The true revelation of the circular economy is that the products of today are the resources of tomorrow. Trash or waste is not just that because products that are at the end of one journey can undertake a new one.
It is within this context that the Atelier Dall’Osso snc comes in. In fact, from the very beginning, all the atelier’s plastic polymer creations have been made using 80% industrial polycarbonate scrap and 100% industrial Plexiglas scrap. The same is true for all the plastic polymer sculptures created by Davide Dall’Osso. It is this transformation of industrial plastic waste into artistic and design creations that has made the company into an excellent Italian micro-enterprise. And it is this journey that Maria Vittoria and Davide share with groups of school children or adults visiting their atelier.
In fact, their workshop has tables with materials where participants can touch and see for themselves what the industrial polymer waste looks like and the various transformations it undergoes before becoming a finished creation. Other contemporary artists and designers are involved in this teaching process as well, sharing their own professional-creative path through the reuse of waste materials.
For any type or grade of school, and for all young people in general, we think it is fundamental that they experience for themselves the production and creation of art with recycled materials. The artisanal vision which utilizes waste materials instead of raw materials is fundamental because it allows a more immediate and direct engagement that is within the possibilities of young people so they can reach their potential.
The Future Material project shows how to get the most from our resources by reutilizing them at the end of a production cycle. This is inserted within the theoretical courses focusing on the circular economy which are taught inside schools for children or by associations that promote cultural development and awareness for adults.
Future Material aims to be an additional instrument for schools and associations that promote cultural development by offering tools for applied knowledge. In this way we share the knowledge that a production system which guarantees economic and environmental sustainability saves raw materials, reduces waste, creates added value even after disposal and raises awareness about correct forms of recycling. This in turn triggers the necessary cultural changes that further develop the circular economy as conceived, creating new forms of collaboration and cross-contamination of ideas that can lead future companies to develop new projects with zero environmental impact as their goal.
