06jun2025
Combining reflection and practice to address fundamental concepts of the circular economy, the life cycle of materials, urban ecology, and the creative process, we have partnered with Gustavo Martins from Um Mundo Lab. The goal is to stimulate new perspectives on use and reuse, promoting a critical and inventive view of the relationship between production, disposal, and sustainable innovation.
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Gustavo Cunha
Gustavo Cunha holds a degree in Environmental Sciences from UniRio, a master's degree in Design from ESDI – UERJ, a postgraduate degree in Economics and Sustainability from UFRJ, and a technical degree in polymers from IMA-UFRJ. He researches ecological materials and production processes, reconciling socio-environmental requirements with the functional, aesthetic, and economic needs necessary for viable solutions. An environmental scientist and designer, he is the co-founder of UmMundo, a company that works in plastic recycling in partnership with waste picker cooperatives in Rio de Janeiro, transforming recycled plastic into art, design, and architectural projects and products. Through this work, he has already recycled tons of post-consumer plastic materials, generating new, lasting possibilities. His work has received important recognition, including awards from the Design for a Better World program of the Brazilian Design Center and the international What Design Can Do challenge.
PARTICIPATING GROUPS:
ESPRO — Social and Professional Education