Circular Design: Material Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Imagine a chair made of recycled paper that “blossoms under the rain if it is ever trashed” (Bits to Atoms – Lebanon). Imagine a worm that decomposes otherwise non-biodegradable plastic and turns it into eatable nutrients as well as a new form of sustainable bio-plastic (circology - Germany). Imagine a textile production site that not only produces sustainable textile but purifies the water used in the production process and enriches it with nutrients (Cradle to Cradle – Germany/USA). Imagine clothes for children that grow with them, as they grow (petit pli - UK). Designing in a sustainable and circular way that fruitfully contributes to bio-diversity and the environment is not just a dream, but actually possible!
This program equips emerging designers, creatives and entrepreneurs from various backgrounds such as architecture, fashion, product or packaging design who are based in either Jordan, Lebanon or Iraq, with the knowledge and guidance to develop and apply sustainable materials in various contexts and turn their ideas and approaches into sustainable products and businesses.
Image credits Goethe Institut Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon by Daniel Smyth, Gavin Allanwood and Tom Claes.
