МАТЕРИАЛЬНЫЙ МИР: СОЗДАНИЕ ПРОДУКТА ЦИРКУЛЯРНОЙ ЭКОНОМИКИ

LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD: PRODUCT DESIGN FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

The article called "Living in a Material World: Product Design for a Circular Economy" is written by Samantha Frew and published on the website «architizer.com». The text highlights the question of the possibility of existing a circular economy. The first part of the article touches upon the problem of the appearance of waste in production. The author of the article tells the reader about the need to prolong the life of certain materials, in particular those used in construction and design. In the second part of the article Samantha Frew explains the advantages of multiple recycling of materials and describes several ways to apply the circular economy, using examples of various industries, from chocolate production to design elements and architecture. These manufacturers, that support recycling, use materiality to create a more sustainable, closed loop without compromising the aesthetics or functionality of the product. As stated in this article, with the development of the idea of a circular economy in construction people's usual view of architecture is changing, and there is space for new opportunities and for sustainable architecture of future.