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HeavyMaterialism

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    Nik Baerten

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    Benjamin Sporken

Simone Farresin & Andrea Trimarchi, Studio Formafantasma, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

HeavyMaterialism (noun): a branch of design activism that rejects the idea of the disposable. The durability of products is not calculated according to human lifespan or a fashion dictate, but the geological or natural growth of raw materials.