Renew - from wool waste to resource

Name
Trine Skødt
Education degree
Kandidat
Fagfelt
Design
Institute
Architecture and Design
Program
Strategic Design & Entrepreneurship - Architecture, Design and Business
Year
2021
Awards
Danmarks Designskoles legat

Renew is a material study of textile waste. The project responds to the 2022 implementation of textile waste collection in Denmark, by investigating the potentials of recycling wool using green chemistry in a cross-disciplinary collaboration between biological- and chemical engineering, and design. Renew explores the transformation from wool waste to fibres and form through material innovation.

Polymer recycling of wool: The diagram shows the process of using ionic liquid as a dissolving agent to recycle wool. It is based on theoretical knowledge and on my experiences from initial experiments working with the solvent. It also presents the two explorative directions of the project: Fibre to fibre and fibre to form. The online exhibition showcase fibre to form.
How can the pulp from dissolved wool and wool blends be reshaped into new materials? A collection of hard, flexible and foam-like materials was developed.
Fibre to form
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Proposing a future application: Marble wool boards utilized in furniture design.
Proposing a future application: Marble wool can be molded into objects.
Fibre to form: Material display of fibre to form experiments. Different samples of wool waste dissolved into pulp and pressed. The material is hard and lightweight. It can be sanded to obtain a smooth surface.
The project’s technical aspects were supported by extern consultant and textile biologist Birgit Bonefeld from Aarhus University. Working cross-disciplinary contribute to a strategic and holistic project approach.
Cross-disciplinarity
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The Royal Danish Academy supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Since 2017 the Royal Danish Academy has worked with the Sustainable Development Goals. This is reflected in our research, our teaching and in our students’ projects. This project relates to the following UN goal(-s)
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Danmarks Designskoles Legat

I juryens motivering stod bl.a.: "Trines afgangsprojekt er enestående i sin eksplorative karakter. Hun viser, hvordan designkompetencer, inddragelse af videnskabelig viden og tværfagligt samarbejde kan vise nye konkrete veje til et mere bæredygtigt samfund. Trine arbejder både problemorienteret og designfagligt på en og samme gang." 

CV
Education & Relevant Courses
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MA in Strategic Design & Entrepreneurship, The Royal Danish Academy

Textile design, material innovation, cross-disciplinary collaboration & project management.
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Textile design, handicraft & communication, University College Copenhagen

Textile design, textile printing and embroidery.
Extracurricular Experiences & Activities
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Growing - Mature Human Life

Andelen af ældre vokser i vores befolkning men vores samfund er ikke designet til de mange udfordringer, der uundgåeligt følger med aldring. 150 arkitekt- og designstuderende fra Det Kongelige Akademi udforsker i projektet ’GROWING – Mature Human Life’, hvordan man designer inkluderende til den ældre befolkningsgruppe i vores samfund.

Projektet er et samarbejde mellem Det Kongelige Akademi, Bevica Fonden og Fonden Ensomme Gamles Værn og udspringer af Det Kongelige Akademis engagement i FN's Verdensmål og dets overordnede tema "Leaving no one behind".