REUSING RECYCLING REPURPOSING REINVENTING
1
REUSE, RECYCLE, REPURPOSE AND REINVENT
“Sea of stuff flows in and out with such speed we hardly realise the global impact attached to each and every item we buy.” - Planet Thoughts
Remake instead of rebuy
We live in a peculiar world where purchasing a bottle of water is considered ordinary instead of reusing an old bottle and perfectly good water from our kitchens. If a vase smashes in to pieces, we toss it away as if it once meant nothing. Consumers are re-buying more consistently than re-using. It needs to be more about reusing, recycling, repurposing and reinventing. As consumers we are constantly buying new thing, for no good reason. Sustainability has always been an imperative topic but not instinctively for household items that we do not see as needing to be sustainable. Sustainability is an important theme economically and politically and the destruction we are causing to the planet it exceptional. Creating new, unique objects that no one else has and becoming more sustainable in our lives is where we should be heading. Communicating a story through a product. Breeding less landfill and embracing every investment for a lifetime is what this trend is about. Create a new piece with a new purpose. Reinventing something old into something new. It is rough textures with the smooth, but still beautiful. Imperfectly finished accessories that are perfect to you. Your own design which could never be bought. Francesca DiMattio is an example of how this trend already started to develop. Francesca is an American artist using recycled and re-uses vases that have fallen apart in order to craft fresh ones, causing no destruction to the environment and salvaging old resources in its place of obtaining new ones. Reusing and redesigning is a trend that will start to be followed further, repurposing the old and inventing something new.
2
3
ABOVE: Bright orange shades and rough edges ABOVE: Wear and tear causes cracks to surfaces
4
5
ABOVE: A broken pot, could be made into a contemporary accessory..
ABOVE: A pot and a cup merged into one to create a brand new unique product.
6
7
BELOW: Several vases reconstructed and reinvented into a new pot. Jagged and rough edges cemented together to give an unfinished and exclusive new product that has been recycled from old products.
ABOVE: Rough edges and jagged sides
8
9
“Use what is natural and readily available, then explore what is practically available, and you will create something beautiful, functional, and radically sustainable.” - One Community
BELOW: A bird’s eye view of the cracked and rough edged pot
10
11
ABOVE: A coaster that has been produced from recycled glass and fashioned into a brand new product.
BELOW: The different levels of lighting allow the glass to be seen and give off a uneven texture.
ABOVE: Old into something new.
12
13
OPPOSITE: Rough textures with smooth stone
BELOW: Surfaces made from existing materials joined together to create one, recycling old materials and reinventing them to create a new product.
14
15
ABOVE: Imperfect edges and different textures
ABOVE: Two mugs together to showcase how two broken items can become one and still look contemporary.
16
17
OPPOSITE: A jug that has smashed and has been partly fixed. Based around the notion of purposly not finished.
BELOW: Rough, cement, recycled
18
19
ABOVE: Highlighted sharp edges
20
ABOVE: An old china teacup and a pot transformed into a whole new product with a completely innovative use and a inimitable design.
21
ABOVE: Reinventing the old
BELOW: Contrasting colours and a fresh design.
ABOVE Split edges and broken handles
22
23
ABOVE: A crock plate and a plastic tupperware box lid combine together to create a distinctive plate.
ABOVE: Glue visible, crock texture
24
25
ABOVE: Funky edges and a brand new shape. ABOVE: Imperfectly perfect
26
27
“Theres not such thing as ”away”, when we throw anything away it must go somewhere” - Annie Leonard
BELOW: Stone texture and deeper shades of blue
ABOVE: Neon and subtle yellow
28
29
BELOW: Bright pinks, reds and blue are on trend
30
BELOW: Bright orange and yellow give a clean and fresh feel
31
Nature vs. Nurture
32
33
NATURE VS. NURTURE
Technology and nature come togehter
Every year we are discussing new inventions and how the latest technology is moving our lifestyles. It has almost become a part of you and I that we can no longer escape. Everything surrounding us is technology or is becoming a technological part of us. Sometimes you can’t even see it…
“When most people think of 3D printing, they think of picture small objects, no larger than the size of a basketball.” - Eddie Krassenstein
Our technological interiors is set to change in a new immense way, 3D printing is already altering our lives. With a fourth industrial revolution looming, technology is not departing anytime soon. Technology is this constant evolving virtually boundless thing that we as society are so infatuated with. With an increase in digital fabrication and new inventions from living organisms from the biological world it has stemmed a pioneering combination amongst the technological and living world. It is technology in almost an unseen concealed form. Organic and raw materials, that are ecological and cost effective. Three dimensional printing that is stirring away from fabricating fantastical items to whole technologically constructed pieces. New colour palettes that will be brought through from these living organisms are going to convert the dismal silver and white tones. Greens and browns will contrast against the silver mechanical characters. Furniture produced from living organisms, nature is set to inspire and influence interiors in the most picturesque form. From colour to textures. This is a trend set to upsurge due to technology continually developing. Not so long ago 3D printing had not yet touched its tipping point, we did not know a vast volume about the existence of this new alienated technological form. After striking evolution through technology and artificial intelligence it is set to invade homes, being on trend and nature responsive.
