The live conversation also covered the role of collaboration in the design industry, how to turn discourse into action, and the ways in which sustainability could work as a business strategy. The obstacles for a very traditional, 120-year manufacturer like Johnson Tiles are very different to those of an entrepreneurial business like The Good Plastic Company, said Bridges. As the UK s only surviving large scale tile manufacturer, we ve had to navigate our industrial set-up to move forward sustainably; both to address the environmental crisis and to stay in business, he added.
Author Katie Treggiden
Treggiden is a journalist and author who champions the circular approach in design. She is also the host and producer of the podcast called Circular with Katie Treggiden.