Emerging materials for transition: A taxonomy proposal from a design perspective

Journal article

Sofia Soledad Duarte Poblete*, Alessia Romani, Valentina Rognoli
Sustainable Futures, vol. 7(100155), 2024 Jun

DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100155

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Poblete*, S. S. D., Romani, A., & Rognoli, V. (2024). Emerging materials for transition: A taxonomy proposal from a design perspective. Sustainable Futures, 7(100155). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100155

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Poblete*, Sofia Soledad Duarte, Alessia Romani, and Valentina Rognoli. “Emerging Materials for Transition: A Taxonomy Proposal from a Design Perspective.” Sustainable Futures 7, no. 100155 (June 2024).

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Poblete*, Sofia Soledad Duarte, et al. “Emerging Materials for Transition: A Taxonomy Proposal from a Design Perspective.” Sustainable Futures, vol. 7, no. 100155, June 2024, doi:10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100155.

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@article{sofia2024a,
  title = {Emerging materials for transition: A taxonomy proposal from a design perspective},
  year = {2024},
  month = jun,
  issue = {100155},
  journal = {Sustainable Futures},
  volume = {7},
  doi = {10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100155},
  author = {Poblete*, Sofia Soledad Duarte and Romani, Alessia and Rognoli, Valentina},
  month_numeric = {6}
}

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ANVUR Scientific Journal Area 08, Sector 08/C1 (Design)

Abstract

In response to environmental challenges, design promotes emerging materials connected with the circular economy and environmental sustainability. However, there is confusion about their definition and contribution to sustainable design and production, showing a gap in their classification. This article proposes a taxonomy as a helpful tool to consolidate and unify terminology, definitions and general understanding of these emerging materials. An analysis of 31 real-world case studies helped outline the taxonomic proposal to formalise knowledge, fostering clarity in classifying and identifying them. The taxonomy aims to organise emerging materials, generate reflections, and encourage their responsible development, diffusion, and adoption. 1

Keywords

Taxonomy // Emerging materials // Environmental sustainability // Circularity // Transition // Materials design

Highlights

A taxonomy proposal for emerging materials for design based on existing case studies.
Materials from waste, renewable, and biofabricated materials are the proposed main clusters.
Circular and environmentally sustainable approaches in emerging materials design.
Focus on materials that reduce reliance on virgin resources and foster new loops.

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Inspiration. Emerging Materials for Transition : A Taxonomy proposal from a Design Perspective published by Wallonie Design (Online news magazine). 1
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Rigaux, C., 2024. Emerging Materials for Transition : A Taxonomy proposal from a Design Perspective. Wallonie Design. Available at: https://www.walloniedesign.be/inspiration/emerging-materials-for-transition-a-taxonomy-proposal-from-a-design-perspective/ ↩
1. Biodesign. Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/?curid=80384569
Duarte Poblete, S.S., Romani, A., and Rognoli, V., 2024. Emerging Materials for Transition. A Taxonomy Proposal from a Design Perspective. Sustainable Futures, Vol 7, 100155. DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100155 ↩
Duarte Poblete, S.S., Romani, A., and Rognoli, V., 2024. Emerging Materials for Transition. A Taxonomy Proposal from a Design Perspective. Preprint. Available at SSRN. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4688733 ↩