MATERIALS
Use these guidelines when deciding on the materials you will use to make your work
Use these guidelines when deciding on the materials you will use to make your work
- What materials do you need to make your piece? Make a list.
- What do you already have in your studio? Can you recycle your own materials or objects?
- Does it damage the aesthetic of your piece to use a more sustainable material? If yes, then can you source your materials from a local supplier cutting down on fuel emissions instead?
- Does your piece need to be large? Can it convey its message whilst being a smaller size?
- Can you use recycled materials or electronic components?
- Do you need a company to fabricate your artwork? Can you use a local company, with a sustainable business model or a small local business?
- What will you do with the waste you create whilst making your work? Donate it? Recycle It? Turn it into a new work?
Links for further reading
Precious Plastics, make your own plastic recycling machines at home and create your own materials
Open Workshop Network, resource for all open-access workshops in London where you can make your own projects
The Sustainable Angle, organisation that has created a database of sustainable soft materials
Forestry Commission, information about why using sustainable wood products is a good idea
Grown in Britain, local woodland project
FSC, information on sustainable wood certifications
PEFC, information on sustainable wood certifications
Timber Trade Federation, why there work is crucial in the wood industry
LCRN Waste Management resource
British Glass, information on glass recycling
Living Roofs, information about green roofs
Open Workshop Network, resource for all open-access workshops in London where you can make your own projects
The Sustainable Angle, organisation that has created a database of sustainable soft materials
Forestry Commission, information about why using sustainable wood products is a good idea
Grown in Britain, local woodland project
FSC, information on sustainable wood certifications
PEFC, information on sustainable wood certifications
Timber Trade Federation, why there work is crucial in the wood industry
LCRN Waste Management resource
British Glass, information on glass recycling
Living Roofs, information about green roofs
Links to suppliers
(currently these links are all based in London and the surrounding areas, UK. We will be expanding these resources as the project develops)
(currently these links are all based in London and the surrounding areas, UK. We will be expanding these resources as the project develops)
Waste management: Recycle and Reuse centres
Western Road, Haringey
Summers Lane, Barnet
South Access Road, Waltham Forest
Gateway Road, Waltham Forest
Regis Road, Camden
Islington Reuse and Recycling centre
RRC, Tower Hamlets
Reuse and Recycling Centre, Lewisham
Reuse and Recycling, Southwark
Reuse and Recycling Centre, Acton
Vale Street, Lambeth
Nathan Way, Greenwich
Western Road, Haringey
Summers Lane, Barnet
South Access Road, Waltham Forest
Gateway Road, Waltham Forest
Regis Road, Camden
Islington Reuse and Recycling centre
RRC, Tower Hamlets
Reuse and Recycling Centre, Lewisham
Reuse and Recycling, Southwark
Reuse and Recycling Centre, Acton
Vale Street, Lambeth
Nathan Way, Greenwich