As populations grow, so too does the demand for raw materials. Metals are no exception. The electric and renewable future we strive towards as a society has discomforting material implications; in a wind turbine alone, nearly 5 tonnes of copper are nee
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Ceramic bodies and glazes made with red mud
In a time a finite resources, the demand for metals is coming at a greater material and environmental cost. How can design respond to these circumstances? This project explores the aesthetic and functional potential of industrial byproducts from the mining and metallurgical sectors.
2.5 parts of red mud is made per part of aluminium
Geopolymer cement alternatives with byproduct slag
Functional ceramics and geopolymers from red mud
Red mud ceramic set intended to spark imagination
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We’re a small emerging group of designers, having recently graduated from Royal College of Art. Our work brings a multifaceted research approach to explore, evolve, and give new perspectives to materials. We bridge between scientific research, industry, and design in the hopes to create work that is intellectually tickling, aesthetically rich, and ultimately accessible. We hope our work tells a little about us and a lot about a world we'd like to live in. But in a word: we like to tinker.
Colofon
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Guillermo Whittembury
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Joris Olde Rikkert
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Kevin Rouff
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Paco Boeckelmann
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