This article explores the pallet as a paradigmatic object of contemporary reuse practices. Through a semiotic analysis of recycling and redesign, it argues that waste is not merely a material residue but the result of a process of de-semantization. By examining makers’ cultures and reuse practices, the paper identifies different forms of redesign as strategies of re-semantization, showing how environmental issues, media cultures, and design logics converge in shaping new cultural values.

Mangano, D. (2025). PalletWorld. Forme del redesign. In G. Costanzo, I. Vantura Bordenca (a cura di), Accudire. Rifiuti, decoro, paesaggio (pp. 23-54). Milano : Meltemi.

PalletWorld. Forme del redesign

Mangano Dario
2025-01-01

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This article explores the pallet as a paradigmatic object of contemporary reuse practices. Through a semiotic analysis of recycling and redesign, it argues that waste is not merely a material residue but the result of a process of de-semantization. By examining makers’ cultures and reuse practices, the paper identifies different forms of redesign as strategies of re-semantization, showing how environmental issues, media cultures, and design logics converge in shaping new cultural values.
2025
Settore PHIL-04/B - Filosofia e teoria dei linguaggi
Mangano, D. (2025). PalletWorld. Forme del redesign. In G. Costanzo, I. Vantura Bordenca (a cura di), Accudire. Rifiuti, decoro, paesaggio (pp. 23-54). Milano : Meltemi.
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