Dezeen teamed up with Dassault Systèmes to host a live talk exploring circularity in design and the role of technology in transitioning to a circular economy.
Moderated by Dezeen's chief content officer Benedict Hobson, the talk featured Anne Asensio, vice president of design experience at Dassault Systèmes, Gemma Curtin, curator at London's Design Museum, and Joe Iles, circular design programme lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Titled Design for Life: Circular Design and Technology, the conversation explored what true circularity in design means, how we transition to a circular economy and what role designers and technology have to play.
Talk coincides with Design Museum installation and exhibition
The talk coincides with an installation called Aurora, a collaboration between Dassault Systèmes and architect Arthur Mamou-Mani, which aims to demonstrate how 3D-printable materials can be used to create structures that can be recycled or repurposed. Aurora is currently installed at the Design Museum in London alongside its new exhibition Waste Age: What can design do"
Asensio will talk about the Aurora installation and how it fits into Dassault Systèmes' wider Design for Life programme.
Curtin will present some of the themes and ideas explored in the Waste Age exhibition, which she co-curated, while Iles will share insights from his work with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation around the circular economy.
Anne Asensio is vice president of design experience at Dassau...