The Material Hub is a place where people can hand in and receive used materials. The hub aims to be set up in the immediate vicinity of the DIY store in order to create a low-threshold and complementary service. The Material Hub project originated from my master thesis, now I am the project coordinator. It was nominated for the Bundespreis Ecodesign 2023.
Upcyling only needs a beginning, I would like to tell you three different stories about me, how I came to Upcyling. I think that everyone has the potential to Upcyling. You just have to find the right way to Upcyling for yourself.
Utropica is a bonus system that promotes sustainability and also raises awareness of sustainability. The idea is to support people to buy sustainable. In return they are rewarded with premiums and gain knowledge for sustainability. This concept was designed and evaluated by a group of Digital Media Master and Bachelor students.
In this Project I want to show how easy it is to explore new worlds and how they are as fragile as ours. It was exhibited at the FIBER Festival 2017 in Amsterdam.