conference paper Circular product design: a literature-based identification of challenges from the perspective of product designers published Jan Jagnow author 86809 Bernd Stöhr author 92892 Ruslan Bernijazov author Christian Koldewey author 43136https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7992-6399 Roman Dumitrescu author 16190 563 department <jats:title>ABSTRACT:</jats:title><jats:p>The importance of the circular economy as an alternative to today’s prevailing linear economy is recognised in both industry and research. Product designers are having a major influence on this transition by adapting the characteristics of physical products in the early phases of the product development process. However, most products follow a linear approach and are far from being circular. This paper aims to identify the challenges that product designers face when designing circular products. Building on a developed understanding of related terms in circular product design, an exploratory literature review is conducted. The results help to gain an overview and understanding of the challenges that need to be addressed. Therefore, further research directions are derived to support the transition from linear to circular products in the long term.</jats:p> Cambridge University Press (CUP)2025 eng Proceedings of the Design Society 2732-527X10.1017/pds.2025.10107 5931-940 J. Jagnow, B. Stöhr, R. Bernijazov, C. Koldewey, R. Dumitrescu, in: Proceedings of the Design Society, Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2025, pp. 931–940. Jagnow, Jan, et al. “Circular Product Design: A Literature-Based Identification of Challenges from the Perspective of Product Designers.” <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>, vol. 5, Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2025, pp. 931–40, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2025.10107">10.1017/pds.2025.10107</a>. @inproceedings{Jagnow_Stöhr_Bernijazov_Koldewey_Dumitrescu_2025, title={Circular product design: a literature-based identification of challenges from the perspective of product designers}, volume={5}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2025.10107">10.1017/pds.2025.10107</a>}, booktitle={Proceedings of the Design Society}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Jagnow, Jan and Stöhr, Bernd and Bernijazov, Ruslan and Koldewey, Christian and Dumitrescu, Roman}, year={2025}, pages={931–940} } Jagnow, J., Stöhr, B., Bernijazov, R., Koldewey, C., &#38; Dumitrescu, R. (2025). Circular product design: a literature-based identification of challenges from the perspective of product designers. <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>, <i>5</i>, 931–940. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2025.10107">https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2025.10107</a> J. Jagnow, B. Stöhr, R. Bernijazov, C. Koldewey, and R. Dumitrescu, “Circular product design: a literature-based identification of challenges from the perspective of product designers,” in <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>, 2025, vol. 5, pp. 931–940, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2025.10107">10.1017/pds.2025.10107</a>. Jagnow, Jan, Bernd Stöhr, Ruslan Bernijazov, Christian Koldewey, and Roman Dumitrescu. “Circular Product Design: A Literature-Based Identification of Challenges from the Perspective of Product Designers.” In <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>, 5:931–40. Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2025.10107">https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2025.10107</a>. Jagnow J, Stöhr B, Bernijazov R, Koldewey C, Dumitrescu R. Circular product design: a literature-based identification of challenges from the perspective of product designers. In: <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>. Vol 5. Cambridge University Press (CUP); 2025:931-940. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2025.10107">10.1017/pds.2025.10107</a> 619502025-10-24T06:20:40Z2025-11-21T10:57:39Z