Ecopixel exhibits circular products made from "what others throw away"
Manufacturing company Ecopixel is showcasing its contribution towards a circular economy as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More
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FiberEUse installation advocates transition to circular economy
FiberEUse is spotlighting the importance of recycling and reusing discarded fibre composites as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More
Pretty Plastic shingles made from recycled PVC windows and gutters are "first 100 per cent recycled cladding material"
A new range of facade cladding tiles made of recycled PVC construction waste, designed by Dutch studios Overtreders W and Bureau SLA, has been used on a permanent building for the first time. More
Watch the video of the Dezeen Day discussion about designing for the circular economy
The discussion between Dutch designer Richard Hutten and Ellen MacArthur Foundation CEO Andrew Morlet at the inaugural Dezeen Day conference last year was one of the liveliest, with the two disagreeing over whether plastic can be part of a circular economy. More
Massproductions' modular fair stand uses grid structure to guarantee easy reuse
More than 90 prefabricated plaster tiles are arranged to form an exhibition stand designed by French architects Julien Renault and Paul Vaugoyeau for furniture brand Massproductions. More
Lund University students cast household items in glass instead of plastic
Contact lens cases, vegetable vases and pill packets are some glass objects by students at Lund University in Sweden to explore how the reusable could help the transition to a circular economy. More
Note Design Studio's Natural Bond installation for Tarkett is designed to be recycled
Note Design Studio has created an exhibition stand for flooring manufacturer Tarkett at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair that will be taken apart and reused when the fair ends. More
Harry Nuriev stuffs vinyl sofa with old Balenciaga clothing
Crosby Studios' founder Harry Nuriev has teamed up with Balenciaga to create a transparent vinyl couch filled with worn and discarded clothing from the French fashion brand. More
Plastic recycling is "bullshit" says Richard Hutten at Dezeen Day
Dutch designer Richard Hutten clashed with the CEO of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation at the Dezeen Day conference last week, with the two speakers disagreeing over the role of plastic in the circular economy. More
Designers need to focus on the afterlife of their products says Oki Sato
Oki Sato explains how Nendo's chair for Fritz Hansen follows circular design principles, in this exclusive video filmed by Dezeen at the Japanese design studio's office in Milan. More
Re:newcell prepares to launch "world's first clothes made from circular cotton"
Swedish company Re:newcell is aiming to disrupt the fashion industry and save natural resources by creating garments from Circulose – a new material made from recycled cotton clothes. More
Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia uses moths to transform unwanted clothing into "precious" bio-waste material
Central Saint Martins graduate Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia has proposed a method for improving the textile recycling process by using moths to break down the natural fibres in discarded clothing. More
Switching to timber could solve Dutch housing shortage and be "a chance for our climate"
The Netherlands could build a million new homes from sustainably harvested local wood and save 100 megatons of carbon in the process, according to architect Marco Vermeulen. More
Dezeen to hold circular architecture talk at Dutch Design Week 2019
Dezeen will host a panel discussion exploring the circular economy in architecture on Saturday 19 October during Dutch Design Week 2019 in Eindhoven. More
Richard Hutten to speak about circular design at Dezeen Day
Designer Richard Hutten will speak about design and the circular economy at Dezeen Day in London on 30 October. More
London's mayor calls on architects to design for a circular economy
The mayor of London's office has published a document to help property developers and architects to design for a circular economy, with ideas such as rental furnishing and using blockchain technology. More
"If you don't have a circular business, you won't have a business," says Richard Hutten
Brands that don't embrace the circular economy will go out of business, according to Dutch designer Richard Hutten. More
Carlo Ratti's orange squeezer serves juice in bioplastic cups made from the peel
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has developed an orange juice bar that turns the waste fruit peel into 3D-printed bioplastic cups to drink the contents from, as an example of the circular economy in practice. More
"We're looking at a change of our total business" says IKEA sustainability chief Lena Pripp-Kovac
IKEA has committed to becoming a circular business by 2030, by eliminating waste and reusing resources. A year into the project, sustainability head Lena Pripp-Kovac tells Dezeen how they're getting on. More
Ellen MacArthur's Circular Design Programme seeks 20 million designers to transform global economy
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation aims to make circular design "the new normal' by persuading 20 million designers to help transform the global economy from a linear to a circular model. More