The material ecologies of our world of objects have become a matter of concern, also for historians of design. Until recently, historical scholarship on the substances that go into design has focused chiefly on their cultural identities and social significance.1 Now, however, there is a growing interest also in the intricate infrastructures of their sourcing, logistics, production, distribution, consumption, disposal, reuse, and recycling-especially with a view to the environmental ramifications of these complex processes.2 With Aluminum Upcycled: Sustainable Design in Historical Perspective, environmental historian and professor of sustainability studies at Pratt Institute, Carl A. Zimring, provides a substantial and timely addition to the emerging literature on this topic.
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机译：我们的物体世界的物质生态也已成为设计历史学家关注的问题。直到最近，有关进入设计的物质的历史研究主要集中在其文化特征和社会意义上。1然而，如今，人们对其复杂的采购，物流，生产，分配，消费，处置，再利用和再循环-尤其是考虑到这些复杂过程对环境的影响。2借助铝的再生：历史视角下的可持续设计，环境历史学家，普拉特研究所可持续研究教授Carl A. Zimring提供了实质性的信息并及时添加有关此主题的新兴文献。
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