Cradle to cradle is an design concept that ultimately aims to reduce waste and produce goods that are sustainable to develop. As well as produce goods that use and work with nature to regenerate. By creatings goods and products that benefit nature and use sustainable materials and processes to do so. this is to the opposing models of making products from recycled goods. The cradle to cradle model uses regenerative systems seen within nature as a basis for design. Making positive human design that is non toxic. Taking advantage of biological processes and natural resources that in turn replenish the earth and that can be fully recycled. Using the concept of a waste eco cycle that takes one organisms waste and regenerates it into something that can once again replenish the earth. these are products that use the biological metabolism and are designed to safely return back to the environment without causing harm, that can have nutritional or positive impact on the environment, for example biodegradable packaging. creating design in harmony with other living things.
I summarised the model using, Cradle-to-Cradle, https://mcdonough.com/writings/cradle-cradle-alternative/
I feel my work sits closely to the concept of cradle to cradle. The use of a recycled waste material that often end up in landfill (as paper is not always recycled), which I combine with natural cellulose and sustainable sourced andgrown materials in order to produce a sculptural form that can be biodegradable. I also create a positive impact and trace on my environment during the forms biodegradation as the sculptural forms contain wild woodland seeds, so in turn I am positively impacting the environment that I am taking the materials I use from.
Lara Hoad Artist Designer: Maker 