Upcycling Research Articles

Upcycle: As A New Preference in the Art of Climate Change

The most common inspiration used in the art of climate change is global warming. Indeed, the greenhouse effect that leads to a global temperature rise is the cause of global warming. This effect occurs due to increasing levels of carbon released into the air. Upon this, an artist needs to reduce carbon emissions for the sake of a better environment. One of the effective ways is by using the principles of environmentally friendly (low-carbon emissions) artwork. The way that can be chosen is upcycling in the making of an artwork. Upcycled is the upgraded version of Recycling. Upcycle will help reduce carbon emissions by utilizing old goods as materials to create an artwork. Upcycle does not use new materials, and it uses the method of material processing with a short phase compared to recycling. The contemporary art of climate change raises many issues on global warming as its inspiration. Therefore, it should pay attention to the material used in the making of environmentally friendly artwork. This paper will discuss the upcycle as a preference to produce that artwork. Practice-based research methods and literature studies are used in this study. This research will also discuss creative strategies in upcycling deadstock to become part of climate change contemporary artwork. The preliminary result from this study is that the upcycle will be optimal when combined with the principle of zero-waste. Upcycle: Preferensi Baru dalam Seni Perubahan Iklim ABSTRAK Inspirasi yang paling banyak digunakan pada seni perubahan iklim adalah pemanasan global. Sesungguhnya, efek rumah kaca adalah penyebab utama adanya peningkatan suhu secara global sehingga terjadi pemanasan global. Efek ini terjadi disebabkan oleh peningkatan jumlah karbon yang dilepaskan ke udara. Karena itu, seniman perlu berpartisipasi mengurangi jumlah gas buang karbon demi lingkungan yang lebih baik. Satu cara efektif yang dapat dilakukan adalah menggunakan prinsip karya seni ramah lingkungan yang tingkat gas buang karbonnya rendah. Cara yang dapat dipilih adalah melakukan upcycle dalam pembuatan karya seni. Upcylce ini adalah peningkatan versi dari Recycle. Upcycle akan membantu mengurangi gas buang karbon dengan memanfaatkan barang-barang lama sebagai bahan baku pada proses pembuatan karya seni. Upcycle tidak menggunakan material baru dan memiliki proses pengolahan material yang lebih pendek jika dibandingkan dengan metode recycle. Seni kontemporer terkait perubahan iklim mengangkat banyak isu mengenai pemanasan global. Karena itu, seni ini perlu memperhatikan bahan baku yang digunakan untuk memperoleh karya seni yang ramah lingkungan. Makalah ini akan membahas upcycle sebagai preferensi untuk menghasilkan karya seni tersebut. Metode penelitian berbasis praktik dan studi literatur digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Penelitian ini juga akan membahas strategi kreatif dalam melakukan upcycling bahan baku deadstock karya seni kontemporer perubahan iklim. Kesimpulan awal dari penelitian ini, penggunaan upcycle akan lebih optimal jika dipadukan dengan prinsip zero-waste.

해체주의 발상 방법을 적용한 업사이클링 셔츠 디자인

본 연구는 해체주의 개념과 업사이클링을 바탕으로, 패션에 적용된 해체주의 개념의 고찰을 통해 발상방법 및 표현기법을 도출하고, 중고 셔츠에 적용하여 업사이클링 셔츠 디자인을 제안하고자 한다. 중고의상에 해체주의 발상 방법을 활용한 업사이클링 디자인 개발 및 제안을 통해 미적 가치와 상품성의 가치가 높은 업사이클링 셔츠 디자인의 긍정적인 가능성을 재조명하고, 활용도가 높은 업사이클링셔츠 디자인을 제작 및 제안하는데 목적이 있다. 연구방법은 해체주의와 업사이클링의 개념고찰을 시작으로 해체주의 패션디자인 선행연구를 통해 패션에 적용된 해체개념을 분석하고 분류하였으며, 패션에 적용된 해체개념별 실증적 사례를 바탕으로 해체주의 발상 방법과 표현기법을 도출하였다. 이러한 요소들을 중고 셔츠에 적용하고 디자인으로 전개하여, 총 4점의 여성용 업사이클링 셔츠를 제안하였고, 그중 1점은 실물로 구현하였다. 그 결과, 도출된 발상 방법은 디자인 전개과정에서 효율적으로 적용되며 자원의 순환을 통해 창의적인 디자인이 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 다른 사이즈의 셔츠를 해체하고 재구성 시, 잘라내는 방식의 축소가 아닌 중고의상 본연의 형태를 유지할 수 있으며 이를 통해 제로웨이스트의 구현이 가능한 것을 알 수 있었다. 디자인 제작 과정인 시뮬레이션 과정을 통해서 의외의 아이디어가 도출되며, 이를 활용한 독창적이고 무한한 디자인의 가능성을 알 수 있었다. 도출된 발상 방법을 중고 셔츠에 적용하여 구현함으로써 미적 가치와 실용적 가치를 겸비한 희소성을 지닌 작품으로 제작됨을 알 수 있었으며 이를 통해 업사이클링 셔츠 디자인의 실현 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서, 중고의상을 활용한 업사이클링 셔츠 디자인의 긍정적인 가능성을 제시할 수 있었으며, 앞으로 패션 전문가들의 지속적인 연구와 실천을 통해서 다양한 중고의상 아이템을 활용한 감각적이며 높은 활용성을 지닌 업 사이클링 패션디자인 상품들이 제작되길 바란다.

