THE BURBERRY MATERIAL FUTURES RESEARCH GROUP (BMFRG) AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART (FUNDED BY THE BURBERRY FOUNDATION) AIMS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND PIONEER MORE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES IN THE UK CREATIVE INDUSTRIES THROUGH RESEARCHING THE FUTURE OF THE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE MATERIALS, CONSUMER EXPERIENCE. BY TAKING A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO MATERIALS RESEARCH TO PROPOSE NEW REALITIES THAT RE-COUPLE USE OF MATERIALS RESOURCES TO HUMAN WELLBEING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE AIM TO HELP SOCIETY TRANSITION TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE EXISTENCE. OUR SYSTEMS APPROACH INTEGRATES THREE MAIN THEMES, NAMELY SUSTAINABLE FUTURE MATERIALS, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE MANUFACTURING AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE
THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST PHASE OF BMFRG WERE EXHIBITED AT THE LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL, (LDF) 2018. THE WORK CONDUCTED WITHIN THE SECOND PHASE WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THE LDF IN SEPTEMBER 2019.
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Image: The work conducted at the BMFRG will be exhibited at the LDF each year