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PAPERS: More than Human Climate Learning: Systems, Translation and Regeneration Location: McEwan Hall Auditorium Zoom Link Session Chair: Anton Poikolainen Rosén, Stockholm University Session Chair: Heitlinger Sara, University of London, UK | |
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From Fragile Remnants to Regenerative Systems: Circular Design Through Eggshell Waste 1: Independent Researcher, Institute for Future Technologies, De Vinci Higher Education, Paris, France; 2: Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, India Eggshell waste, designated by the EPA as the 15th largest food-based pollutant, is reimagined here as a regenerative material through circular and reciprocal design practices. This research explores how discarded eggshells can be transformed into bioplastics, coatings, and modular construction elements. The project integrates ecological theory (Haraway’s “response-ability,” Kimmerer’s reciprocity) with hands-on material experimentation across diverse geographies, including India and Europe. Emphasizing student-led, non-hierarchical learning, it cultivates ecological care and interdependence between human and more-than-human worlds. Installations, workshops, and collaborations with local experts support regenerative construction practices rooted in local materials and needs. By challenging extractive, linear waste systems, the project aligns with the DRS2026 theme of Transitional Materialities, treating waste as offering and design as a practice of renewal. It proposes a speculative yet grounded approach to sustainable material futures: where fragility becomes a source of strength and design nurtures planetary repair. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.1491
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