Design Research

Design Research

Design Research

Educational support model for the understanding of organic waste recycling

Research part of ENEDI 2017 (National Meeting of Design Schools), and part of a 4th year Industrial Design Seminar at the University of Chile

Main objective

Research project that consisted of the creation of a methodological strategy to promote the recycling of organic waste in secondary education establishments, which integrated participatory design and permaculture tools.

Research poster

Mid-school regular education in Chile most of the time don't count with a practical approach, so designing a new educational support model for teachers and students was shown as the best solution in order to incorporate new subjects as the importance of recycling organic waste.

​The final objective is to achieve a community vermicompost, build by the same students as part of their evaluation. And to integrate as many as possible actors, as the student center, teachers and parents.