Focus on the circular economy. The Heimtextil trends for 2023
There was a break for two years due to the pandemic. Now Heimtextil, the international trade fair for home and contract textiles, will open its doors again at Messe Frankfurt […]
Creating Circular Design – the Circular Design Guidebook
[Advertorial] In the Circular Design Guidebook, polymer manufacturer Covestro presents approaches and strategies on how the transformation to a circular economy can succeed. Von Martina Metzner Covestro is one of […]
Plastics industry and users meet at K 2022
It is impossible to imagine modern life without plastics, but in view of the worldwide flood of plastic waste it has an image problem – the industry is well aware […]
The “Circular Society Forum 2022” of the Hans Sauer Foundation
There is currently a lot of talk about the circular economy. However, the use of things and resources in the current social and economic model still largely follows the linear […]
Going Circular: Why wait?
With the transformation to a circular economy, we are facing a necessary paradigm shift, which will only succeed if everyone participates: politics, business and society. Design plays a decisive role […]
“Africa has always viewed resources as finite and tried to maximize utility”. Interview with Prof. Mugendi M’Rithaa
Mugendi M’Rithaa is an industrial designer, professor and educator from Kenya. He has travelled, worked, and taught across the globe, and was the first African President of the World Design […]
Design for Circular Economy. 21st India Design Summit
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has long sought to drive India’s development. In doing so, the CII not only works closely with the government to improve industry efficiency, competitiveness […]
The Institute of Design Research Vienna and designaustria have established rules for Circular Design
“Turn disposable products into heirlooms or build houses for just one generation! Practice professional disobedience against design briefings of the linear economy!”, it says in the intro. Many agree that […]
Anna Alex: “The best time to become climate neutral is always now”
Anna Alex is co-founder of Planetly, a company that supports the business community in becoming climate neutral. There she concentrates the know-how of experts in business, environment and technology. We […]
“It’s a design flaw if devices are not repairable”: Shiftphone designers Carsten and Samuel Waldeck
The brothers Carsten and Samuel Waldeck founded SHIFT GmbH together in 2014. With the sustainable m-series of the SHIFTPHONE, the startup introduced the world’s most modular smartphone in 2016. SHIFT’s […]
Bang & Olufsen presents the first Cradle to Cradle certified loudspeaker
More and more companies are taking responsibility in terms of sustainable production, resource and climate protection. In the field of consumer electronics, however, sustainable design has so far been more […]
Wooden architecture for a carbon-neutral future
Commitment to climate protection is closely linked to the fight against CO2 emissions. Here, the building sector plays a crucial role: wooden architecture in particular represents a promising way to […]
i Vision Circular. BMW looks ahead to a circular economy
With its study “BMW i Vision Circular”, the carmaker sets out to offer an outlook on the circular economy in 2040 and its possible products. The concept car represents the […]
Sustainable fashion – who is going to take the plunge?
The fashion industry carousel is spinning faster and faster, yet there is currently no change of direction on the horizon. Implementing environmental and social processes is a mammoth undertaking for […]
Circular Design: Second Love
To close the circle, products and systems must not only be designed differently, but infrastructures and services must also be offered. We present best practice examples for circular design from […]
Shaping a Circular Economy together
Designers and architects have a major role in the transformation into a circular economy. While this calls for interdisciplinary collaboration and holistic design, what we need above all is an […]
Rethinking natural materials
Whether dog hair, banana leaves or seagrass, these new natural materials may be the materials of the future. Not only are they biodegradable and therefore sustainable, they are also highly […]
Covestro: Designers are emissaries of our capabilities
What part does a global manufacturer of recyclable materials such as Covestro play in driving innovation and the further development of materials? How can a sustainable circular economy be achieved? […]
New brand strategy. Adidas seeking to make the circular economy marketable
The circular economy is a major topic. For sustainability to seriously be achieved, future plastic waste must be reduced. As a global enterprise which works with a great many synthetic […]