Facets of Sustainability
The "Inner reason" behind all my research and design projects is the desire to uncover the innovation behind everything, whether it concerns aesthetics, the environment or the human being.
I am constantly looking for Sustainability.
This word, widely used and abused, has a profound meaning, but above all different facets: when we talk about sustainability we can refer to other themes in addition to the environment, such as Cognitive Sustainability and Aesthetic Sustainability, which are topics I care a lot about and always try to investigate.
ZESTEP: 3D Printing Fashion Waste
ZESTEP is an ambitious project I started in 2023 as an eyewear designer looking for a solution to minimize the huge amount of Cellulose Acetate waste made everyday by sunglasses production plants.
An Unique Material
Cellulose Acetate is considered an “evergreen” aesthetic for frames: many different materials were introduced by eyewear designers to create new trends and aesthetics (wood and nylon for instance) but nothing seems to be able to replace the timeless beauty of acetate.
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This material represents also the largest form of waste within the eyewear production.
In fact, even a medium-small factory produces tons of Acetate waste in just a few days, deriving from the cuts of the sheets used to make glasses.
An Innovative Solution
In December 2022 I started collecting some samples of these wastes to have them analyzed and subsequently try to extrude them into filament for 3D printing.
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After some failed experiments and other difficulties, together with Techinit, an italian 3D Filament producer who loved the project since the beginning, we found the formula to make this material printable as best as possible. Now the filament is ready to be launched on the market and it's Patent Pending.
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Discover more on zestep3d.com
COGNITIVE SUSTAINABILITY
My 2020 thesis project who explored new and niche topics like "Cognitive Sustainability" & "Calm Technology"
Human Centered Technology
Everyday, we share a big amount of personal data in change of online services, games and tools. The problem is that those data is used by companies to profile us and "manipulate" not only our tastes but also belongings.
Unfortunately, many people are still unaware or tend to minimize the problem.
That's the reason why I choosed to explore this issue and try to give a design thinking solution.
This watch I've conceived is designed it starting from the concept of "human centered technology", an use of technology in which human is helped and not replaced or exploited. This goes against the grain compared to other smart devices on the market, which are instead "data centered".
More about the watch here.