Essays about: "Upcycle"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Upcycle.
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1. Mamlets - A Sustainable Parklet Network in Malmö, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Today cities are the result of centuries of history and human development, accelerated during the past 100 years. Post-industrialization, modernism’s top-down city planning approach, and the prioritisation of motor vehicle design over humans resulted in more people moving to cities, more space needed to allocate new vehicles, expansion over rural areas, and exponential pollution growth. READ MORE
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2. UpYours : Translating Human Values To Design Features In Digital Platform
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This paper introduces the application UpYours as a way to investigate how the field of Interaction Design can be utilized in three ways: 1) propose a waste management solution; 2) facilitate an easier upcycling process to enhance the potential of individual upcycling; 3) raise awareness and shift consumers' perspectives about unwanted items. The design process, a modified version of the double diamond, of creating this digital prototype is used for an Interaction Design evaluation. READ MORE
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3. Upcycle and Repurpose Driven Design : A case study at ReTuna Återbruksgalleria
University essay from Linköpings universitet/ProduktrealiseringAbstract : How can we use more of the materials and products that have already been produced? At the second hand shopping mall ReTuna in Eskilstuna, where circular flows are a reality, there are still many products going to waste. This master thesis project explores the possibilities of upcycle and repurpose driven design, and by that adding new value to existing products. READ MORE
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4. Grandmother of cats : dressed drunk
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : The title of this work origins from the muse created to give the thought of equal value in discarded material a persona. This crazy-cat-lady-like muse that compulsively hoards and stacks every possible item in her house and values her low-status-material single-use-waste-collection equally to her high-status-material jewelry box. READ MORE
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5. Obstacles in the textile upcycling chain, a case study of the communication between small-scaled upcycling actors and their processes.
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Upcycling of textiles is a well-known method to remake worn textiles and decrease the environmental impact coming from the textile industry. Many fast fashion companies have tried to implement upcycling in their own textile value chains to become more circular. READ MORE