INOVAÇÃO SUSTENTÁVEL: O USO DE PLA RECICLADO COMO SUBSTITUTO PARA GEMAS NATURAIS: SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION: THE USE OF RECYCLED PLA AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR NATURAL GEMSTONES

Laura de Menezes Pacheco; Janaíne Taiane Perini; Felipe Luis  Palombini; Mariana Kuhl Cidade

doi:10.29183/2447-3073.MIX2025.v11.n4.IV-VIII

Authors

Laura de Menezes Pacheco UFSM - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA
Janaíne Taiane Perini UFSM - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA
Felipe Luis Palombini UFSM - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA
Mariana Kuhl Cidade UFSM - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29183/2447-3073.MIX2025.v11.n4.IV-VIII

Keywords:

Polylactic Acid, Gemstones, Contemporary Jewelry, Innovation, Recycling

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Author Biographies

Laura de Menezes Pacheco, UFSM - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA

Graduated in Industrial Design from the Federal University of Santa Maria (DI/UFSM) in 2025. She was a scholarship holder and member of the Innovation and Sustainability in Design Laboratory – NOVA Lab.

LATTES: https://lattes.cnpq.br/0729042155211205

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3346-3287
Janaíne Taiane Perini, UFSM - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA

Master’s student in the Graduate Program in Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape Design (PPGAUP/UFSM). Member of the Innovation and Sustainability in Design Laboratory – NOVA Lab. Holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design (UFSM, 2023). Her research focuses on contemporary jewelry and sustainability in design, with an emphasis on gender and responsible production practices.

LATTES: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1159380988855895

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5999-0633
Felipe Luis Palombini, UFSM - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA

Professor in the Department of Industrial Design (DDI) and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscaping (PPGAUP) at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Dr. Palombini holds an M.Sc. and a PhD in Design (PGDesign) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). His main research topics are focused on bionics, sustainability, digital manufacturing, and materials characterization. He is associated with the Innovation and Sustainability in Design Lab (NOVA Lab) at UFSM, the Design and Computer Simulation Research Group (DSC), and the Plant Anatomy Laboratory (LAVeg), at UFRGS.

LATTES: https://lattes.cnpq.br/8680770694335530

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2112-6695
Mariana Kuhl Cidade, UFSM - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA

Professor in the Department of Industrial Design (DDI) and in the Graduate Program in Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscaping (PPGAUP) at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). Dr. Cidade graduated in Industrial Design and holds an M.Sc. and PhD in Design (PGDesign) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Her research includes Contemporary and Traditional Jewelry, Gems and Cuts, Jewelry with Natural and Unusual Materials; Sustainable Jewelry; Bionics, Recycling and Reuse of Problematic Materials, CO2 and Fiber Laser Cutting and Engraving Process, and Creative Technologies. She is associated with the Innovation and Sustainability in Design Lab (NOVA Lab) at UFSM.

LATTES: https://lattes.cnpq.br/5858320343687305

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5893-383X

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CIDADE Mariana Kuhl; PALOMBINI, Felipe Luis. Design de joias: proposição de metodologia para ensino voltado ao mercado joalheiro. Revista Design & Tecnologia, v. 12, n. 24, p. 57–72, 2022.

CIDADE, Mariana Kuhl; PALOMBINI, Felipe Luis. Design e sustentabilidade: práticas experimentais com materiais problemáticos no ensino de joalheria contemporânea. MIX Sustentável, v. 9, n. 4, p. 17–26, 2023.

COHN, Susan.; SUDJIC, Deyan. Unexpected pleasures: the art and design of contemporary jewelry. New York: Skira Rizzoli, 2012.

SKINNER, D. Contemporary jewelry in perspective. Asheville: Lark Crafts, 2013. Disponível em: https://artjewelryforum.org/library/contemporary-jewelry-in-perspective/. Acesso em 20 set. 2025.

SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION: THE USE OF RECYCLED PLA AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR NATURAL GEMSTONES