Quick Guide to Sustainable Design Strategies
The Circular Economy—Designing for longevity and reuse of materials beyond the first use
Damien Lutz • The life-centred design compass
Life-centred design aims for regenerative futures by designing for:Product Lifecycle—Expanding responsibility of product design from focusing only on the time the product is with a target user to including the extraction of raw materials required to make the product, parts and product manufacturing, shipping and transportation, selling, using, disc... See more
Damien Lutz • The life-centred design compass
Regenerative design seeks to not merely do less harm when designing, but rather to put design to work as a positive force that restores, renews or revitalises. A concept that’s inherent in nature, regeneration should be the approach for how we interact with the planet.
space10.com • Regenerative by Design
- Might a circular economy afford new ways of collaborating, sharing and commoning resources?
- What would everyday life be like within a truly circular economy?
- What are some of the design challenges in transitioning from a linear economy to a circular economy?
Designing for Transitions – Transition Design Seminar CMU
Ezio Manzini is a professor of industrial design at Politecnico di Milano and a thought leader on strategic design for sustainability. He breaks down the process of designing what he calls collaborative service systems into four critical design components: fluidity of use, replication, diversified access, and enhanced communications support.8 Manzi
... See moreRachel Botsman • What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption
Design for disassembly, closed-loop material recycling and working systemically along the entire supply chain have brought increased profitability along with a wide diversity of environmental benefits.
Daniel Wahl • Designing Regenerative Cultures
Despite the potential of circular manufacturing and regenerative design, today’s pioneering industrial and urban designers face a formidable challenge: working with business, finance and governments that are still trapped within the mindset and metrics of degenerative economic design.