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We live in the age of the human activity is the dominant force affecting the climate and man-made and organic materials are becoming irreversibly intertwined. As natural resources dwindle, designers are exploring the potential of increasingly plentiful waste streams to become the raw materials of the future. A new book celebrates 30 optimistic and enterprizing designers, makers and manufacturers who use waste as their primary resource, offering a rare glimpse into the world they inhabit. Accompanying these profiles, six in-depth and thematic essays explore the societal, cultural and environmental implications of their Introduction;Fashion Waste;Food Waste;Industrial Waste;Plastic Waste;Domestic Waste;Bibliography.
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Wasted, Katie Treggiden
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Wasted
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Katie Treggiden
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 239
- ISBN10
- 9493039382
- ISBN13
- 9789493039384
- Series
- Rating
- 4.4 out of 5
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- We live in the age of the human activity is the dominant force affecting the climate and man-made and organic materials are becoming irreversibly intertwined. As natural resources dwindle, designers are exploring the potential of increasingly plentiful waste streams to become the raw materials of the future. A new book celebrates 30 optimistic and enterprizing designers, makers and manufacturers who use waste as their primary resource, offering a rare glimpse into the world they inhabit. Accompanying these profiles, six in-depth and thematic essays explore the societal, cultural and environmental implications of their Introduction;Fashion Waste;Food Waste;Industrial Waste;Plastic Waste;Domestic Waste;Bibliography.