RESHAPING OUR MATERIAL WASTE REQUIRES RETHINKING, INVESTIGATION AND CREATIVITY.

PRIMA is set along 3 project lines: Educational service, Research & Development on new applications of material in the framework of product design and Innovation of new materials through biohacking processes.

1. Kickstarting Aveiro’s first Precious Plastic Lab open to the public with four state-of-the-art machines for plastic transformation. Recycling plastic residues with the participation of Aveirenses, who will be invited to hand in their waste in local collection points, as well as taking place in public events, workshops and exhibitions.

2. Moving further on, experimenting with other raw materials such as cork, ceramics, paper and natural fibre composites from the surrounding of Ria, the Atlantic coast and territory of Aveiro. These residues will be explored and transformed into new objects. Developing a more sustainable and local recycling solution and building up an open material library and showcase samples and its design application for circular economy in various exhibitions. Invite artists, architects, designers, researchers and creatives from different fields to collaborate and co-create.

3. Project line - Biohacking is about investigation of new innovative natural materials of the local territory. Collaboration with national and international material and nanotechnology labs for knowledge exchange and co-creation.

ON THE WHOLE, PRIMA COMBINES DESIGN AND SCIENCE IN AN INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE WAY, RELYING UPON NATURAL AND MAN-MADE WASTE IN ORDER TO RENEW OUR MATERIAL NECESSITIES.