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WHY
RE-USE.EU was created to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, expertise, experiences in material engineering, design, architecture, and city-making.
In the modern era, architecture and the building industry are creating thirty percent of waste worldwide. Waste in nature does not exist, and we believe that from nature, we can still learn how to analyze and improve our production cycles, saving resources and decreasing the impact we have on the planet.
“Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we’ve been ignorant of their value.”
Powered by oil, we have dug out more than enough resources.
Now it is time to reuse and cascade the materials we have around us through endless loops of design and re-design.”
HOW
Capture
Photo & Video
We believe in the documentation of projects and case-studies as a catalyst to disseminate the practice of creative reuse. We like to execute it through photography, film, and interviews. We are currently displaying our content, but we invite professionals to submit curated content.
Study
Knowledge is Power
Documentation of projects and case-studies needs to be executed, curated, analyzed, edited, and discussed to gain new awareness regarding their potential. Waste streams occur worldwide in the same or similar patterns; therefore, we believe in sharing ideas and sustainable solutions.
Share
Editorial
Our expertise lies in both communication and project management. Project reports and press-releases are the main goals to reach a good overview of the work done and invìcrease the chance of publication across our network and our social media.
WHAT
Education
Waste to Treasure
To disseminate the practice of RE-USE we have created and tested some educational modules that cover different aspects, highlighting both regulations and practical solutions. In the foram of a seminar, our theoretical module includes three main sections: opening and inspirational session, regulatory session, introduction to material harvest, and adaptive design.
Workshops
Knowledge is Power
The most effective way to implement our action is to combine lectures with practical workshops for material harvesting and prototyping. So far, we have been implementing the Harvest Map in various European countries, allowing architects and designers to connect with local companies and institutions to provide the new material sources.
Design & Build
Design as Politics
We like to empower local institutions and professionals with new methods and resources. Together we can sustainably improve our cities. Material harvesting, prototyping, and construction mean to respond to our local needs with a new approach. Prototyping is the most effective way to evaluate the potential of new material streams.
WHO
RE-USE.EU was founded in 2017 by Denis Guzzo, who is contributing as a content manager, publishing his work and connecting professionals.
Elisa Saturno is responsible for project management and editing.
Thanks to their experience and various projects they have been involved in, they are connected to the European network of reused-based and social design.
Denis Guzzo
is a documentary photographer, filmmaker, producer, and content specialist who graduated in communication design from the Royal Academy of Arts in Te Hague, the Netherlands, in 2010.
He intensively documented the work of Superuse for teen years now. His work has been exhibited and screened internationally.
His photographs were published in magazines such as A+U, BBC, Icon, Metropolis M, New York Times, Volume, in many books and on book covers. Find out more at denisguzzo.com
Elisa Saturno
is a social designer and lecturer based in Milan, Italy. She is specialized in developing strategic design processes, social design activities, workshops for community development, and engagement.
Elisa has been pioneering the use of Harvest Map in Italy ad contributing to the educational action of RE-USE.EU by analyzing industrial waste materials flows to locate and define sources for professional upcycling. Elisa is also co-founder of CommunityToolkit.it
CONTACT
Network
At RE-USE.EU, we strive to connect professionals and create a network that can help us in our mission. Please get in touch or subscribe to our NewsLetter to stay up to date with our activities.
Contribute
We would be grateful if you could get in touch if you have projects, research, or case-studies worth spreading. We especially appreciate curated content, book reviews, notifications regarding events and exhibitions.
Join Us
You need a team to build a dream!
We are looking for ambassadors in each EU country. Are you in? Please get in touch.
LIBRARY
Superuse: Constructing New Architecture by Shortcutting Material Flows
Authors: Césare Peeren, Jan Jongert, Ed van Hinte Published by: 010 Publishers, 2013 ISBN 10: 9064505926 Pioneers in designing and building with various dead stock and waste materials, compiled the book Superuse. This book shows examples from their...