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Work Title
The British Institute for Circularity
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Work Title（EN)
The British Institute for Circularity
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Please describe the concept of your artwork in 1000 words.
The project proposes and supports a networked and circular approach to sustainable living and production. The British Institute for Circularity focuses on the sustainability of our interactions with the environment and the precious resources it provides. Its policy is based on the development of human inventiveness to satisfy everyday needs by increasing one’s ability to repair, reuse and recycle. The Institute is organized in local communities sharing materials, tools and knowledge. As a member of this system, you are invited to learn about the principles of ‘materials hostels’ and the use of the ‘collective knowledge’ to make objects. You will explore the Institute’s website and discover a selection of ‘improvised objects’ like a table, a chair, a fan and a lamp made through an experimental process, with limited resources and tools.
This project is rooted in a critic of our consumerist society based on the belief in infinite growth. This leads modern societies to extract the earth's resources and exchange them. But our world is finite and the current sanitary crisis harshly reminds us of the very fragile aspects of globalization. In addition, new technologies, which mostly depend on the world’s exchanges, cannot solve the problem on their own and make this society grow indefinitely. This project proposes alternative solutions and explores how sustainable behaviors and values can become a new norm.
(This project is my graduation project from Ma Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins in London. It was created during the first lockdown with very limited resources.) -
Please describe the concept of your artwork in 1000 words. （EN）
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Work Specification
This project present the British Institute for Circularity's website available at : https://tinyurl.com/y7w5ry62
And a selection of 'Improvised objects' :
- a chair 850*800*700mm, made of two broken chairs (wood)
- a table 700*550*400mm, made of tennis rackets and shelves squares (metal)
- a lamp 600*300*150mm, made of a paper sheet, a tree branch and a c-clamp (paper, wood, metal)
- a fan 220*150*150mm, made of wood pieces and a lead weight. -
Work Specification（EN）
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Media CoverageURL
https://tinyurl.com/y7w5ry62
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Video URL
https://www.dropbox.com/s/avb0676oeqpa5i7/Chevallier_TheBritishInstituteforCircularity_Presentation.mp4?dl=0
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Your OfficialURL (Website, Instagram, Facebook)
https://tobiechevallier.wixsite.com/designer
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Your Profile
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Team Members
No team member
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Entrant’s location (Where do you live?)
Paris, France
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The British Institute for Circularity
The project proposes and supports a networked and circular approach to sustainable living and production. The British Institute for Circularity focuses on the sustainability of our interactions with the environment and the precious resources it provides. Its policy is based on the development of human inventiveness to satisfy everyday needs by increasing one’s ability to repair, reuse and recycle. The Institute is organized in local communities sharing materials, tools and knowledge. As a member of this system, you are invited to learn about the principles of ‘materials hostels’ and the use of the ‘collective knowledge’ to make objects. You will explore the Institute’s website and discover a selection of ‘improvised objects’ like a table, a chair, a fan and a lamp made through an experimental process, with limited resources and tools.
This project is rooted in a critic of our consumerist society based on the belief in infinite growth. This leads modern societies to extract the earth's resources and exchange them. But our world is finite and the current sanitary crisis harshly reminds us of the very fragile aspects of globalization. In addition, new technologies, which mostly depend on the world’s exchanges, cannot solve the problem on their own and make this society grow indefinitely. This project proposes alternative solutions and explores how sustainable behaviors and values can become a new norm.
This project is rooted in a critic of our consumerist society based on the belief in infinite growth. This leads modern societies to extract the earth's resources and exchange them. But our world is finite and the current sanitary crisis harshly reminds us of the very fragile aspects of globalization. In addition, new technologies, which mostly depend on the world’s exchanges, cannot solve the problem on their own and make this society grow indefinitely. This project proposes alternative solutions and explores how sustainable behaviors and values can become a new norm.
