3ecologies / 2009-current / stockholm, sweden
martin avila, ramia maze, and john carpenter

3ecologies visualizes a complex model of sustainability. within design and product development today, there are a variety of models for understanding and predicting the sustainability of human-made artifacts. Such models often focus on the environmental aspects of material resources and production process – however, human factors such as consumer behaviors, social practices, and personal decisions also impact sustainability. in this project, we develop a more holistic model of sustainability that takes into account three factors – environmental, sociological, and psychological.

for more information, please visit the sites homepage: www.3ecologies.com. 3ecologies is a collaboration between martin avila at the school of design and crafts, university of gothenburg (sweden), ramia maze from the design research unit, interactive institute (sweden), and john carpenter. the project is funded by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden) through IASPIS, with additional contributions from the Interactive Institute through the Switch! project funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.