Skin deep. Perceptions of human and material ageing and opportunities for design

In Western society there is an obsession, fuelled by pervasive advertising, with hiding the effects of ageing and maintaining skin that exudes ‘youthful perfection’. Rapid unsustainable purchasing and disposal of mass-produced objects is, in part, driven by ‘cosmetic obsolescence’ - changes to the p...

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Main Authors: Ben Bridgens, Debra Lilley, Hannah Zeilig, Caroline Searing
Format: Default Article
Published: 2019
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Design not elsewhere classified
Information systems not elsewhere classified
Obsolescence
Ageing
Cosmetic
Longevity
Information Systems
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/36610
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