slow design
n.— «Her products are examples of Slow Design, which is not so much a metabolic term as it is a philosophical one. Slow means that Alabama Chanin is run on the tenets of the Slow Food movement, which essentially challenges one to use local ingredients harvested and put together in a socially and environmentally responsible way. » —“The Slow Life Picks Up Speed” by Penelope Green New York Times Jan. 31, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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