This book is a highly illustrated'atlas', taking the reader on a journey via four distinct 'steps'(recycling, reuse, reduce, closed loop), from a lineareconomy towards a system emulating the natural world, i.e, a circular economy. Featuring over 25 detailed case studiesdescribing design exemplars from the worlds of textile and fashion design, product design, interior architecture,architecture and urban design, this book's purpose is to show designers how theycan successfully navigate and exploit the emerging field of resource managementand the circular economy. Each step is supplemented with an in depth interviewwith an expert who is successfully tackling one or more ofthese challenges that present all designers today and includes contributory essays from, among others, Professor Walter Stahel ofthe Product-Life Institute, and Professor Jonathan Chapman, author of Emotionally Durable Design.
