The economy isn't getting easier, and most hardware brands are still leaving revenue on the table after the first sale. The latest OC&C/WRAP report has the numbers. We explore the topic at what it means for the industries we work across.

Design for disassembly sounds great in theory. We visited a UK WEEE recycling facility to see how it holds up in practice. Spoiler: refer to Step 4.

Discover five key insights from Swapfiets and the Imagine Project for building circular hardware businesses that scale sustainably.

The first 2 weeks of the Design Skills for Embedding Circularity pilot program are up. It's also now been 1 week since Shift Cycling Culture's 2026 Barcamp over at Swapfiets in Amsterdam. Here's a download of where Matt’s thoughts are...

With Shift Cycling Culture’s 2026 Barcamp happening this week, I’ve been thinking back to the topic I brought to the 2024 event: “How do you move the needle on sustainability without explicit buy-in?”

A sneak peek at the five fundamentals I use to reset and supercharge product design engineering teams — helping founders, CTOs, and engineering leaders turn busy work into real delivery.

A subtle shift is taking place as we move into 2026. Simplicity, repairability and trust are becoming strategic advantages. Here’s why the backlash against product complexity may be one of the most important signals shaping the year ahead.

How emerging rules on EPACs, cargo bikes and London’s congestion charge risk nudging operators back towards vans – and what better design can do about it.

“Transcending mobility” has become the latest headline phrase — but behind the marketing lies a genuine challenge.

The cargo and light electric vehicle ecosystem is at a crossroads: balancing passion with pragmatism, and moving from fragmented enthusiasm to commercial resilience.

If we want to truly change societal behaviour around logistics, we need to reflect, learn, and adapt collectively. We need solution providers to avoid falling into the same traps that their predecessors did. This is an objective reflection intended to help others in the industry learn from what we experienced falling into the FOAK Valley of Death.

Last Saturday, I took a trip to London to catch the tail end of the 2025 edition of the London Design Festival, specifically the Material Matters event at Space House and Morrama’s open studio in Hackney Depot. Here were my 4 key takeaways.

A deep dive into the practicalities of using post-consumer recycled Aluminium to build bicycle frames. Spoiler: recycled tin cans aren’t the solution!

The DPP places a mandatory call to action right in front of the brand‘s users. This is a golden opportunity to drive customer engagement and unlock new revenue opportunities.