Architects and designers should stop feeding consumerism and instead harness technology to build a better world according to Anne Asensio, vice president of design experience at Dassault Systèmes.
Speaking in a live talk on Dezeen last week, Asensio said she wanted to "shift the posture of design" by providing software tools to help designers develop more sustainable materials and processes.
"Design in the past was mostly part of this consumerist society," said Asensio, who heads the design team at the French brand, which produces 3D modelling software including Catia and SolidWorks.
"Technology seems to be just a hyper-accelerator of consumerism," she said. "So we are questioning how we can take technology to actually reverse this situation." Dezeen and Dassault Systèmes collaborating on Design for Life
The live talk marked the launch of Design for Life, a collaboration between Dezeen and Dassault Systèmes, which will explore how architects and designers are using advanced software to explore more sustainable ways of making buildings and objects.
The collaboration will also follow the progress of a project by architect Arthur Mamou-Mani that has been commissioned by Dassault Systèmes to showcase the brand's approach.

Top: Anne Asensio. Above: Asensio and Arthur Mamou-Mani spoke to Dezeen in a live talk
 
Called Aurora, the project will explore how 3D-printed bioplastic can be used on an architectural scale.
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