Design Temporariness!

The integration of computational design and digital fabrication applied led to the project Design Temporariness!, a mono-material cardboard installation presented for the occasion of Lucca Biennale Cartasia 2024. Design Temporariness! is the result of the collaboration between Material Balance Research, ATI Project and Materieunite, as part of the MaBa.Design 2023 Master's program. From the concept to fabrication and assembly, each stage of the process relates with the environment. The environmental footprint extends beyond the project itself. Post-exhibition, circularity persists through the possibility of disassembly, in order to save material with the purpose of re-assembly it in another place or recycling, with continuity between new forms, transforming the creative process in a circular loop. The exhibition pavilion serves as a medium for communicating values such as sustainability and circularity, becoming a true catalyst for innovation. To achieve such goals, the project aims to connect manufacturing issues from the earliest design stages, integrating computational design and digital fabrication to achieve an adaptable product-process tool to improve quality and final predictability. The box system structure makes the pavilion solid but lightweight, exploiting the inherent strength of the material and the friction provided by the connection of adjacent faces.  The joints allow for easy assembly and disassembly of the pavilion, promoting the possibility of reuse and recycling, giving the installation a new life.