4 trends in sustainable design, and how you can adopt them

Sustainability used to be a brand flex. Now, it’s the bare minimum. The equivalent of washing your hands after using the bathroom – expected, not applauded.

Brands can’t just slap a '100% recycled' sticker on some packaging design and get a nice handshake from the world (with or without washing). The real frontier is in materials, manufacturing, and product longevity. But how are designers moving beyond greenwashing and reshaping sustainability into something more radical? What are the future trends that will shape how a designer designs? And how can you adopt them to make your own designs more sustainable?

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Simon Ward

Simon is a writer specialising in sustainability, design, and technology. Passionate about the interplay of innovation and human development, he explores how cutting-edge solutions can drive positive change and better lives.

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