2024-10-28 13:30 - 2024-10-29 17:00
KTU M-Lab laboratorijų centras, Studentų g. 63, Kaunas, Kauno m. sav
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Open lecture+workshop: plastic in design
Why do we think of plastic as a polluting material? Is it the most basic rubbish we know, or the most easily recyclable material for a sustainable future?
Using examples from the history of design, we will rethink the role of plastic in product design and discuss whether it is possible to find a balance between functionality, aesthetics and ecology.The lecture and workshop are organised as part of the Material DesignLibrary project, which aims to educate the design community, industry and consumers about the real possibilities of reusing industrial waste through digital fabrication technologies.
The project activities are divided into two main parts: physical research on materials engineering, and the digitisation of the thematic library and the development of a publicly accessible collection.
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Date: 28-29 October, 13:30 - 17:00
Location: M-Lab laboratory centre, Studentų str. 63, Kaunas
Event will be conducted in English.
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Date: 28-29 October, 13:30 - 17:00
Location: M-Lab laboratory centre, Studentų str. 63, Kaunas
Event will be conducted in English.
The number of places is limited, please register in advance. If you're planning to come for both days, please fill both registration forms:28 October: https://forms.gle/RJz3gWkMhrjdY5Xo8
29 October: https://forms.gle/3G4E7VbuuVvufp7a8
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EVENT PROGRAMME:
28 October
13:30 - 15:00 | Theoretical lecture on the use of plastic in furniture design, project presentation.
15:00 - 15:30 | Break and refreshments
15:30 - 17:00 | Getting to know the Olabas laboratory:
13:30 - 15:00 | Theoretical lecture on the use of plastic in furniture design, project presentation.
15:00 - 15:30 | Break and refreshments
15:30 - 17:00 | Getting to know the Olabas laboratory:
29 October.
13:30 - 17:00 | Hands-on workshop in the Olabas laboratory. Scanning and archiving books, 3D printing tests: recycled plastics, new plastics, alloys of plastic and organic materials.
13:30 - 17:00 | Hands-on workshop in the Olabas laboratory. Scanning and archiving books, 3D printing tests: recycled plastics, new plastics, alloys of plastic and organic materials.
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Project implemented by: Kaunas University of Technology
Project partners: UAB "Ekofrisa", VšĮ "Medžiagotyra", "WeVux", Lithuanian Marketing Association - LiMA, DesignLibrary Associazione Culturale, MB "Lemane", MB "Pranciškaus malūnas".
Project implemented by: Kaunas University of Technology
Project partners: UAB "Ekofrisa", VšĮ "Medžiagotyra", "WeVux", Lithuanian Marketing Association - LiMA, DesignLibrary Associazione Culturale, MB "Lemane", MB "Pranciškaus malūnas".
Material DesignLibrary project is financed by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.