Sailing Towards Sustainability: Material-Based, Practice-Led Research

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aut.relation.conferenceMaking Futures: 2020 International Research Conference: People, Place, Meaning: Crafting Social Worlds & Social Makingen_NZ
aut.relation.volumeVI, 2019en_NZ
aut.researcherNienhuis, Anke
dc.contributor.authorAlbarrán González, Den_NZ
dc.contributor.authorNienhuis, Aen_NZ
dc.contributor.editorOwens, Sen_NZ
dc.contributor.editorNoble, Jen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-21T04:13:31Z
dc.date.available2022-06-21T04:13:31Z
dc.date.copyright2021en_NZ
dc.date.issued2021en_NZ
dc.description.abstractIn this article, we discuss the experiential learnings from two collaborative research projects exploring the reuse of discarded competitive sails in Aotearoa New Zealand. The visually appealing and composite sail material, which normally goes to landfill because it is difficult to recycle, was the centre of our creative, practice-led and material-based approach, driven by sustainability and reflexivity. To achieve this, we applied environmental, social and economic lenses to our research processes and outcomes. We used two distinct projects as test cases to analyse and reflect on the realities, challenges, limitations and opportunities in the reuse of waste material in object and fashion design, also considering the differences between commercial design contexts and art-based approaches. In the first project, we aimed for replicable and commercial outcomes, emphasising material efficiency while simultaneously seeking to collaborate with and economically benefit a women-led refugee trust. In the second project, we aimed to create consciousness of the potential uses for discarded material, highlighting the visual aesthetics of the high-tech and historically meaningful sails in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. We found that, while there were only minor differences in the design process, external conditions like funding agendas and exhibition spaces play an important role in the perception of design outcomes. Furthermore, there are structural barriers to addressing the social dimension of sustainability in commercial projects with not-for-profits, especially in short-term projects.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationMaking Futures: People, Place, Meaning: Crafting Social Worlds & Social Making. Plymouth College of Art. VI, 2019. 2021
dc.identifier.issn2042-1664en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/15251
dc.publisherPlymouth College of Arten_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://makingfutures.pca.ac.uk/journal-2019/d-albarran-a-nienhuisen_NZ
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dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectArtistic practiseen_NZ
dc.subjectDesign processen_NZ
dc.subjectPractice-led researchen_NZ
dc.subjectReuseen_NZ
dc.subjectSailsen_NZ
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_NZ
dc.subjectUpcyclingen_NZ
dc.subjectWasteen_NZ
dc.titleSailing Towards Sustainability: Material-Based, Practice-Led Researchen_NZ
dc.typeConference Contribution
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