During London’s Design Week, creators experimented with sustainable construction materials and techniques, as a part of Brompton Cross’ ‘From Here Onwards’ theme.
Design studio, Nebbia Works, created a self-supporting installation at the Victoria & Albert Museum, using low-carbon aluminium, in order to highlight the eco-friendly value of the material. Manufacturer, En+, declared to have produced the most sustainable low-carbon aluminium ever, that can also be smelted and recycled infinitely. At the end of the festival, the installation will be smelted and repurposed into various products.
Aude-Line Duliere and Juliet Haysom designers promoted the possibility of re-utilising stone, via an outdoor installation and documentary. Great historical and precious stones that once constituted a portion of the V&A building, have been recovered and transformed into street furniture, saving them from being crushed into aggregates.
Communities from London’s Newham Borough, gathered to produce bricks made with industrial waste materials, as a part of the Brickfield Newham project. The bricks were made onsite, using earth collected from that very same location, then used to build in the same way as in the Victorian era. Director, Amaka Lin, produced a documentary on the process, shedding light on the local stories of houses and bricks.
Comments