Everyday life doesn’t have to cost the planet.

This exhibition grew out of a course at the University of Houston that challenges students to look at three industries we all touch every single day food, beauty, and fashion and ask:

What if we designed them differently? What if waste wasn’t part of the plan?

Educators

Min Kang

Assistant Professor,

Industrial Design

Jeff Feng

Co-Director of Industrial Design,

Associate Professor

George Chow

Associate Professor,

Industrial Design

Our Mission

To reimagine daily living through design.

We give students the tools to dig deeper than eco-friendly labels and surface-level fixes. They learn to design solutions that are

Feasible — they can actually be made.

Desirable — people want them.

Viable — they can survive in the real world.

We don’t just teach design. We teach students to see differently.

Our Approach

Each year, student teams develop solutions aimed at reducing waste, creating sustainable alternatives, and rethinking systems of production and consumption.

News & Events

Students in this program learn to approach sustainability not just as a material choice, but as a systemic challenge.