I came across these two words a few years ago and like most people it was
hard to comprehend the meaning at first glance but as soon as I started
to read about it, it really struck a chord, I loved it, it sums up
what we do and our approach so well.
The movement began quite a few years ago, at least pre 2010, by way
of creating something that represented the antithesis of the fast food
industry and the throw away society that has almost taken over the world
in so many areas in the last twenty five to thirty years.
There is a lot of very interesting reading online on this subject but
the description below is one of the best that I have come across, it was
written by American journalist Colin Dunn a few years ago for a weblog
called TreeHugger.
"Slow design, much like its gastronomic predecessor, is all about
pulling back on the reins and taking time to do things well, do them
responsibly and do them in a way that allows the designer, the artisan
and the end user to derive pleasure from it. Just like Slow Food, it's
all about using local ingredients, harvested and put together in a
socially and environmentally responsible way. Above all, it emphasises
thoughtful, methodical, slow creation and consumption of products as a
way to combat the sometimes overwhelming pace of of life in the
bigger-faster-now 21st century."