000 01622 a2200169 4500
020 _a9780500295397
082 _a745.2
_bFRA
100 _aFranklin, Kate
_992818
245 _aRadical Matter : rethinking materials for a sustainable future
260 _aLondon
_bThames and Hudson
_c2019
300 _a256p.
505 _aContents Foreword 6 Introduction 8 1 Today's Waste, Tomorrow’s Raw Material 12 Can we tap into industrial and domestic waste streams as tomorrow's source of raw material? 2 Natural Assets 42 Is it possible to rethink the harvesting and production of natural resources to find new applications that minimize waste? 3 Shit, Hair, Dust 74 From disgust to desire, how can design reimagine human and animal detritus as a sustainable 4 Material Connections 108 Can materials and making connect communities and promote the exchange of knowledge and ideas? 5 Co-Creation 142 Could digital fabrication enable us to design and manufacture on demand with minimal waste? 6 Designed to Disappear 166 How can disposable products and materials be redesigned to disappear and leave no trace? 7 Living Materials 190 What if living materials could be grown in labs and become the factories of the future? 8 Future Mining 218 What materials will we mine in the future as a result of human impact on the planet? Image Credits 252 Index 254 About the Authors 256 Acknowledgments 256
700 _aTill, Caroline
890 _aUK
891 _aFD
942 _2ddc
999 _c70933
_d70933
650 _aIndustrial design
_aMaterials--Design
_aSustainable engineering
_aSustainable design
_aDesign--Environmental aspects