I was so intrigued by the Reduce, Reuse ,Rethink exhibition, a display presents a project by London-based design firm PriestmanGoode that aims to raise awareness of how much waste is generated through air travel.
They tracked all the waste produced the minute we arrived at the airport till the minute we leave the airport at our destination. I really like this approach of research because it is the best way to help identify any possible solution within that process. This got me to think about other waste streams within our daily life. Maybe I can create a project to investigate that.
I am thinking about examining the kind and amount of organic waste created in urban settings such coffee shops, tea house, flower shops, bakeries, juice stands, sea food restaurant, food market etc. I can observe the workflow in those places and document any organic waste produced in the workflow and consumption onsite and think about what waste can be used to create things they can use in the shop.
There are a lot of products made from food waste if by-products from food processing. It was really eye opening and inspiring.
I wanted to do more material experimentation with bioplastic which has became my main interest since my last project. There are so much potential to this material, I wanted to explore the possibilities of creating a complete, localized, circular design within those individual small business where they source the waste materials produced onsite to manufacture products that can be used in the shop in small-scale onsite, therefore, create a localized, closed loop. Me as a designer, can create a booklet with recipes for materials and instructions on how to make the materials and products and molds needed for the production and provide workshops to help with the knowledge transfer. And work with local small business owner and employee to integrate the production process into their daily workflow.
I can customize the design based on the waste materials produced at each specific location and depends on the type of the business there are, I can create customized products tailored specifically for the business.
RCA Graduate diploma 2019 