17/09/2026
The other week, I went to a really interesting materials workshop run by Olivia Material Literacy and Circular Design by Olivia Aspinall and learnt SO much about materials, sustainability, recycling and circularity.
One thing that really stuck with me was that it isn’t just about whether a material itself is sustainable or recyclable – you also have to think about what happens to it at the end of its life.
Something I hadn’t really considered before: two materials might both be recyclable individually, but stick them together and suddenly they may not be. How something is put together can completely change what can happen to it afterwards.
It was one of those days that made me realise quite how much there is still to learn – and gave me lots of food for thought.
Plus, obviously, I was very happy surrounded by a table full of weird and wonderful material samples 😂