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Feasibility Study into Factors Affecting the Re-Use of Furniture and Corresponding Design Strategies

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Project Description

In the context of reducing raw material usage and establishing Scotland�s capacity for designing and making furniture for re-use, this study aims to:
? establish key factors in consumer decisions to re-use or discard domestic furniture, and
? propose s

Project Acronym Neat Furniture Reuse
Status Project Complete
Funder(s) The Scottish Institute for Remanufacture
Neat (UK) Ltd
Value £16,951.00
Project Dates Jul 15, 2018 - Mar 1, 2019
Partner Organisations Neat (UK) Ltd



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