The project aims to educate the design community, industry representatives, and consumers by presenting cases of industrial residual waste reuse by employing digital manufacturing technologies and design, providing access to these materials, and discussing their application in the design of everyday products and brand communication. Additionally, the materials library offers access to volumes (books and/or magazines) on sustainable materials.
Project funding:
Lithuanian Council for Culture
Project results:
Project Outcome: Establishment of a MaterialLibrary, comprising an initial archive and a collection of publications; presented to the target audience.
Project Impact: This project enhances awareness of sustainable materials and their applications in design, business, and brand positioning within the context of the Circular Economy (CE). It fosters collaboration among design, engineering, and technological sciences, integrating design into the Research and Development (R&D) process with a focus on sustainability themes.
Period of project implementation: 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-06
Project coordinator: Kaunas University of Technology
