Today a friend shared Formafantasma's Ore Stream project with me that examines e-waste management. While they ahve also created objects that incorporate e-waste, it is their archive of articles, videos,…
Well, why did I buy a plush bear? I saw this bear at the second hand store two weeks ago and was amazed by it's character. Sometimes, used things age…
After ideating and taking apart all those devices last week I realized something: A repurposed object has greater potential to inspire us when we can still recognize what it has…
After disassembling the reamining 6 vacuum cleaners yesterday, I was curious if my assumption that most of the motors would still work fine was true, so I put them to…
Shredded packaging + hot iron = Plastic hexagon Yesterday I visited Precious Plastic Sweden, the local precious plastic group in Malmö. When talking to them I saw similarities between their…
I am starting to get a hold of what bothers me about the ideation process so far and it is that I am trying to create design solutions to meet…
A Eurobarometer survey gives a good overview regarding EU-citizens attitudes towards ressource use. Among other findings the survey reveals that 77% of the population would like to see their broken…
Today I got familiar with technological disobedience. A term coined by Ernesto Oroza to describe how cubans have overcome their respect for the finished product and learned to reveal the…
It is Friday evening now and I have been ideating since Tuesday. Apart from brainstorming and sketching ideas, I felt that taking further devices from the trash apart would be…
After discussing my progress and the vacuum cleaner idea with my Master project supervisor, I decided to follow his advice and ideate for the rest of the week to be…