10. Textile Scaffold¶
Research¶
This week i wanted to deepen my knowledge in biocomposites for different applications. Looking into 1 residue from food industry, what different results i could get experimenting with different recipes using only vegetable-based aglutinants. Later i wanted to test if this recipes would sprout, so i mixed similar compositions with agar, but they didn't ! would like to try again in the near future.
Fiber Architectures for Composite Applications
Fiber Based Biocomposites: Structure, Properties and Applications
Green Composites: Types, Properties and Manufacturing Process
Biocalcified textile architecture
get inspired!
Check out and research alumni pages to betetr understand how to document and get inspired
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Digital crafts - Shahed Jamhour - CPF Makerspace
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CNC mold - Zahia Albakri - CPF Makerspace
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Crystallisation exploration - Viviane Labelle - EchoFab
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Moulds - Lisa Boulton
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Millinery - Betiana Pavon
Add your fav alumni's pages as references
References & Inspiration¶
The Decay of Belonging by Kate Studley
‘The Decay of Belonging’ explores the connection between location and belonging. Having grown up between the farming community in rural Cheshire and Loughborough the artist feels a fragmented sense of belonging between two locations. By relocating farm materials from her dairy farm to Loughborough to create these sculptures, the artist aims to recreate a sense of belonging to the farm in the location that she currently resides. Such preservation of belonging is necessary in contemporary society as the future of British dairy farming is in jeopardy, and it is likely that her farm will no longer be viable in the coming years
Krapiva Zhguchaya is a collaborative research project by Studio laVina and Varvara Lazareva, that explores the possibilities of the stinging nettle plant to create a variety of materials and products. The stinging nettle is a weed widespread in Europe and Asia and is often seen as undesirable. Traditionally it was used in Russian culture as a source for clothes, fishing nets, sailing ropes, traditional medicine, food and house insulation, because of its antiseptic properties. Similar to linen production, craftsmen were extracting the fibres that grow inside the stalks of the plant to create a thread, textile or paper. To create a new life for this material they made modern products through re-thinking contemporary production techniques. The stinging nettle was harvested in Russia and in the Netherlands during various seasons of the year to test how this influences the material qualities. Using the hands on approach they learned that dried stalks contain only about 10% of the fibre and the rest was the thatch, this was not used by craftsmen before. This discovery and the desire to not create waste pushed the project forward and resulted in a wider range of products made from nettles, where you would use not just the fibre, but the thatch as well. Pigments also come from the plant itself, with the entire plant used for production.
‘Cheer Project’ is a research on pine needles in which this abundant, overlooked and unwanted material is developed into a 100% bio-based, recyclable and compostable biocomposite material.
Photosynthetic biohybrid scaffolds for architecture & the built environment, Shneel Malik
Svenja Keune
Tools¶
Biocomposites¶
I decided to use eggshells, for it's calcium and mineral composition, as the organic filling. Also because it's a very abundant a food industry residue. I started working from CMC mixing it with several different other aglutinants to test different results.
