Reduce wastes and chemical impacts

http://www.tedresearch.net/3-reduce-chemical-impacts/
http://www.kategoldsworthy.co.uk


Today I had a lecture by Kate about design to reduce wastes and chemical impacts.
I like her idea of recycling old carpets to create new pretty carpets by cutting its surface by laser cutter and make beautiful patterns on it and also dying it with natural materials. Because she's recycling old carpets, her finished products seem like it already got vintage quality and it's adding value to itself.
It is quite a simple idea but could be a starting point for everything could be recycled.


I know it's all by his hand but laser cutting reminds me of works of Rob Ryan.

http://tagfinearts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/rob-ryan-solo-exhibition-and-calendar.html

Imagine if he uses old prints for his material, it could be anything like old posters, newspaper, ads... He surely creates amazing value to the wastes.

Uniqlo's recycling policy

When I was researching about Uniqlo for the previous post, I found that Uniqlo is constantly doing recycling of their own clothes by donating them to many countries where people need more clothes which I think is truly amazing. Not just as a material but they are extending their clothes' lives as clothes, it could be done because their products have the quality to last as good things to wear.
I think their innovation in fabric brought them ultimate sustainability and allow them to take a responsibility as a mass fashion production.

http://vimeo.com/29081709

http://www.uniqlo.com/en/csr/recycle/