i tried to come up with a design brief:

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

→ Focus on materials(the transformation of them) and techniques

• inspired by 'Design For A Living World' exhibit @ Cooper Hewitt 2009

• especially the vegetable ivory and black pearl project

TECHNIQUES:

cold connections (no energy/vapors used)

-rivets

-sewing

DRYER SHEETS & STEEL:

-”plentiful material... revealing true glamour”

• trash transformed into a precious material like a stone or precious metal

• evidence of our consumption (goods & energy) and materialistic attitude

• turning consumption into a positive thing

• extending the product life and keeping it out of landfills (transforming it into something else)

• “balance between consumption and conservation

FORMAT: brooch/ long necklace

• sit against clothing

  → waste product referencing original function for which it was made

• precious jewelry

QUALITIES:

• beautiful

• elegant

• delicate

WHO: galleries, art jewelry collectors

WHAT: wearable collection of wasted products presented in a new innovative way

HOW: create brooches and necklaces/pendants with dryer sheets and steel whole referencing their original context/use with clothing

WHY: promoting another chapter of product life and sustainable design