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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 processWe 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.

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