DFL framework; however, it is valuable to consider how the framework interacts with this concept. First,...
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People have righteous intentions but do not always follow up with actions that match their words and beliefs. What happens between a consumer setting their intentions of living more sustainably...
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Designed For Life is a user-focused product framework. However, hidden inside that idea is the relationship between the user and the product. This relationship can be viewed from two different...
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How many times do you have to see an infomercial on TV before you start believing that you need this amazing product for $10.99 plus shipping and handling? This weekend...
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Sustainability is a top priority of many businesses lately. The SEC has proposed making ESG filing mandatory, and since the pandemic, consumers are more concerned about our effects on the...
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Equity framed in the idea of social justice is on a lot of people’s minds these days, including our own at DFL group. DFL is a product-based framework, however, we...
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The purpose of DFL is to inspire humankind to consume less by empowering businesses to design better. The two sides of the consumption equation, supply and demand, both need to...
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Today I succumbed to the fact that even though this toy has never left the first floor of my house, the number 4 stacking cup from my daughter’s new set...
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Discarded electronics have become an environmental plague as consumer technologies of all types have become more prolific and affordable to the masses. Many producers of this type of merchandise have...
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I woke up one morning to find a hole ripped in my sheets. My husband quickly put on his detective hat to get to the bottom of it. Sure, he...
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