Lecture

Circular Design Rules

Version 1.0 Product Design
28 September 2021 (DE)
18:00 designforum Vienna

(1.2) Tool launch: Circular Design Rules

At the presentation on September 28 at designforum Wien as part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, the Circular Design Rules were presented for the first time and, in cooperation with the Vienna Business Agency, a framework was created that shows ways to implement circular design strategies in practice.

© VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/ Kollektiv Fischka, petra Rautenstrauch

The printed version of the CDR publication is available via designaustria, the IDRV and as a CC-licensed download version here.

With the kind support of the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection and the Vienna Business Agency, a toolkit was developed that includes 9 rules for circular design and a scorecard. With the aim of closing product cycles, the tool provides orientation and shows progress along the way.

CDR is a research project in the framework of the New European Bauhaus Initiative. The rules have been selected from a comprehensive collection of design patterns, which could effectively introduce a positive system change.