Agne Kucerenkaite repurposes "valueless" metal waste to create colourful ceramic glazes
Lithuanian designer Agne Kucerenkaite reveals the value of industrial metal waste in her project Ignorance is Bliss, which sees the material used to make colourful ceramics.
Kucerenkaite developed the project while studying Design Academy Eindhoven last year and it is now shortlisted for Dezeen Awards.
Ignorance is Bliss explores how metal waste can be used to make colourful ceramicsAimed at promoting a circular economy, it explores how industrial metal waste can be turned into powdered dyes, which can be used to colour porcelain tableware and ceramic tiles.
According to the designer, soil remediation companies generate around 30,200 tonnes of metal waste per year, yet the ways to deposit metal waste are limited. Some of it is mixed with concrete in the construction of new roads, but much of it ends up in metal dumpsters, as it cannot be burned. The waste is upcycled to create powdered dyes, which can be used to colour porcelain tableware"The era of the industrial revolution was a time in which possibilities of what man could produce seemed limitless," said Kucerenkaite. "No thought was given to the potential side effects of industry; indeed no knowledge of them existed at the time."
"As a result, many heavy metals were allowed to pollute vast areas near production sites," she continued. "There is an abundance of waste material available for experimentation at no or little cost. Metals are crucial to our worl...
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