Maximizing reuse, minimizing transformation

  • Publish On 15 October 2022
  • Armand Bernoud
  • 6 minutes

Maximum is a design studio that maximizes the value of waste; its material, its form and its engineering. Some materials are transformed in a semi-industrial process while others give birth to unique pieces, such as the glass walls of the Centre Pompidou caterpillar.

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