Upcycling Research : Global Perspectives on Product, Fashion and Theory / edited by Kyungeun Sung and Richie Moalosi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moalosi, Richie, editor.

Sung, Kyungeun, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walt Disney Productions--Songs and music.

Walt Disney Productions.

Circular economy.

Clothing trade--Sustainable methods.

Clothing trade.

Industrial ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Exploring themes of design and production, products and systems, and making and consumption, this open access volume provides new theories, perspectives, approaches and research findings at the cutting edge of global upcycling research. Upcycling is a design, business and social practice and - when done with care - it can reduce solid wastes, increase resource and material efficiency, and lower industrial energy consumption, with an aim to transiting towards net zero. Despite the wide-ranging benefits, upcycling remains a niche practice, calling for scaling up in order to realise the full potential of upcycling. Research and real-world interventions that promote increased upcycling necessarily bring together theories and disciplinary practices from design, manufacturing, business studies, sustainable development, consumer studies, and politics. This book presents the key findings of the International Upcycling Research Network (IURN), which is at the forefront of upcycling research, practice, and opinion in the world, and expands our understanding of current upcycling research and practice across industries, disciplines, and countries, and develops new cross-industry, multidisciplinary, international collaborative research projects, and initiatives. With contributions from across various continents, the chapters cover research and practices in fashion, textiles, furniture design, and highly-engineered products and systems, and provides new ideas and concepts on upcycling. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by AHRC.

Contents:

List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Preface Foreword, Tracy Bhamra Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Upcycling Research with Global Perspectives on Fashion, Products, the Built Environment, Community and Education, Kyungeun Sung & Richie Moalosi PART I: FASHION AND TEXTILES 2. Emotional Design for Fashion Upcycling, Yufei Hu, Pammi Sinha and Eunsuk Hur 3. Kenyan Fashion Designers' Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Upcycling, Sophia N. Njeru and Richie Moalosi 4. Stitched Refugee Stories: Using Stitching and Upcycling to Convert Children's Experiences into Empowerment, Chanjuan Chen and Trina Harlow 5. Exploring Upcycling Practices in the Fashion Sector: A Case of Harare, Edlight Mutungwe, Walter Chipambwa and Lucia Sithole 6. FABIO - Making Jeans Sustainwearable, Pranoti Sonawane, Lovish Bandwal and Yagnesh Gohil PART II: ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 7. Upcycling Carbon-Fibre Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites: An Engineering Management Perspective, Abhishek Tiwary and Dazel Empe 8. Circular Economy Solutions for Solar Photovoltaic Panels: Review and Future Research for UK Scholars, Kyungeun Sung, Yi Zhong and Patrick Isherwood 9. Integrating Upcycling into Urban Infrastructure and Built Environment Design: A Strategic Approach to Waste Reduction and Resource Conservation, Nnyaladzi Tema and Benjamin Bolaane 10. Unlocking the Value from Coffee Waste: A Case Study of Sustainable Practices of a Colombian Coffee Farm, Claudia García Flórez PART III: DESIGN AND BUSINESS 11. Scaling Up Upcycling: A Comparative Analysis of Furniture, Lighting and Bags Made Through Repurposing, Patrick Pearce, Martin Racine, Isabel Ordóñez and Alice Jarry 12. Key Challenges and Success Factors for Scaling Up Upcycling Businesses Across Industries and Countries, Kyungeun Sung, Amal Abuzeinab and Richie Moalosi 13. Designing with Waste in Hong Kong, Kevin Cheung and Kyungeun Sung 14. Organic Waste Upcycling for Materials Design: A New Framework Proposal Based on Food Waste, Luca Alessandrini, Valentina Rognoli and Karen Marie Hasling PART IV: PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY 15. Upcycling Throw-Away People: Lessons from Upcycling Research, Joon Sang Baek and Kyungeun Sung 16. Exploring Successful Cases of Community Participation in Waste Management and Upcycling in Thailand, Montida Lertnimanoradee, Busayawan Lam and Eujin Pei 17. Sucata Quântica: Local Reuse Actions in São Paulo, Brazil, Hamilton Ortiz 18. Community Empowerment Through Upcycling Pre-Consumer Waste Material, Walter Chipambwa, Edlight Mutungwe and Chipo Chuma PART V: DESIGN EDUCATION 19. Incorporating Upcycling into the Industrial Design Program: The Case of the University of Botswana, Richie Moalosi, Polokano Sekonopo, Yaone Rapitsenyane and Paulson Letsholo 20. New Product Development for Upcycling and Circular Economy Focusing on Everyday Electronic Products, Kyungeun Sung, Joseph Shade, Thomas Wylam, Tony Lorance, Mik Pieniazek and Abhishek Tiwary 21. Common Waste Upcycling for Product Design as Extracurricular Activities in Design Education, Kyungeun Sung, Millie Rees, Theodore Sloos, Richie Moalosi, Yaone Rapitsenyane and Anneloes Roelandschap 22. Integrating Upcycling in the Industrial Design Programme as an Alternative Approach to Mitigate Environmental Challenges in Botswana, Thatayaone Mosepedi and Gerald Kennedy 23. Conclusion: Opportunities and Action Needed, Richie Moalosi and Kyungeun Sung Index

Notes:

Creative Commons. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en

ISBN:

1-350-49634-0