6∙ BioFabricating Materials¶
25th October to 1st november 2022
Update
- November, 2022
- April, 2023
- June, 2023
- July, 2023
Assignments
- Include some inspiration: research on artists, projects, platforms that work with biomaterials, local ingedients and resources
- Produce at least one crafted and one grown material:
- Crafted material:
- Explore the different recipes and understand how to adjust them based on the ingredients:
- Grown material :
- Explore the different recipes and understand how to adjust them based on the ingredients
- Document your recipes, the ingredients and process and if there have been changes, document your unexpected discoveries
- Name your materials, classify them by typology and display them in a systematic order of samples
- Submit some of your swatches to the analog material library of your lab. (20cm x 20cm approx.)
Ressources of the week
Research & Ideation¶
This week is dedicated to biomaterials, an exploration towards alternatives to chemical materials and the life cycle of the product.
Cecilia Raspanti was our instructor, she teaches to us some keys. Some extract of the course about this week
Overview¶
References & Inspiration¶
Design, if it wants to assume its ecological and social responsibilities, must be revolutionary and radical. It must claim for itself the principle of the least effort of nature, doing the most with the least. Victor Papanek
Victor Papanek's work combines respect for the environment with the observation of natural phenomena as a source of inspiration for intelligent systems. He is one of the first thinkers of eco-design. Avant-garde, he wrote in 1971 his manifesto "Design for the real world", in which he disapproved of industrial products that he considered ill-adapted, futile and useless. He was interested in all aspects of design and their impact on the environment and people. According to him, the most important aspect of design is its relationship with people. A pioneer in eco-design, he was the first to announce the necessity and urgency of considering environmental impacts such as life cycle and recycling in the design process.
Book Design pour un monde réel in French
- Emilie Blau
Sneature is a holistic design concept for a sustainable sneaker. The design integrates the use of biological waste materials with generative manufacturing processes with the lowest possible energy input.
The shoe consists of a 3D knitted upper from Chiengora (by Modus Intarsia), transition area made of natural rubber and a sole made of mushroom mycelium. Source
- Bianca Hlywa
- Nienke Hoogvliet
Nienke grew up near the beach, her connection to the ocean was the foundation of the research into seaweed and fish skin. In the project SEA ME the studio researches how seaweed can contribute to a more sustainable textile industry. Although the research is ongoing, the findings were published in the books ‘Seaweed Research’and ‘Fish Leather’. Source
- Keel Labs™
is a platform for innovation, broadening our vision for the potential of the ocean to accelerate our planet’s development towards a more sustainable future.
Driven by the exploration of novel resources from the ocean, Keel Labs functions as a hub for the next generation of climate-focused solutions derived from nature. Kelsun is a seaweed-based yarn. Source
- Belarofe
- Diana Scherer
Tools website for Biomaterials¶
Between Crafted and Grown¶
Gardening: Garden of Eden¶
We made research with Marion Banon, Laora Guillerm, Lauriane Beaumont about conductive biomaterials and the project Gardening: Garden of Eden. She already made amazing documentation and for not making a double I prefer to be focusing and others subjects.
Our goal was to grow plants into biomaterials.
We thinking about what the plant like, like a cofee grounds, egg shell, spiruline...
This experience is between crafted and grown.
The results was not succesful.