The document proposes a new framework for designing, making, and disposing of objects in Barcelona. It identifies problems with the short lifecycles of objects and underutilization of still-usable discarded items. The proposal includes establishing neighborhood "rething spaces" to collect reusable materials, connect makers, and enable local production. An online network would allow sharing designs, skills, materials listings, and trading of waste-based products to prolong lifecycles and decrease city waste by treating solid waste as a new resource.

2. A Framework for a New Way of
Designing, Making and Disposing
Objects in the City of Barcelona

3. A project about:
The City
The People and
The things we use

4. 1.1. CONTEXT
Global Scale

7. 1.2. CONTEXT
Local Scale

8. Current Solid Waste Management System in Barcelona

13. Main research conclusions:
• Lifecycle of the things we use is too short
• Most of the things thrown away are still
usable
• Local waste ‘economy’ exists but it isn’t
regulated, supported or used by a lot of
people

14. Problems to Solve (CITY SCALE)
• Prolong the lifecycle of things people use
• Decrease city waste by using solid waste as
a new source of materials
• Support the philosophy of making and
local, waste based business

15. Problems to Solve (HUMANE SCALE)
• Facilitate the disposal of unwanted things,
their preservation and reuse
• Connect people who make things and need
materials with people who want to dispose
and people who want to buy
things (collect–make–trade model)

16. 2. PROPOSAL

18. MAKERS
COLLECTORS TRADERS

20. One space per neighborhood to be used as:
• A place to collect things and materials
which can be reused
• A local meeting point for present and
future makers, collectors and traders
• A place for prototyping and producing
new things with fabrication machines

21. Barcelona Rething Spaces per neighborhoods

24. Online network to be used for:
• Sharing designs, skills and materials
• Searching for materials and their
availability in the city
• Trading–buying and selling local,
waste based products

26. 3. KEY CONCEPTS

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