Nature knows no waste. This sentence appears again and again in various forums, literature or even in business reports. The implication is that all organisms and resources in the environment act together in constant interactions and cycles. This principle of constant change, recyclability, and organicity has become the epitome of sustainable design.

On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that we must question the term waste in this statement. must be questioned. What about, for example, silicate structures of radiolarians that are difficult to degrade? radiolarians? By looking at the time period, the cosmos (micro, meso & macro), and circumstances, this statement will be tested. Based on the results of the Assessment, a model of a cycle will be established and analyzed.

Now one should also take a critical look at the industry. Based on the parameters already set in the first part, the thesis „design does not waste resources“ will be examined for this purpose. Again, examples of closed-loop models should serve as an evaluating instance to assess this thesis. Subsequently, a model will also be elaborated from industry that supports a conducive circular economy.

At this point, a comparison can be drawn with Luhmann‘s systems theory. Subsequently, I would like to compare and superimpose both models in order to align them and to generate a new proposal for closed-loop systems of industry and thus also of design. Furthermore, it will be discussed when, how strong and which role exactly design can play in a new cycle.

Consequently, the goal is a bionic revision of an already existing industrial cycle model using ecological cycles from nature. Furthermore, the question is raised whether design as a discipline has to expand to a systemic thought and how necessary this rethinking is with regard to the future.