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Energy is vital and is becoming increasingly precious in a world which will soon have 8 thousand million inhabitants. But electricity is commonplace and as it has no physical existence, it remains intangible in our everyday lives. This is one of the fascinating paradoxes faced by design in the field of energy. There is also one recurring question: how can we shape energy so that consume it more sensibly?

Within the Research and Development Department, the EDF Design team is working every day to make the most of the five cyclical qualities of design (formalisation, constructive criticism, mediation, soundly argued conviction and integration) both in their operational projects and their exploratory design studies.

In the field of energy, as elsewhere, now more than ever improving our lives means looking for more sustainable solutions. This means that we need to think very humbly about the concept of co-design work carried out by the active participants in society (private individuals, schools, business, institutions, etc.).

It is as though economic competition can only lead us to co-operation!


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EDF at the International Design Biennial 2008
Cité du design Founding partner EDF highlights several projects in Saint Etienne International Design Biennial from 15 to 30 November 2008.
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Postgraduate course ESADSE 2008
Discover the projetcs of the students based on your electrical habits, our perceptions of consumption and the reality of the network.
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So Watt! design in energy
Musée d’Art et d’Industrie - Saint Etienne
15 November 2008 to 20 april 2009
In confronting the energy challenges of today, how is it possible to adopt more economical and reasonable behaviors when electricity is intangible, invisible and impalpable in the household?
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