Produced for Circular City Week, the conversation was entitled “Land Regeneration, Adaptability & Radical Production”, and featured fellow design makers and thinkers Sam Bennett, Design Researcher and Co-founder of Clever/Slice; Christine Facella, Designer, Landscape Architect and Founder of Modest; and Jennifer June, Founder of Loose Parts.

With over 10 million tons of furniture discarded in landfills each year, it is an existential imperative that designers implement healthier materials, making, and sourcing methods. Together, we examined the future of full life-cycle furniture production, including how to support regenerative systems in tropical America, and the challenges and opportunities of retooling a risk-averse manufacturing industry. We likewise addressed how using a “systems” approach to furniture design opens up opportunities for user adaptability, and what the educator’s role is to craft a narrative that moves beyond theory and is clear, hopeful, realistic and replicable.