Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure

By Katie Treggiden

- This book touches some hot topics: sustainability, climate change and the circular economy and explores how design relates to these issues - Beautifully illustrated with colorful and inspiring images and behind-the-scenes shots of the design process We live in the age of the Anthropocene: 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 work. Contents: Introduction; Fashion Waste; Food Waste; Industrial Waste; Plastic Waste; Domestic Waste; Bibliography.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9493039382
• ISBN13: 9789493039384
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Ludion Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 10.6"