1: Sourcing Waste Materials: Street and Factory Creativity - Unseen potential: The advantage of a seemingly useless material - Sourcing the unwanted: Where to find waste materials - Creative advantages: Hidden opportunities within random materials - Creative collisions: Combining abstract materials to find originality - Unlimited selection: The diversity of materials available - Steering the language: An alternative visual language - Respecting the unfamiliar: Aligning curiosity with alternative practice 2: Low Carbon Practices: Tools and Time - An alternative process: Understanding work practices with waste materials - Low carbon tools: Simplistic tools for creativity - Lost inspiration: Applying forgotten making traditions - Keeping it local: A change of perception - Less rush. More care: Individual connection - Recognising lateral solutions: Something different - Eradicating difficulties: Common denominators 3: Experimental Play: Getting Hands Dirty - Making mistakes: Originality searching - Material transformation: Revealing beauty - Question everything: Changing contexts - Unseen fabrics: Deconstruction assembly - Hidden details: Shrouded features - Unexpected: Identifying uniqueness - Encouraging fantastical: Beyond boundaries 4: Craftsmanship: Care and Attention - Inspiration in everything: Understanding creative suggestions - Improbable: Developing the unbelievable - Creating collections: Multiple uniqueness - Beauty without resource: Simplicity works - Continual deconstruction: Rework, rework, rework. - Surprise and amaze: Unexpected outcomes - Alternative working practice: Work differently. 5: Summary Embrace waste materials: Don't waste materials - Summary - Summary overview 6: Twenty projects - Acknowledgments.
Designing with Waste Materials : Craft, Process and Beauty