The research “Training in industrial design: a consistent methodological approach to sustainable development” (Alvarado, Roa and Zuleta, 2015), whose core elements are presented in this article, had as its main purpose the analysis of current configuration methods of artifacts used in training in Industrial Design at the Academy of Professional Drawing Foundation of the city of Cali. This helps to the identification of sustainability criteria from the environmental, economic and social aspects, understanding that sustainability is the search for meeting the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future ones to meet their own needs (UN, 1987). On the other hand, the articulation of those criteria identified with other relevant issues from the theoretical framework, which took into account elements of industrial ecology, life-cycle assessment, sustainable consumption, eco-design and cyclicality, supported by the methodology of cradle to-cradle, in a methodological proposal of configuration of artifacts containing greater potential to achieve sustainable results. Finally, the results of the development of a pilot application of different methods, product of research are presented. The Project developed shows, among other findings, that the design method is relevant for obtaining sustainable artifacts. However, the results of its implementation will depend on variables such as joint cross-pedagogical processes around sustainability accompanying the product development process.