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This chapter outlines a case study of a systemic design project undertaken by the author for IFB Industries Ltd. in the context of washing machine packaging in India. The project is an attempt to rethink the life cycle of appliance packaging with an ecologically responsible approach using systemic design. The idea was to give second life to the packaging. The process involved understanding the system, developing research-driven insights and ideation. The result of this was a set of trends and solution directions. From these directions, upcycling as a solution was explored to develop ideas involving consumers as the change agents.
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Satheesan, A. (2021). Designing for Second Life: Systemic Design for Sustainable Packaging in Appliance Manufacturing Industry. In: Sung, K., Singh, J., Bridgens, B. (eds) State-of-the-Art Upcycling Research and Practice . Lecture Notes in Production Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72640-9_3
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