Lifecycle of products

An object is much more than the product we use. It is not only the result of the raw materials and energy used but also of the waste and discharge products in the different phases of its lifecycle: design, production, distribution, use and disposal. It is not enough to take into account the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of the material used to create a “good product”. Nor is it enough to reason only on its functionality and aesthetics. To make a correct analysis of the advantages and disadvantages connected to the design of an object you need to study its environmental, economic and social impact. The interactive section invites to take part in turning waste into a resource: to reutilize a bottle in an imaginative way, to accompany a Brazilian banana on its journey to our table, to give a new life to a t-shirt.

Have you ever chosen not to throw an object to give it a new life? Have you ever transformed something in a funny and creative way? Take a picture and send it to us.