Lisa Jakobsson

Lisa Jakobsson is Global Sales and Marketing Manager at Circalle, the Swedish design company formerly known as Green Furniture Concept. She works with architects, designers and partners worldwide to create more human, sustainable and long-lasting public spaces.

At ReThink Hong Kong, Lisa will share how Scandinavian design principles can support a more circular built environment. Drawing on experience from airports, transport hubs, retail environments and other high-traffic spaces, she will explore how modularity, repairability, material efficiency and long product lifecycles can reduce environmental impact while improving the experience of a place. Her focus is on turning circular ambitions into practical, commercially viable action.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

The changes I hope to see in Hong Kong are:

1. Circularity becoming standard practice: More projects designed for longevity, repair, reuse and future adaptation, rather than short-term replacement.
2. More human-centred public spaces: Airports, transport hubs, retail environments and other shared spaces that support wellbeing, comfort and a stronger sense of place.
3. Stronger collaboration across the value chain: Closer cooperation between architects, designers, developers, operators and manufacturers to turn sustainability ambitions into practical and commercially viable solutions.