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Product Afterlife?

When I was just a wee little lad, I loved to take my toys apart, much to my Mother’s dismay. Back then it was about being curious, now as an adult the ability (or accessibility) to disassemble something for reasons of repair, customization, or investigation becomes another aspect I find myself considering when buying a product. This notion is anything but new, but taking into account certain ecological and economic predicaments we find ourselves in now, isn’t it a necessity? A recent article on Core77 by Alex Diner, Afterlife: An Essential Guide To Design For Disassembly, looks at DFD or Design For Disassembly as both a business and design strategy. Diner walks us through a detailed roadmap that outlines a method of DfD, as well as shares examples of products that employ a similar tactic.