The Rise of Shared-Use Design
Home / The Rise of Shared-Use Design What if products created more value after each use, not less? Shared-use models are now emerging as a practical lever for optimising resource use. The logic is simple: products designed to last, be repaired, or to be used across multiple life cycles (and users) to unlock its potential […]
Why Repair Still Matters.
Home / Why Repair Still Matters. We live in a world where upgrading feels easier than repairing. But every time we choose to fix rather than replace, we extend the story of the things we own—and reduce waste that would otherwise end up in landfill. A repaired phone, appliance, or garment not only saves money; […]
Oh my god bro, why is there a box, in a box and another box?
Home / “Oh my god bro, why is there a box, in a box and another box?” This is what I heard from the living hall when my 9-year-old started taking off packaging of some small electronic items I received via post. What I saw what he was unpacking, yes, you could reasonably say that it was over packaged. While […]
We have good intentions, but do we have what it takes to functionally run a circular economy?
Home / Newsletter We have good intentions, but do we have what it takes to functionally run a circular economy? How many of us reach the point where our well-functioning kettle or toaster (or even washing machine or oven) is suddenly out of order—and all we really want is for it to be repaired? This […]
We can’t afford to shift what we procure to buy sustainable or circular products
Home / We can’t afford to shift what we procure to buy sustainable or circular products when we hear this, the real underlying question is: Can we afford not to? Most procurement teams get stuck in the same loop: – Chase the lowest unit price – Replace. repeat. dispose. They they focus on the main budget alloacted to purchase the product, not costs spent when it travels through […]
Many product solutions are designed around an important assumption: that people will use products exactly as intended.
Home / Many product solutions are designed around an important assumption: that people will use products exactly as intended. But what does that actually mean in practice? It often means assuming that reusable items will be: – used frequently and consistently over long periods – returned, stored, or carried without friction – cared for in ways that preserve their durability […]
We want to be sustainable – right? Let’s move away from plastic
Home / We want to be sustainable – right? Let’s move away from plastic We see this a lot in packaging decisions: teams assume that choosing a material perceived as sustainable automatically lowers impact. But packaging doesn’t work that way. Different materials stress the system in different places: – Paper bags often come with higher water and energy use in production […]
Boxing day – How it started and how it is going?
A lot of us are fortunate to enjoy the day following Christmas as a holiday, and in Commonwealth countries we call it the “Boxing Day”. The history of boxing day is no different to what its name implies. It was once a day where masters let servants’ box leftover food from Christmas for themselves and […]
Aren’t our portions too big?
Given that we only require a certain amount of energy per day, why have our portion sizes continued to increase over time? Portion sizes have been progressively increasing over the past few decades, leading to a surge in obesity rates and other diet-related health issues. While it is easy to fall into the trap of believing […]
Buy Less Demand More
Image by Jeff Juit from Pixabay A message to buy less from a producer is quite rare and far from the norm. Usually, when we are browsing for a new product, we are bombarded with buzzwords from influential marketing campaigns touting how their products are leaner, greener, and cleaner than the rest. The fact that greenwashing has become […]