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"Form follows function" is an expression attributed to the modernist architect Louis Sullivan. It is a statement that is quite relevant to industrial design. On the other hand, form can sometimes also determine function in a process of reverse exploration. During the workshop with Philippe Malouin, students were encouraged to look for new functions inspired by forms found in a metal recycling center. In this process, random discoveries and associations were made to generate a new and surprising vocabulary of forms.

"Form follows function" is an expression attributed to the modernist architect Louis Sullivan. It is a statement that is quite relevant to i

reference-industrial waste

#reference from ddw

The starting point and conceptual development of the project

Under the general topic of recycling, I started my research with the process of recycling. When I visited the local household waste recycling station in renens, I found an interesting point. In the recycling station, there is a shelf area dedicated to items that people think can still be used, most of them will be taken home by other citizens for further use; while the rest are assorted bins that go into the standard industrial recycling process. In this process, citizens decide whether an item should be placed on a shelf or thrown in a bin based on their own subjective judgement, without an official evaluation criteria. (Generally, for the public, an everyday item is rubbish if it has lost its meaning for general use.) Similarly, from the perspective of the various recycling plants, they have their own criteria for judging what is recycled. (often based on materials) so it is interesting to see how these different 'evaluation criteria' relate to the perceived 'value' of the item. I wondered if I could bring in a new kind of 'evaluation criteria'？

https://www.hermes.com/ch/de/story/155316-petit-h-event/

#references of Hermes petit h

For ‘R for Repair’, designers from the UK and Singapore have been invited to repair adored but damaged objects donated by members of the public. From a broken camera to an antique sewing chest, to a children’s wall clock, these designers have breathed new life into personal possessions – using the idea of creative repair to add new layers of identity and preserve meaning in unexpected ways.

This exhibition sits within a growing landscape of initiatives designed to encourage a richer repair culture. By embracing the transformative power of design, it celebrates the possibilities of repair as a creative process – one that addresses the emotional as much as the functional.

disassembly of a Printer Cartridge

disassembly of a bicycle wheel holder

#Repeatability #Symmetry #small cheese pan

disassembly & recreating of a sheet holder

disassembly & cutting of a bicycle reflecter

disassembly of a lamp

Designed by Apple in California

references for taking photos, and also for better understanding of disassembled parts can look like

Andrew Zuckerman

We make the future of adventure gear

What if garbage isn't garbage? What if it's simply pre-assembled raw materials that we can use to make new things.

Exhibition - Monday 26 September to Friday 2 December 2022

ultimate matter（Archizoom）

After recycling and incineration, the residues of our consumer goods become a material that seems to come from another planet. They form the archipelago of a new geological stratum.

(Exhibition commissioned by Raum404: Lucile Ado, Oscar Buson and Archizoom : Solène Hoffmann, Cyril Veillon.)

Commissioned by NGV and Triennale di Milano, 'Ore Streams' is an ambitious investigation into the recycling of precious electronic waste. Th

the ore streams by studio formafantasma（e-waste）

By 2080, the most significant metal reserves will not be underground but above the surface, as ingots stored in private buildings or otherwise circulated within products such as building materials, appliances, furniture, and consumer electronics.

We will enter a new phase, where aboveground scavenging outperforms and out – values digging for raw material.

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