BEYOND REPAIRING
AGING
to dignify the aesthetics of aging
Japan, 2015
Tsuchinao, Collections Plus backcover:
laquer silver painted patterns, appear slowly with aging
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BIOCYCLING
to help things to have renewable bio-cycles
Italy, 2015
Lavazza, Compostale espresso capsules:
done by organic-based material Mater-Bi®
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BIOFABRICATING
cultivated materials obtained by molecules, living cells, and matrices
Italy, 2020
Mogu, Wave modular acoustic panels:
biomaterials obtained by cultivating mycelium on organic agricultural and food waste.
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Italy, 1932
Mamoli:
has a precise service and production policy, based on the availability of quality spare parts
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Italy, 1999
Gruppo Fecs:
is one of the greatest European operators in the field of aluminium scrap salvage and recycling
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United States, 2017
Apple:
the commitment is to arrive at a production that uses 100% renewable sources within 2018
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CLOSING LOOPS
to produce, use and reuse continuous flows of materials
DISMANTLING
to facilitate separation of components and materials
The Netherlands, 2014
Philips, Slim Style LED bulb:
flat geometry eliminates need for heatsink and sandwich construction assures separation upon crushing
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DIS-RE-ASSEMBLING
easy disassembly to replace or upgrade quickly
United States, 1941
Willys-Overland, Jeep vehicle:
designed to be dismantled and reassembled in under 4 minutes
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HIRING
to design services for renting products or for borrowing them for use
The Netherlands, 2003
Speelotheken, Toys library:
lend or hires out toys organizing special programs for members
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HUMANIZING
to put people at the center by means of empathic design
United States, 2004
Carex, Easy key turner:
designed to make it easier for elderly people to twist a key
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IMPROVING WEAR LIFE
to create perpetual products and technologies
Italy, 2011
Napkin Forever, PRIMA:
perpetual pencil made with the special Ethergraph® tip
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LASTING LONGER
to increase the useful life of products
The Netherlands, 2014
Product that last, Book:
Product design for circular business model
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LOWERING IMPACT
designing products using sustainable technologies
Netherlands, 2012
Waka Waka Light:
lightweight and compact solar charger providing sustainable light
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MAKING NEUTRAL
a product, a process or a company that achieves net zero carbon emissions
United States, 2023
Apple, Watch Series 9:
their first decarbonized product characterized by zero emissions
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NETWORKING
to share the design of devices, software licenses, objects
The Netherlands, 2020
One Army, open source design community:
Since 2013 the team create and share their projects to spread them around the world on a large scale business model
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PERSISTING
to make luxury lasting in time
France, 2014
Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Hermès:
“Luxury is what that you can repair”
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RECYCLING
to give products and materials the opportunity to be recycled
Europe, 2013
CloseWEEE project:
integrated solutions for pre-processing of electronic equipment
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REGENERATING
strategies to bring products back to a “like new” condition
United States, 2008
Caterpillar, Cat Reman repair and refurbishment:
to bring the product back to a satisfactory working condition
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REMANUFACTURING
product morphologies based on modular parts to renew their initial uses
Denmark, 1961
Statoli, Kalundborg Symbiosis:
an industrial ecosystem using a closed cycle
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REVAMPING
to recycle and save our heritage
United Kingdom, 2013
The Vamp, Paul Cocksedge Studio:
to transform any traditional speaker into a portable Bluetooth speaker allowing it to be used in the house, garden, park, anywhere
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SHARING
strategies to share resources, production and consumption
SINKING CARBON
materials or objects that absorb more CO2from the atmosphere than they release
Italy, 2019
Roya Aghighi, Biogarnmentry clothes:
fabrics that can photosynthesise like plants
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SLOWING DOWN
to design objects and services that slow the timing of use and consumption
Italy, 2015
Sowden, SoftBrew Homeware, for tea and coffee:
it does not use paper filters or any other disposable material
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UPDATING
to add new features without adding new objects
United Kingdom, 2016
TIME magazine:
Smarter cars are already here
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UPCYCLING
to convert old or discarded materials into something beautiful and useful
The Netherlands, 2003
Mieke Meijer studio and Vij5, Newspaperwood:
wood-like material made from recycled newspapers