Circular Design

🌱 What role does design play in a circular economy? Circular design incorporates considerations for making products that are in line with the principles of the circular economy.[i] This is done by analyzing the full lifecycle and the end placement of the product already in the design phase, and by

🌱 How have the textile and clothing industries grown? The textile and clothing industry is one example of an industry that has increasingly grown in size and material use. In 2022, the global fiber production was at a record level of 116 million tonnes, having risen from 112 million tonnes in the p

🌱 Can design be a tool for change? Circular design is a key tool companies can use to act more responsibly. Typically, responsibility on the market is thought to be a shared responsibility between consumers, companies, and governments. The problem however is that consumers and governments seldomly

🌱 What examples of circular design in electronics are there? Fairphone is a well-known example of a company that has tried to create electronics with smaller adverse environmental and social impacts. There are also a number of startups and scaleups that focus on repairing or “refurbishing” old or b

🌱 What is biodiversity? Biodiversity refers to the number of species in a community of organisms[i] — meaning how varied an ecological environment is. 🌱 Why is it important to protect biodiversity? Climate change and emissions have often been seen as the focal point for environmental damage. Nowa