Lepsze życie śmieci? Design i upcykling
Better life of garbage? Design and upcycling
Author(s): Karolina IzdebskaSubject(s): Anthropology, Visual Arts, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Environmental interactions
Published by: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Keywords: popular culture; e‐design; sustainable design; trash art; junk art; upcycling; waste materials
Summary/Abstract: This paper is written to present the usage of waste materials in modern design. At the beginning the author analyzes the sources of fascination with waste and trash in art. Then the phenomenon from the borderline of ecology, design and high art - upcycling (re-design) is described. Upcycling was introduced as a one of the methods to maintain the environment without doing any harm and to recreate useful products out of waste materials. By changing functions, uses, and meanings of old things designers give the product a new higher value. The author lists the values and advantages of this method and examples of using it in indoor and outdoor spaces and also in fashion. In the summary the social aspects of upcycling are presented.
Journal: Kultura Popularna
- Issue Year: 52/2017
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 32-43
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish