design that uses nature as a model
design based on cyclical processes
design that encourages local production and local resources
design that minimizes importation of raw materials and products that can be locally sourced
design that is aware and respects natural resources (renewable and non-renewable)
design that encourages local autonomies
design that opposes monopolizing dependency — “free trade” agreements
design that encourages fair trade (benefits stay with the workers/producers not the middleman & transport companies)
design that encourages diversity — ecologic, economic, cultural
design with memory — history, traditions, myths & customs
design that listens to the indigenous peoples
design that respects & celebrates local & traditional artifacts (taonga) and systems
design that acknowledges but does not promote human migration
design that avoids the use of poisonous processes and materials which could potentially damage human health and nature and opposes and avoids the use of risky technologies which tampers with natural evolutive processes — genetic engineering
design that does not put future generations at risk
design for the long term, the design process must include future generations in mind, away from fashion (trends)
design based on ‘current’ energies, not on energies that the planet took millennia to create — i.e. solar & wind vs. coal & oil
design with respect to the planet, with love for your fellow humans and with humility.