Start with a question.
You can enter the atlas through an everyday object, a material choice or an after-use question. Pick the route that fits your curiosity.
What is it made of?
Open an object and explore the parts that do different jobs.
Start with an object →Why use that material?
Compare the choices for a specific purpose.
Put materials side by side →What happens next?
Follow repair, reuse and real recovery routes.
Follow a reading path →A good first visit
Open something you know.
OBJ. 01
Technology · 5 assemblies
Mobile phone
A small meeting place for very different materials.
OBJ. 03
Home · 4 assemblies
Ceramic mug
Soft clay becomes a rigid, partly glassy body.
OBJ. 08
Clothing & movement · 4 assemblies
Running shoe
A hard-wearing surface, a soft middle, a flexible shell.
OBJ. 27
Clothing & movement · 5 assemblies
Backpack
A flexible container with a hidden load path.
What happens when you open an object?
Follow the connections.
- 1Recognise the objectA representative image and a short introduction.
- 2Open a componentUse its numbered diagram or expandable name.
- 3Follow a material linkA return link keeps the original object in reach.
- 4Choose your next questionOrigins, other uses, or the object's next life.
Prefer a guide?
Take a reading path.
The path bar remembers your place in the address, so you can follow a side connection and still continue to the next stop. No account or stored reading history.