SEJDE Z OČÍ, SEJDE Z MYSLI: DESIGN MEZI SLUŽEBNOSTÍ A UDRŽITELNOSTÍ.

The article focuses on design in the context of the unsustainability of certain philosophical and economic concepts on which modern industrialized civilization is built. It addresses both problems of the excessive fragmentation of design as a discipline and its problematic "servitude" to the dominant economic structures of the globalized world. It follows the notion of "invisibility" in design to point to the insufficient reflection of its infrastructural connections, implications that often lead to unsustainable practices. The article argues that in order to better understand the significance and consequences of design, it needs to be understood in a broader context of material production or infrastructural planning. Therefore, it explores the issue of concrete as the ubiquitous material shaping the modern urban environment and water infrastructures that rely on vast amount of concrete to build the supporting construction. As a counterpart to the massive structures, such as sophisticated dams and irrigation systems, it proposes an example of the retrofitting of the existing traditional water infrastructure in Eastern India. The article calls for a complex approach to design that takes into account social, ecological and political circumstances, that is adaptable and resilient, and puts forward several theoretical concepts of design for sustainability reaching beyond the current political and economic status quo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]