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# Project Description Ungrounded Angelo Bartolome Summary Final work Awards Nominated | Maison/0 This Earth Angelo Bartolome is a craftsman who explores the relationship between an object's materiality and the narrative it conveys. Bartolome draws significant inspiration from Soetsu Yanagi, who led the Mingei movement. This philosophy resonated throughout Bartolome's work as making represents the lived experience. Bartolome believes that the surfaces' scratches, discolourations and unevenness tell the stories of these objects and reveal their journey through time. Angelo Bartolome is a craftsman who explores the relationship between an object's materiality and... College Central Saint Martins Course MA Art And Science Graduation year 2025 Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the world, with over 10.8 billion kg of coffee beans consumed in 2022/23, with expectations to grow even larger in the following year(International Energy Agency, 2022). When drinking coffee, do you often think about the product's life cycle? As part of the life cycle of the mass production results to waste that often ends up in landfills. But what if, instead of landfill, coffee waste can be reintroduced as a valuable material. Ungrounded is the beauty of everyday waste as it attempts to challenge the perspective of used coffee grounds. It reimagines the concept of waste and the conventional hierarchies of materials. Each object made from coffee waste is the conclusion of an ethic of mindful creation and consumption that encourages a culture shift—whether cherished or discarded—that the objects participate in an expanding ecosystem of beauty and responsibility. Final work Ungrounded: Puzzle Lamp 3D printed used coffee grounds that speculate the future use of waste and its applications. Ungrounded: Table The material of used coffee ground is reintroduced into the the realms of coffee culture as a coffee table. Ungrounded: Cups The material of used coffee ground is reintroduced into the the realms of coffee culture as a coffee cups. Ungrounded: Wall As a non loading material, due to its material nature, used coffee grounds can be used as a soundproofing material. Share this project Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the world, with over 10.8 billion kg of coffee beans consumed in 2022/23, with expectations to grow even larger in the following year(International Energy Agency, 2022). When drinking coffee, do you often think about the product'... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Nature & Environment Materiality Craft & Process Climate Emergency Futures Waste Regenerative
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