1300 Pieces of Rubbish

Over a one-month period we ran an in-home study exploring the notions of frugality, resources conservation, and sufficiency amongst 40 urban and regional households across Australia. We used a Research-through-Design approach, adopting the design-led method of design research artefacts, which were all created from discarded items of household waste. What followed was an extremely rewarding but overwhelming time, which culminated in the return of...