Plastic upcycling

Plastic upcycling

폐자전거를 이용한 업사이클링 제품 개발에 관한 연구

폐자전거를 이용한 업사이클링 제품 개발에 관한 연구

The Use of Up-cycling and Recycling of the Hair Art with a motif of Four season

The Use of Up-cycling and Recycling of the Hair Art with a motif of Four season

The Use of Up-cycling and Recycling of the Hair Art with a motif of Four season

The Use of Up-cycling and Recycling of the Hair Art with a motif of Four season

More Volunteers Getting Engaged in Upcycling

More Volunteers Getting Engaged in Upcycling

Waste materials superuse and upcycling in architecture: design and experimentation

The research programme on the implementation of circular economy in the built environment, whose urgency is acknowledged both at national and at EU level, works on two complementary approaches: reuse ( superuse ) and recycling ( upcycling ). The first, theoretical and applied to a pilot case, is one of the first attempts to transpose to Italy the waste materials scouting and harvest mapping process as part of the design project. The second, with the start-up Atlante Inerti Project, which, with EIT funds, experiments an original use of recycled aggregates for the production of urban furniture elements with additive 3D printing and prefabrication of vibration compressed concrete, developing mixes with convincing performances of interest for further applications in the building industry.

Report on a Clothing Upcycling Seminar, Dunedin: Researching Clothing Upcycling in Otago

Report on a Clothing Upcycling Seminar, Dunedin: Researching Clothing Upcycling in Otago

A Study on the Characteristics and Design Development of Upcycled Denim Fashion

A Study on the Characteristics and Design Development of Upcycled Denim Fashion

A novel synergistic 4-column methanol distillation process

This work is enlightened by recent progresses in heat pump concepts, proposed to upcycle waste heat to compensate energy supply, A novel synergistic 4-column methanol distillation scheme is developed by using heat pump upon double-effect distillation through an intermediate heater to shunt reboiler heat load. Compared with the original scheme, the synergistic one can considerably reduce utility depletion as well as operating costs. The success of adding heat pump to double-effect encourages extending applications to process industrial communities other than methanol purification.

Recycled Aggregates from Construction and Demolition Waste in the Production of Concrete Blocks

The construction industry generates large amounts of waste, usually mixed, which can be composed of different origin materials, most of them catalogued as non-hazardous. The European Union targets for this waste for 2020 have been already achieved by the UK, but it is mainly developed in downcycling processes (backfilling) whereas upcycling (such as recycle in new concrete batches) still keeps at a low percentage. The aim of this paper is to explore further in the use of recycled aggregates from construction and demolition waste (CDW) in concrete mixes so as to improve upcycling. A review of most recent research and legislation applied in the UK is developed regarding the production of concrete blocks. As a case study, initial tests were developed with a CDW recycled aggregate sample from a CDW plant in Swansea. Composition by visual inspection and sieving tests of two samples were developed and compared to original aggregates. More than 70% was formed by soil waste from excavation, and the rest was a mix of waste from mortar, concrete, and ceramics with small traces of plaster, glass and organic matter. Two concrete mixes were made with 80% replacement of recycled aggregates and different water/cement ratio. Tests were carried out for slump, absorption, density and compression strength. The results were compared to a reference sample and showed a substantial reduction of quality in both mixes. Despite that, the discussion brings to identify different aspects to solve, such as heterogeneity or composition, and analyze them for the successful use of these recycled aggregates in the production of concrete blocks. The conclusions obtained can help increase upcycling processes ratio with mixed CDW as recycled aggregates in concrete mixes.

The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability – Designing for Abundance

The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability – Designing for Abundance

Kids encouraged to upcycle

Kids encouraged to upcycle

Children encouraged to upcycle

Children encouraged to upcycle