Circular Materials: Innovation and Reuse in Design and Architecture maps the shift from linear to circular thinking across 50 projects, showing how reclaimed, recycled, and upcycled materials are being put to work in architecture, design, and fashion.
About This Book
The imperative to reduce material consumption has moved from the margins of design discourse to its centre, and this book responds with evidence rather than aspiration. Edited by Joe Gibbs and published by Die Gestalten Verlag, Circular Materials surveys 50 projects that treat waste as a resource — repurposing industrial offcuts, reclaiming demolition material, and substituting conventional inputs with sustainable alternatives. Each chapter is organised around material origins and anchored by a standout circular design case study, making the book as useful for practice as it is compelling to read. Architects, product designers, and fashion practitioners will find in it a rigorous cross-disciplinary argument for rethinking material selection from first principles.
Key Features
- 256 pages of project photography, material close-ups, and editorial commentary across architecture, design, and fashion
- Edited by Joe Gibbs
- 50 projects drawn from circular design practice, each accompanied by a featured case study
- Published by Die Gestalten Verlag
What You'll Discover
- How each material category — reclaimed, recycled, upcycled — carries its own logic for reuse, with specific projects illustrating each approach
- The design and architectural strategies being used to replace conventional materials with sustainable alternatives without compromising formal or functional quality
- How circular thinking operates across disciplines, with fashion, product design, and architecture treated as interconnected rather than separate fields
- The relationship between material origin and design outcome — each chapter demonstrates how provenance shapes possibility in circular practice
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 256
- Dimensions: 21 x 26 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783967041750
- Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, product designers, and fashion practitioners working with sustainable materials, as well as students and academics researching circular economy principles in built environment and design contexts.