Online Seminar Circular Innovation & Design

Thinking about products and processes from the outset: Find out how thinking and acting in cycles can promote innovation.

In the pursuit of an economy that thinks and acts in cycles, it is particularly important to recognise the life cycles of products and consumer goods of all kinds. Considerations for circular products and services therefore take place before production (how sustainable are materials and manufacturing processes), use (design features that make a product more circular) and closing the loop (how to avoid waste). This can be promoted by innovative ideas and solutions from the design sector.

In this online seminar, from 25 January 2022 with 95 participantsyou will learn about possible applications and experience first-hand how designers shape our everyday lives.

The lecturers:

• David Jablonski, designer and founder of Eculara pilot project that aims to make the stories behind the products transparent and enable consumers to make more sustainable choices.

• Patricia Möckesch, Head of Innovation and Design at the international office furniture manufacturer Beneis intensively dedicated to the topic of recyclable product development.
  As an architect, she understands the requirements of creative design processes. In her presentation, she provides exciting insights into the development of bFRIENDS - the 3D-printed office accessories made from recycled, plant-based plastic.

moderated by Martin Fößleitner, designaustria & Circular Economy Forum Austria