Today's phones are children of globalization: the raw materials for these smart devices come from all over the world. The production is equally global. Most smartphones are likely to travel further during production than during the time they spend with their later users: on average, they only last 18 months. And it gets shorter and shorter.

Concept, research and design
Size: 47,6 x 46,2 cm

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Smartphone Recycling — 2017
Infographic and Illustration

Today's phones are children of globalization: the raw materials for these smart devices come from all over the world. The production is equally global. Most smartphones are likely to travel further during production than during the time they spend with their later users: on average, they only last 18 months. And it gets shorter and shorter.

Concept, research and design
Size: 47,6 x 46,2 cm

© Neues Wochenende - Stuttgarter Zeitung/Stuttgarter Nachrichten