CMC¶
=== "ingredients"
* 10 gr CMC
* 140 gr H2O
* 40 gr fine eggshells
=== "tools"
* pan
* hotplate
* spatula
* electronic scale
* mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add CMC and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add eggshells
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* dry at room temperature or low temperature drier, 40ºC max for 16-24h
* unmold for the other side to dry
CMC + TAPIOCA STARCH¶
=== "ingredients"
* 2 gr CMC
* 5gr TAPIOCA STARTCH
* 80 gr H2O
* 65 gr fine eggshells
=== "tools"
* pan
* hotplate
* spatula
* electronic scale
* mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add CMC and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add eggshells
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* dry at room temperature or low temperature drier, 40ºC max for 16-24h
* unmold for the other side to dry
CMC + POTATO STARCH¶
=== "ingredients"
* 2 gr CMC
* 5gr POTATO STARTCH
* 80 gr H2O
* 65 gr fine eggshells
=== "tools"
* pan
* hotplate
* spatula
* electronic scale
* mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add CMC and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add eggshells
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* dry at room temperature or low temperature drier, 40ºC max for 16-24h
* unmold for the other side to dry
CMC + ALGINATE¶
=== "ingredients"
* 2 gr CMC
* 5gr ALGINATE
* 80 gr H2O
* 65 gr fine eggshells
=== "tools"
* pan
* hotplate
* spatula
* electronic scale
* mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add CMC and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add eggshells
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* dry at room temperature or low temperature drier, 40ºC max for 16-24h
* unmold for the other side to dry
CMC + COLOFONIA RESIN¶
=== "ingredients"
* 2 gr CMC
* 10 gr COLOFONIA RESIN
* 80 gr H2O
* 65 gr fine eggshells
=== "tools"
* pan
* hotplate
* spatula
* electronic scale
* mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add CMC and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add eggshells
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* dry at room temperature or low temperature drier, 40ºC max for 16-24h
* unmold for the other side to dry
HOW TO PREPARE COLOFONIA RESIN¶
1X1 QUANTITY OF RESIN AND ISOTOPROPANOL, DISOLVE ON THE HOTPLATE, MODERATE TEMPERATURE, STIR CONSTANTLY
CMC + TAPIOCA STARTCH + COLOFONIA RESIN¶
=== "ingredients"
* 2 gr CMC
* 5 gr TAPIOCA STARTCH
* 10 gr COLOFONIA RESIN
* 65 gr H2O
* 65 gr fine eggshells
=== "tools"
* pan
* hotplate
* spatula
* electronic scale
* mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add CMC and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add eggshells
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* dry at room temperature or low temperature drier, 40ºC max for 16-24h
* unmold for the other side to dry
CMC + POTATO STARTCH + COLOFONIA RESIN¶
=== "ingredients"
* 2 gr CMC
* 5 gr POTATO STARTCH
* 10 gr COLOFONIA RESIN
* 65 gr H2O
* 65 gr fine eggshells
=== "tools"
* pan
* hotplate
* spatula
* electronic scale
* mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add CMC and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add eggshells
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* dry at room temperature or low temperature drier, 40ºC max for 16-24h
* unmold for the other side to dry
CMC + ALGINATE + COLOFONIA RESIN¶
=== "ingredients"
* 2 gr CMC
* 5gr ALGINATE
* 10 gr COLOFONIA RESIN
* 65 gr H2O
* 65 gr fine eggshells
=== "tools"
* pan
* hotplate
* spatula
* electronic scale
* mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add CMC and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add eggshells
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* dry at room temperature or low temperature drier, 40ºC max for 16-24h
* unmold for the other side to dry
TAPIOCA + ALGINATE + COLOFONIA RESIN¶
* 35 gr TAPIOCA STARTCH
* 5 gr ALGINATE
* 10 gr COLOFONIA RESIN
* 86 gr H2O
* 65 gr fine eggshells
- pan
- hotplate
- spatula
- electronic scale
- mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add tapioca startch and alginate and disolve, add colofonia resin, mix
* add eggshells
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* dry at room temperature or low temperature drier, 40ºC max for 16-24h
* unmold for the other side to dry
Growing materials¶
AGAR AGAR + CMC¶
AGAR AGAR + CMC + EGGSHELLS + CHIA SEEDS