34
35
OPPOSITE: An exhibition piece representing a skin like science texture, where veins are almost still visible
ABOVE: The veiny texture almost acts as if the piece is still alive and real. Representing the living organisms in 3D printing with life-like textures.
36
37
OPPOSITE: An exhibition piece taken apart to show detailed veiny textures, with smooth edges.
BELOW: Marble scales
38
39
ABOVE The printer used to make the Endless Chair and the finished product.
ABOVE The Endless Chair designed by Dirk Van Der Kooij, 3D printed using just one plastic string from old recycled refrigerators, a environmentally friendly design.
40
41
“This chair is really a metaphor for what could be made with this technique of 3D printing a living organism and then we have it grow further. It could be a table, a whole interior or even a house. We could build a house with it.� - Klarenbeek
ABOVE: A chair made by scientists and Klarenbeek to discover new ways of printing with living organisms.
42
43
ABOVE: The size of current 3D printers in the homes, that can printer smaller objects and products.
ABOVE: 3D printers that can print manufactured size objects, replacing the ordinary furniture, the size comparision to the smaller 3D printer and surrounding furniture.
44
45
ABOVE: Mushrooms representing fungi as a living organism, based on top of a metallic background, showcasing the new trend colours coming through in 3D printing.
ABOVE: Living organisms, fungi
46
47
BELOW Silver and metallic against soft and dark browns
ABOVE: A mushroom a blur, showing the contrast in tones
48
49
BELOW: Represeting a green shaded flower though a plastic lid
ABOVE: The shades of green, wider colour palettes in 3D printing.
50
51
OPPOSITE: A blury green
BELOW: Living, green, brown
52
53
OPPOSITE: A plant wrapped in plastic,representing 3D printing through nature.
BELOW: Nature vs. nurture
54
55
ABOVE: Metal and nature come together
ABOVE: A foil plant, bringing through 3D textures and natures natural textures.
56
57
ABOVE: A collage of grey tonal colour palette, very basic and obvious
58
ABOVE: A collage of the strong green and brown colour palette that is expected to infuse into 3D printing
59
‘From houses to human organs, 3D printing is transforming our world. And although the technology is still young, it’s shaping the future.’ - Talib Choudhry
BELOW: Shades of grey with green seeping through
60
61
Image References: Page 42 (1 Image) Dezeen Magazine. (2013). Mycelium Chair by Eric Klarenbeek is 3D printed with living fungus. Available: http://www.dezeen.com/2013/10/20/mycelium-chair-by-eric-klarenbeek-is-3d-printed-with-living-fungus/. Last accessed 23rd April 2016. Page 14 (the background secondary photography and 3D printers my own) Raphel, J. (2015). Interior Design: Which style best fits your home?. Available: http://www.ed2go.com/blog/interior-design-which-style-best-fits-your-home/. Last accessed 23rd April 2016. Page 15 (the background secondary photography and 3D printers my own) Stamate, G. (2014). Gorgeous Contemporary Interiors with Vertical Gardens. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMKi0C0YVdA. Last accessed 23rd April 2016. Page 40 & 41 (2 Images) Zimmer, L. (2011). Dirk Van Der Kooij Creates His Modern Endless Chair from Recycled Refrigerators. Available: http://inhabitat.com/dirk-van-der-kooij-creates-his-modern-endless-chairs-from-recycled-refrigerators/. Last accessed 23rd April 2016.
62