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Unwasted
Exhibitor
Anna Maria Sand Jensen
External Partners
Danæg A/S, Danæg Group , BOFA Bornholm
Can waste from the agricultural and food industries be converted into new materials that make the construction industry more sustainable and tie closer bonds between architecture, people and the environment?
The Unwasted project points towards a future in which heaps of waste are transformed into resources.
With its point of departure in ceramic tiles made of 65–100% waste, the project shows how materials can transverse industrial boundaries. The project builds on a circular consumption mindset: By using waste as a resource, the waste generated by a factory or farmer can become part of a neighbour’s house.
The project shows how architecture created from waste can promote community cohesion and, with that, social and environmental sustainability. At the same time, the project challenges the idea of uniformity as an aesthetic parameter by showing how an interplay of colour, variation and unpredictability can be viewed as independent values rather than unfortunate flaws.
Key raw materials for Unwasted’s glaze and clay library of 100+ recipes include straw, ceramic waste, eggshells, ash, and recycled glass. Photo: I DO ART Agency
In-depth material research underpins the Unwasted work, with a library of colors and textured glazes, revealing unique visual and tactile qualities. Photo: Anna Maria Sand Jensen
Material research bowls with waste, low firing and testing different temperatures to use a wide range of waste resources to make waste glaze and clay. Photo: Anna Maria Sand Jensen
This tile’s rich reddish-brown glaze is made from waste, showcasing a sensuous, varied surface that highlights its sustainable, recycled composition. Photo: Peter Vinther
A wide palette of handcrafted waste-based tiles, raw and glazed. Mixes up to 100% waste with burnt tones, brown shades, light fragments and textures. Photo: Peter Vinther
