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Long description

This project explores possibilities of urban sourcing and social crafting to save resources and strengthen local communities. At first, soap was created out of leftover frying oil from local fast-food restaurants. In this process, participatory design was used to approach collective learning on recycling through communal events. Due to findings on cooking waste oil as a potential pollutant and underused resource further products like pastels are being developed. This direction is approached to substitute petroleum-based products with wax made from waste vegetable oil. While doing so, design research methods are applied to materials, production, and message of the objects. This is expressed in the design of shape, fragrance, pigments, and distribution of the products. The project is aligned with open-source techniques, it aims for more sustainable cities and communities and responsible production.

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