Join our Circularity event! It’s no secret that Europe is leading the field with the Circular Economy. For decades they have been at the forefront of Waste Management and driving Circular Economy principals in pursuit of a cradle-to-cradle approach to product design and development, as well as sophisticated forms of separating waste at the source with a target of Zero Landfill.

For most people, rubbish or waste is considered ugly, smelly and – well, let’s be honest – pretty gross. But, as we tackle the challenges of developing a more sustainable society to repair the damage we’ve caused to our environment, the development of movements like circularity and circular design, and other innovative recycling solutions, are showing us that waste can, in fact, be made to be beautiful. 

Wido van den Bosch is serious about cleaning things up. We find out more about the man behind Brink Industrial, his international partnership in circular manufacturing with Integra Systems, and his progressive take on circularity and sustainability.

The relationship between ergonomics and human-centred design is a complex but ultimately far more synergetic approach to design and manufacturing. As Nick Restall, Design and Development Manager at Integra Systems, explains, it’s defined by the biomechanical working in harmony with the psychological.  

Waste shouldn’t be about smelly bins that sit neglected in the corner. We’re ushering in the next generation of waste instead; one that is something to be proud of, as exemplified through our Lune Collection.

With the exception of cars, TVs, boats and passenger jets, we tend to measure progress by how much smaller we can make our devices. But there’s an area of technology where evidence tells us that going big could be much better – that’s in the screens we increasingly use as an interface in our working life.

With words like ‘Circular Design’, ‘Circularity by Design’ and ‘The Circular Economy’ being used more frequently in the Integra lexicon, we thought we’d take a moment to explain what we mean when referring to ‘Circularity’ and the long-term role it plays in helping us all battle and ultimately overcome climate change.

Our K4.0 Kiosk was awarded a Good Design award in the engineering category!