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Making Things Better

Helen Thomas author Adam Caruso author Arno Brandlhuber author Renaud Haerlingen author Tristan Boniver author Felix Lehner author Hans-Rudolf Meier author Silke Langenberg editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hatje Cantz

Published:1st Dec '22

£44.00

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The incessant trend to throw away rather than to repair, demolish rather than refurbish has been a topic of discussion and criticism for years—at the same time, resource consumption and the waste continue to increase. To counteract this trend, students at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and ETH Zurich have been developing sustainable and imaginative concepts for repairing a wide variety of objects, applying them both manually and by using digital techniques such as 3D printing. Beyond restoration, many projects aim to further develop and improve the repaired objects constructively, materially, or even in terms of design, lending them new value. This publication presents a wide variety of approaches and projects, complemented by essays by notable personalities from the fields of architecture, preservation, materials science, design, manufacturing, and craftsmanship.

ISBN: 9783775753340

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 520g

512 pages