About us
Holistic design requires cross-sectoral, cross-disciplinary collaboration and data sharing. Circular Design Innovation community is the first step of collaboration towards fully circular design.
Contact usOur first application areas
We have started our ambitious work with the following seven theme areas. Our key results will be updated here and we welcome you join our work already now.
Food systems – circular concepts with resource efficient processing, nutrient recycling and value added products
Contact: Lotta Heikkilä, theme group leader
lotta.heikkila@luke.fi
Textiles – pro-active design, transparent value chains and recycling technologies for sustainable closed-loop textiles
Contact: Kirsi Niinimäki, theme group leader
kirsi.niinimaki@aalto.fi
Construction – holistic designs and technologies for longer lifetime and circular material use
Contact: Petr Hradil, theme group leader
petr.hradil@vtt.fi
Metals and minerals – smart material use and holistic design for sustainable mineral value chain
Contact: Marjaana Karhu, theme group leader
marjaana.karhu@vtt.fi
Electronics – circular designs based on safe and abundant materials and waste minimization
Contact: Liisa Hakola, theme group leader
liisa.hakola@vtt.fi
Batteries – ethically and sustainably produced battery solutions through the value chain based on circular principles and design
Contact: Marjaana Karhu, theme group leader
marjaana.karhu@vtt.fi
Packaging – tailored and sustainable closed-loop packaging solutions based on just-right-for-the-purpose materials
Contact: Holger Pöhler, theme group leader
holger.pohler@vtt.fi
Circular Design Network -project
The climate change, marine plastics and other urgent environmental issues call for rapid responses. In addition to the on-going stepwise development of existing value chains and operations, we need solutions that are circular by design and have the potential to change our mode of operation more rapidly and at the system level.
Päivi Kivikytö-Reponen Circular Design Network project coordinator
Read moreCircular Innovation Fair 2020
Introduction
Showcase: Woodio
Showcase: Kamupak
Hopsista
Novel hops derived products from farming and brewing industry side streams
DOOMED
Design out mine waste and CO2 emission for durable products
High Purity Metal Extraction
Using Plasma and Magnetic Spectrometry
Sustainable Growing
Medium for Global Greenhouse Production
Closing the Loop
in Wood Construction
Circular Indicators Toolbox
a digital toolbox for extended life cycle designs
Virtual Zero Waste
Agrofood System
Clothing Circulator
a data driven service platform for consumers
Stack2Recycle
a packaging concept designed from polymer to customer to recyclable material for minimized CO2 emissions
Birkewolle
a transparent and sustainable textile value chain
VIS – Sustainable
Urban Food Production Platform
Yuki, Your Kitchen
zero food waste
Ecometer
for Microplastics
Mining Plastics out of Ocean
and Converting to Diesel