Cradle to Cradle. Remaking the Way We Make Things Paperback – 29 Jan. 2009

I have really enjoyed this book. Although it was written 20 years ago it's currency is still high. The authors provide compelling and creative ways of explaining how we can think about making new things from a sustainability perspective.

I purchased a 2nd hand copy as Circular Economy demands such thinking. The descriptor though suggested it was the original version yet it was the 2008 copy.I have read it before but thought I should hold a copy for my kids. The original was plastic and was a concept book.The reprint though was acceptable and is still a great read. The book challenges cradle to grave thinking in that most production is destined for landfill. The book presents ideas that rather than being green, we need to think of all components to be a resource and to consider properties of the materials involved.

In this book the authors, a chemist and an architect, put forward compelling arguments for changing the way in which we design and make the world around us. The authors approach the need for change to reduce environmental impact in a very positive way. What, they ask, would a building look like if it were designed like a tree, with properties that nurture and feed the environment around it rather than depleting resources and polluting? The challenges for designers are huge, but this book offers a vision that makes a sustainable future achievable.This book should be compulsory reading for every government and industry leader, as well as a core reading on the design curriculums.

Wonderfully inspiring and thought provoking,. Fun and easy to read, I felt very much the protagonist of a real life journey of love, creativity and restoration of people, planet and purpose! Highly recommended

This book is a must read for all people working or studying in the environmental field, particularly in circular economy. It’s an eye opener in many aspects and it provides clear examples of all the topics.

Interesting read, feel like I learned a lot as well as a few new perspectives on how our industry society views efficiency. A few jargon words but understood in context . Really like the writers ideas but it is slightly outdated and it may be too late for us to implement them. #savemotherearth

Very interesting read - great for a light and easy to digest introduction to cradle-to-cradle design. Focuses more on the stories behind the projects than tedious raw facts and data proving their worth, which is a plus.Would recommend for students of Industrial / Product Design.

The concept put forward by these authors is admirable and clearly the way for industrialisation to move. However, if you were hoping for a book packed with practical ideas of how things could change, rather than just concepts, you will be disappointed.The first half (yes half) of the book could be condensed to just a few pages. It sets out how bad the current way of doing things is, but is extremely depressing (to the point where you start wondering how any of us are still alive!) and in fact just says the same thing in numerous different ways. I think in the entire first half of the book, there were only actually two positive suggestions of what might be done differently, and these were very brief. One was the turf on the roof concept, so nothing new there.I would suggest just skipping the first half of the book. In summary, what we do now is less than good.The second half of the book starts to actually outline what the authors suggest as an alternative and the book does improve. Nonetheless, the vast majority of the offerings are highly conceptual in nature rather than actual practical ideas or things that could be implemented. If we could move to cars that functioned like purifying trees, then great, but anyone can suggest that. Actually suggesting some technology that could do this, now that would be something else.