A VISIT TO THE PAST - CAST ALUMINIUM HOUSE CLEANING TOOLS
Sammanfattning: Unsustainable use of natural resources has been the basis for economic growth since the industrial revolution. The linear model of extraction, processing, consumption and disposal has brought significant environmental consequences such as resource scarcity, pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change. The use of plastics is one example of unsustainable human behaviour. The use of them has offered an answer to many challenges related to modern economies but not without a cost. The global plastics production has risen dramatically since the 1950s. In European Union, we now use 100 kg of plastics per person per year. Plastics make up a large and growing share of solid waste around the world. Every piece of plastic ever made still exists, in some form on Earth. They are in the air we breathe and in the water we drink. With this project, I aim to find solutions to reduce our environmentally harmful plastic waste generation. This report consists of theory part and productive part. In the theory part I go through the principles of circular economy and forms and patterns in nature. I compare recyclability of plastics and aluminium and the environmental impacts of their production. In the first part I also go through the important steps of designing cast products. In the productive part I am applying the insights from the first part in the context of useful everyday objects. I use qualitative and visual research methods to identify products that everyone needs focusing on plastic made objects. I further conduct form studies by sketching and prototyping with cardboard and CAD models. The outcome of this project is a collection of cast aluminium household cleaning supplies. The result successfully highlights circularity by simplicity, material selection and easy separation of materials. The product family also approaches the activities related to the household care from a more resource efficient and less environmentally harmful angle. Also, in addition to their purpose as useful everyday products, the carefully crafted objects are designed to inspire and nudge people to replace plastics.
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