# Pure Gold: Upcycled! Upgraded! - Hardcover

by **Elke Aus Dem Moore** (Editor), **Volker Albus** (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), **Adelia Borges** (Text by (Art/Photo Books))

**Waste as material: recycling in design**

The processes of global industrialization and mounting consumerism produce so much refuse on a daily basis that recycling and upcycling have become hot topics of vital global importance. Waste, a seemingly inexhaustible resource, has become a new kind of raw material for production. Designers are beginning to take a different view of the "useless" things that people discard: bulky waste, rubbish, cheap materials--in the right hands, these become pure gold. _Pure Gold: Upcycled! Upgraded!_ explores the subject of recycling in design and presents ideas for using refuse to create valuable products.

Working with seven curators from Europe, Latin America, North Africa and the Middle East, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and South East Asia, _Pure Gold_ brings together 53 designers and approximately 75 of their objects to explore value creation from garbage and scrap materials in European and non-European contexts.

**Number of Pages:** 396

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 8.2 x 6.3 IN

**Publication Date:** February 27, 2018

## Details

- **Price:** 39.95 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 39.95 USD | In stock |

## Images

- Pure Gold: Upcycled! Upgraded! - Hardcover

---

> Source: [Smart supply deals](https://smartsupplydeals.com/products/pure-gold-upcycled-upgraded-hardcover)
> Updated: 2026-07-23