Can waste be turned in to a material for surface?

Moltitudine

Matteo Antonazzo

Student
Matteo Antonazzo
Academic staff
Aart van Bezooijen
Course
DIY Material Kits
Program
MA Eco-Social Design
Semester
2024/25 WS

"Moltitudine" is a series of experiments done with pre-consumer waste, from the earplugs industry. The project aims to show waste material's potential, by realizing a surface and applying its characteristics to a range of solutions. 

<p>The quality control process checks the profile of each earplug, discarding them if they don't comply with the industrial standard.</p>

The quality control process checks the profile of each earplug, discarding them if they don't comply with the industrial standard.

<p>Microscopic structure of the foam</p>

Microscopic structure of the foam

<p>Softness of the surface tested on a stool.</p>

Softness of the surface tested on a stool.

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Concept for a sound panel

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Concept for backseat improvement

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Concept for sitting surface

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DIY Material Kits

Orange peels, peanut shells, avocado seeds, the daily consumption of our favorite foods often goes together with leftovers. What if we give food waste a second life? Taking scraps as the starting point to create something new? With these Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Material Kits we document and share our hands-on research with recipes to inspire and enable (future) applications.
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