Re-Source: Participation in reframing residual materials in design theory, design practice and design education A succesful transition towards a circular economy can only be achieved when we work together. How can we collaborate on the scale required? David Hamers elaborates on how he envisions a new method for social participation can advance the move towards a more circular economy. He explains how we can rethink our urban environment to deal with resource scarcity and proposes a theoretical framework that that combines the experimental and innovative capacities of RTD practices to create an interface for collaboration between universities and professionals

1. RE-SOURCE – PARTICIPATION IN
REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, PRACTICE AND
EDUCATION
David Hamers
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2. DAVID HAMERS
DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN
in collaboration with VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM and STUDIO ESTER VAN DE WIEL
DRIVE 26 OCTOBER 2017
RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

3. RE-FRAME / RE-MAKE
a new approach to residual materials
in the urban environment
new forms of collaboration in the creative sector
and between design and research
RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

4. HANDS-ON DESIGN RESEARCH
thinking-through-making
lexiconofdesignresearch.com
THEORETICAL / METHODOLOGICAL REFLECTION
participant observation
participatory action research
RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

5. IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
on site / in the public domain
CULTURAL MEANING
creative experiments
aesthetics of design
networks / participation in the design practice
RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

6. RESULTS
mobile platform
exhibition
ethno-methodological description / film
articles
RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

7. RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

8. RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

9. RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

10. MAPPING
example of mapping
flows of residual materials
RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

11. PLATFORM
example of the platform with four basic functions:
laboratory / arena / classroom / exhibition space
RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

12. PLATFORM
example of the platform as arena
RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

13. DESIGN RESEARCH
thinking-through-making
REFLECTION ON DESIGN RESEARCH PRACTICE
humanities / social sciences
IN CLOSE COLLABORATION
network of different actors
working iteratively
RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

14. DAVID HAMERS
DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN
in collaboration with VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM and STUDIO ESTER VAN DE WIEL
funded by NWO/SIA smart culture – arts and culture
RE-SOURCE / PARTICIPATION IN REFRAMING RESIDUAL MATERIALS IN
DESIGN THEORY, DESIGN PRACTICE AND DESIGN EDUCATION

15. KEY INSIGHTS