Round and Round: Infusing Sustainability in Method
Harmonic Design has always been sustainably-minded, and as we mature our practice and methods, we look to iterate and adapt our tools and techniques by incorporating methods that address sustainability. Our previous blog post addressed how service design and servitization of products is in and of itself an act of sustainability. We also introduced how the circular economy’s framework produces outcomes that leverages a model of continuation and evolution of materials. To illustrate what we mean by servitization through circular design, we looked at the circular system behind Mud Jeans. In this service model, the jean wearer doesn’t own the jeans, but rents them. When they’re torn or when the user is tired of them, they’re able to return the material where it is reworked into the ecosystem.