Challenging assumptions about the nature of material culture, this text introduces new approaches to design which meet the challenges of sustainability and create outcomes which are environmentally responsible, socially just and personally enriching.

Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Object of Nightingales; 3. Design on a Darkling Plain; 4. Contemplative Objects; 5. Design and Spirituality; 6. The Narrow Door to Sustainability; 7. A Form of Silence; 8. A New Game; 9. Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Stuart Walker is Professor of Design for Sustainability at Lancaster University and Emeritus Professor, University of Calgary, Canada. He is the author of many award-winning publications and his propositional designs have been exhibited at the Design Museum, London, across Canada and in Europe.