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BioFabricating Materials

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This week we explored alternative materials and techniques beyond plastics based on the petrochemical industry. It was an ambitious week, in which we made bio-plastics, bio-leathers, and yarns out of gelatin, algaes, bacteria, and fungi. In some cases, we were only able to start the sometimes weeks-long process, such as with root-grown materials, and the even longer mycelium process. (photo on right: growing mycelium, day 3)

1. Inspiration

2. On BioFabrication

get inspired!

Check out and research alumni pages to betetr understand how to document and get inspired

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  • Video references: Vimeo (only when not yours)

Sound Waves from George Gally (Radarboy) on Vimeo.

  • Video references: Youtube (only when not yours)

3. Tools & Ingredients

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* measure - measure - measure
* add, combine, mix..
* simmer, cook, boil, freeze, burn, crush...
* mix, smash, stack, overlay..
* cast, pour, press..
* dry, aereate, dehydrate..
* remove, peel, unmold..
* finishing touches

4. Process and workflow

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How-to use footnotes for fabrication files

Fabrication files are a necessary element for evaluation. You can add the fabrication files at the bottom of the page and link them as a footnote. This was your work stays organised and files will be all together at the bottom of the page. Footnotes are created using 1 (without spaces, as shown in Step 1 & 2, and referenced as you see at the bottom of this page) You can reference the fabrication files to multiple places on your page.

4.1 Step 1

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4.2 Step 2

The laser cut nesting 2 was created using.. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

4.3 Step 3

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5. Results

Results & documentation
  • Don’t forget to document the outcome including:
  • Upload the photos & files on oscircularfashion
  • Final result
  • Photos from different stages
  • Videos of movement or interaction, show how a material moves, something was assembled or the interactive
  • Include measurements or a reference object to give a sense of size
  • Describe the (material) properties or what you made
  • Comparison between attempts, if you did multiple experiments or generated multiple files before fabricating / deploying. You can use a table as shown in week 4

5.1 Documenting experiments in a table for comparison

example from the documentation of Loes Bogers TextileLab Amsterdam 2019-20
Biofoam Gelatin foil Bioresin Biosilicone
Starch Rubber Biolinoleum Alginate net Alginate foil
Alginate string Agar foil Bio composite Reused PLA

6. Weekly reflection & critical thinking

  • What did I learn? What did I personally find interesting or surprised me?
  • What would I do differently? If something "failed" do I know how else to tackle it now?"
  • How does this connect to my final project or my learning trajectory?
  • What are implications and possible applications, think also from the ethical or environmental aspect, how it could connect to your practice and project?

NuEval — final step

Go to NuEval and fill in the checklist, when not complete notify your instructor.

7. Recipe files, Booklet and References

  1. Recipe: download my recipe booklet here ↩

  2. Recipe: Mycelium recipe pdf ↩

  3. Reference: Author; Title; Source; year ↩