Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Circular industrial economy -- Circular economy innovation and design: setting the scene -- Framing circularity at an organisational level -- Circular economy policy -- Why Asia matters: circular economy in Japan, China and Taiwan -- Circular businesses: benefits, approaches and challenges -- Circular thinking in design: reflections over 25 years' experience -- Business models for a circular economy -- Designing product service systems for a circular economy -- Key issues when designing solutions for a circular economy -- Laser printing and the circular economy: Kyocera challenges the status quo -- Circularity thinking: systems thinking for circular product and business model (re)design: identifying waste flows and redirecting them for value creation and capture -- Design for product integrity in a circular economy -- Thinking life cycle in a circular economy -- Design for resource value -- Circular textile design: old myths and new models -- Circular economy and design for remanufacturing -- Repair cafés: potential implications for product design and development -- Dislocated temporalities: valuing difference and working together -- Design for a circular economy in industry 4.0 -- 3D printing: revolutionising the way we repair things -- Exploring circular design opportunities for wearable technology -- Makerspaces as free experimental zones -- Repair cafés: circular and social innovation -- Delivering a more circular economy for electrical goods in retail in the UK -- Accelerating the circular economy @ HP -- iFixit: a case study in repair -- Lessons learned from practice when developing a circular business model -- Interface: net-works -- lessons learnt turning nets into carpet -- 'Who is mining the Anthropocene?' -- Reversible building design -- Design and the circular economy in the UK blinds and shutter industry -- Circularity information management for buildings: the example of materials passports -- Index.

The circular economy describes a world in which reuse through repair, reconditioning and refurbishment is the prevailing social and economic model. The business opportunities are huge but developing product and service offerings and achieving competitive advantage means rethinking your business model from early creativity and design processes, through marketing and communication to pricing and supply. Designing for the Circular Economy highlights and explores 'state of the art' research and industrial practice, highlighting CE as a source of: new business opportunities; radical business change; disruptive innovation; social change; and new consumer attitudes. The thirty-four chapters provide a comprehensive overview of issues related to product circularity from policy through to design and development. Chapters are designed to be easy to digest and include numerous examples. An important feature of the book is the case studies section that covers a diverse range of topics related to CE, business models and design and development in sectors ranging from construction to retail, clothing, technology and manufacturing.Designing for the Circular Economy will inform and educate any companies seeking to move their business models towards these emerging models of sustainability; organizations already working in the circular economy can benchmark their current activities and draw inspiration from new applications and an understanding of the changing social and political context. This book will appeal to both academia and business with an interest in CE issues related to products, innovation and new business models.