{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/671c354d82583ca5c4a967df/672b5ee2afa9526ed4a597f2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Designing for a Circular Future","description":"<p><br></p><p>As Ellen MacArthur says: \"Waste and pollution does not exist by accident, it is the result of design decisions.\"&nbsp;</p><p><strong>So much is determined at the design stage. How can we unlock circular design?&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Until recently, designers were taught to focus on a product's functionality or desirability. All well and good&nbsp;</p><p>when a brand's relationship with that product stopped at the first sale. Under Seamless, however, that&nbsp;</p><p>product responsibility is extended beyond the first customer until its end of life. This changes everything.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>How can designers navigate the new normal?&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This week, we're hearing from <strong>Professor Alice Payne</strong>, <strong>Dean&nbsp;of the School of&nbsp;Fashion&nbsp;and Textiles at RMIT</strong>, and <strong>Jackie Galleghan</strong>, founder and creative director of <strong>emerging Australian fashion brand Madre Natura, </strong>to talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Where tomorrow's design professionals will need to focus</li><li>Vital context for why - and how - design education is changing</li><li>The role of creativity</li><li>What designers can do to avoid feeling overwhelmed</li><li>Real-world examples of design for circularity in action</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>For more info and to follow our journey visit, <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/6715f5da83ac9fccac4c2049/shows/671c354d82583ca5c4a967df/episodes/seamlessaustralia.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">seamlessaustralia.com</a></p>","author_name":"Seamless Australia"}