THE EVOLUTION OF DESIGN WITH CONCERNS ON SUSTAINABILITY José Andrade Vicente josevicente@esg.pt Rui Frazão rui.frazao@lneg.pt Fernando Moreira da Silva dasilva@fa.utl.pt Abstract This paper aims to analyse the birth and evolution of design with concerns over sustainability, in the context of social and civilizational changes experienced since the industrial revolution, with particular focus since the post-war period and in the context of sustainable development. It will examine several factors that influenced this design approach and that drove its evolution through different stages of maturity and complexity. It will analyse the various forms of design with environmental concerns, as well as the inclusion of other criteria in the context of sustainability, namely social ones. The aim is to settle knowledge that can allow us to draw some lessons to meet the challenges we face today. KEY-WORDS: Sustainable Design; Design for Sustainability; Ecodesign; Green Design; Design Evolution. Resumo O presente artigo pretende analisar o nascimento e a evolução do design com preocupações sobre a sustentabilidade, no contexto das alterações sociais e civilizacionais sentidas desde a revolução industrial, com particular enfoque desde o período pós-guerra e no âmbito do desenvolvimento sustentável. Serão abordados os diversos factores que influenciaram esta vertente do design e que impulsionaram a sua evolução ao longo de diversos estádios de maturidade e complexidade. Serão analisadas as diversas formas de design com preocupações ambientais, bem como a inclusão de outros critérios no âmbito da sustentabilidade, com o objectivo de sedimentar conhecimento que nos permita retirar alguma lição para enfrentar os desafios que se apresentam atualmente. PALAVRAS CHAVE: Design Sustentável; Design para a Sustentabilidade; Ecodesign; Green Design; Evolução do Design. 1. Introduction Designer and Professor Daciano da Costa stated in its lectures that designers should work as the critical conscience of society and, therefore, should look at Human needs and not just for its wishes. This expression clearly shows the potential that design has on the relationship between society, culture and environment, and the responsibility that designers have in creating a more benign material culture and a more sustainable consumption and production system. In consequence, this will develop a society with less impact on the environment and also foster greater social justice.