Expert Session Life Cycle Design

Which is better? A bench made of plastic that lasts 15 years, or a biobased bench that lasts 7 years? So how do you determine which is better from an environmental, user and financial perspective? What does this mean for product design? Relevant questions if you want to design and market a product circularly. That circular design is an important prerequisite for a circular economy is shown by the fact that 80% of the environmental impact is already determined in the design phase of a product. This phase extends beyond functionality, choice of materials or aesthetic design. Life Cycle Design is a strategy that allows designers to design circularly. In cooperation with Fraunhofer IZM, CIRCONNECT provided an expert session on this topic for the Circular Design Forum.

You can download the powerpoint presentation here.