* 2,6 gr AGAR AGAR
* 0,5 gr CMC
* 2,5 gr GLYCERIN
* 65 gr H2O
* 60 gr fine eggshells
- pan
- hotplate
- spatula
- electronic scale
- mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add AGAR AGAR and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add organic filler
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* place the seeds on top and push them a little bit into the material
* dry at room temperature
* water 3 times a day
**AGAR AGAR + CMC + SOIL + GRASS SEEDS **
* 2,6 gr AGAR AGAR
* 0,5 gr CMC
* 2,5 gr GLYCERIN
* 65 gr H2O
* 20 gr soil
- pan
- hotplate
- spatula
- electronic scale
- mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add AGAR AGAR and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add organic filler
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* place the seeds on top and push them a little bit into the material
* dry at room temperature
* water 3 times a day
AGAR AGAR + TAPIOCA STARTCH¶
AGAR AGAR + TAPIOCA STARTCH + SOIL + GRASS SEEDS
* 2,6 gr AGAR AGAR
* 10 gr TAPIOCA STARTCH
* 3 gr GLYCERIN
* 65 gr H2O
* 30 gr SOIL
- pan
- hotplate
- spatula
- electronic scale
- mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add AGAR AGAR and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add organic filler
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* place the seeds on top and push them a little bit into the material
* dry at room temperature
* water 3 times a day
AGAR AGAR + TAPIOCA STARTCH + CMC + EGGSHELLS + CHIA SEEDS
* 2,6 gr AGAR AGAR
* 10 gr TAPIOCA STARTCH
* 0,5 gr CMC
* 2 gr GLYCERIN
* 65 gr H2O
* 60 gr fine eggshells
- pan
- hotplate
- spatula
- electronic scale
- mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add AGAR AGAR and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add organic filler
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* place the seeds on top and push them a little bit into the material
* dry at room temperature
* water 3 times a day
**AGAR AGAR + TAPIOCA STARTCH + CMC + SOIL + LAVANDER **
* 2,6 gr AGAR AGAR
* 0,5 gr CMC
* 7 gr TAPIOCA STARTCH
* 2,5 gr GLYCERIN
* 65 gr H2O
* 50 gr SOIL
- pan
- hotplate
- spatula
- electronic scale
- mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add AGAR AGAR and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add organic filler
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* place the seeds on top and push them a little bit into the material
* dry at room temperature
* water 3 times a day
AGAR AGAR + ALGINATE¶
**AGAR AGAR + ALGINATE + WOOD DUST + LENTILS **
* 2,6 gr AGAR AGAR
* 5 gr ALGINATE
* 2 gr GLYCERIN
* 85 gr H2O
* 15 gr WOOD DUST
- pan
- hotplate
- spatula
- electronic scale
- mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add AGAR AGAR and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add organic filler
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* place the seeds on top and push them a little bit into the material
* dry at room temperature
* water 3 times a day
AGAR AGAR + ALGINATE + WOOL + GRASS SEEDS
* 2,6 gr AGAR AGAR
* 5 gr ALGINATE
* 2 gr GLYCERIN
* 85 gr H2O
* 4 gr WOOL
- pan
- hotplate
- spatula
- electronic scale
- mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add AGAR AGAR and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add organic filler
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* place the seeds on top and push them a little bit into the material
* dry at room temperature
* water 3 times a day
CMC + TAPIOCA STARTCH + GRASS SEEDS¶
* 5 gr TAPIOCA STARTCH
* 1,5 gr CMC
* 10 gr COLOFONIA RESIN
* 2 gr GLYCERIN
* 65 gr H2O
* 65 gr EGGSHELLS
- pan
- hotplate
- spatula
- electronic scale
- mold
=== HOW TO
* measure
* warm up water, not too much, before boiling
* add AGAR AGAR and disolve, add other ingredients, mix
* add organic filler
* smash into the mold trying no gaps or air
* place the seeds on top and push them a little bit into the material
* dry at room temperature
* water 3 times a day
RESULTS¶
CMC + EGGSHELLS
CMC + TAPIOCA + EGGSHELLS
CMC + POTATO STARTCH + EGGSHELLS
CMC + ALGINATE + EGGSHELLS
CMC + COLOFONIA RESIN + EGGSHELLS
CMC + TAPIOCA STARTCH + COLOFONIA RESIN + EGGSHELLS
CMC + POTATO STARTCH + COLOFONIA RESIN + EGGSHELLS
CMC + ALGINATE + COLOFONIA RESIN + EGGSHELLS
TAPIOCA STARTCH + COLOFONIA RESIN + EGGSHELLS
GROWING MATERIALS None of these sprouted and some grew mold :( wannta try again soon
