Design, Circular Economy
The design industry would do well to embrace the circular economy.
Katie Treggiden. Photography by Emma Oates.
“'Is repair the future of design?' That’s the question that Design Milk Editor at Large, author, podcaster, and keynote speaker Katie Treggiden is asking as she launches her sixth book, Broken: Mending & Repair in a Throwaway World. 'The linear 'take-make-waste' model is no longer working,' she says. 'The design industry needs to embrace the circular economy, and fast.'

"'...A linear economy is simply not sustainable on a finite planet. If we’re going to find genuine solutions for the climate crisis, we need to embrace reuse and repair.'”

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