1. Environmental aspects in the furniture design process.
Step- by- step Guide
Master Thesis by Iuliia Vorobiova
Supervisor: Ruth-Helene Melioranski
Co-supervisor: Miriam Kozemjakin da Silva
The idea to create this guide came from a need to have a clear understanding of what
sustainability is and how it is possible to apply this practice in design, involving sus-
tainable design strategy at the early stages of a product’s development process.
Contacts:
Iuliia Vorobiova
iuliia.vorobiova@gmail.com
+372 58015100
Part 1
What is sustainable design
strategy?
“Prevention is better than
cure!”
Abstract
Part 3
Theory in practice
Pilot Project
Part 2
Step by step systematic
approach.
Concrete
Solution
Less material
Less transport
Less energy
Reusability
Durability
Less toxic
Step 1: Use in a context
Step 3: Environmental
profile
Step 4: Stakeholder network
Step 5: Materials & Processes
selection
Step 6: Environmental
concept
Step 7: Environmental
strategy
Step 2: An overview of the
environmental impacts
Waste prevention at the
conceptual stage