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Circular products: the balance between sustainability and excessive margins in design

  • Arindam Brahma*
  • , Sophie I. Hallstedt
  • , David C. Wynn
  • , Ola Isaksson
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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7 Scopus citations

Abstract

As the world deals with climate change, it is crucial that new products are designed to be more sustainable. Product design strategies which conform to the Circular Economy principles have recently gained attention, which promote sustainability and resource efficiency. However, such strategies require careful consideration of uncertainties and the ways to mitigate them, e.g. by using margins. The pursuit of circularity can inadvertently lead to overdesign as designers strive to mitigate elevated risks, thereby making a product less sustainable. In this paper, we explore this balance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1199-1208
Number of pages10
JournalProceedings of the Design Society
Volume4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event2024 International Design Society Conference, Design 2024 - Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Duration: 20 May 2024 → 23 May 2024

Bibliographical note

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© 2024 Proceedings of the Design Society. All rights reserved.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

  • circular economy
  • margin
  • product design
  • sustainable design
  • uncertainty

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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