๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐
I had a Zoom call last week with a small group of aspiring Interior Designers, and I was asked quite directly:
"I've heard of the circular economy, but how can it help us on our projects?"
Interior Designers
My response:
It can't help you right now. ๐ฑ
But,
Using circular design strategies in your projects will help rebalance our natural desire for consumption, develop mindfulness, and, hopefully, bring us into harmony with natural cycles without compromising style and function. ๐
๐ช๐ต๐? ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐:
1. As a society, we over-consume everything. We've become wasteful and detached from nature for far too long. We see ourselves above nature without caring about the consequences of our choices.
2. Regulation, climate alarmism, footprint tracking, etc., are all treatments for the symptoms imo. Sure, they are essential, like chemo is for cancer. However, I can't help but think they are reactionary and mask some of the root causes.
3. Nature does not create waste.
We need to take some baby steps to design 'circular' first. Then, if we contribute to saving the planet, it's a bonus. ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ.
I gave them 3 actionable circular design steps as a starting point...
Thanks for reading
