Jury 2025

Dr. Manuel Bickel: 02

What defines true circular design? Manuel Bickel takes us behind the scenes of the jury’s work – and reveals what really matters when assessing sustainable design solutions. It's all about materials, impact, and the keys to real transformation.

Co-Head of Product and Consumption Systems Research, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy | After studying environmental engineering and working in engineering and consulting, Manuel Bickel completed a PhD in 2020 on communication systems for the energy transition at Leuphana University Lüneburg. Since 2018, he has conducted research at the Wuppertal Institute, focusing on sustainable product-service systems. His topics include ecodesign, circular systems, digitalisation, and resource efficiency. In short: if it’s about the future, he’s in.

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