Tool development
The resources and references used for the material profile were Positive Plastics, the DIY materials database, Materiom, Futation, the PlanQ product's material passport, Material Connexion, the material identity card (Rognoli et al., 2022), Protolabs 3D printing material selector, ANSI and ISO standards, and the books Better Things (Liden, 2023) and Materials Experience 2 (Pedgley et al., 2021).
Material properties
Tool sections process
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First tool proposal
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Second tool proposal
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Third tool proposal
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Tool prototype sections
Origin: description and manufacturer.
Material properties: common technical and sensorial properties.
Technical benefits: technical properties and experiential qualities.
Material qualities: four experiential levels: sensorial, interpretive, affective, and performance.
Applications: includes a case study.
Environmental benefits.
DIY: step by step. Optional category.
