This workshop will raise awareness and introduce you to design practices specific to the theme of repair and, more broadly, to systems that facilitate product repairability.
Today, over 60% of global environmental impacts (Global Outlook Report 2024) is due to waste production and resource demand. To reduce this, European and regional measures support the deployment of the circular economy, particularly through principles like maintaining the value and utility of products and resources for as long as possible.
In this context, businesses and designers will need to shift towards this approach, requiring knowledge, tools, methods, and design strategies.
Program:
**Morning – Wallonie Design**
- Theoretical Introduction: The circular economy and, more specifically, the principle of repair, visualizing its impact on a company's value chain.
- Group Work: Following a method that addresses fictional cases of business projects to acquire theoretical knowledge.
- Scan of the Latest Legislation and Directives.
Afternoon – Repair Together
- Theoretical Introduction: The barriers to repair in current design frameworks.
- Familiarization with the Simplified Disassembly Map Tool: Practical workshop for group disassembly of devices.
- Presentation of Learnings.
The learnings from this day focus on:
- A comprehensive view of the barriers and challenges related to product repair;
- An overview of current and upcoming legislation;
- A review of specific design strategies;
- An understanding of the value chain of a repairable product;
- An exploration of various tools and methods to better analyze and critique product design in terms of repairability and to design solutions considering all stakeholders involved in product repair.
