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Designers involve natural processes in their designs and people are trying to self sufficient. They get their vegetables from their garden, energy from sun panels.<br> | Designers involve natural processes in their designs and people are trying to self sufficient. They get their vegetables from their garden, energy from sun panels.<br> | ||
What if we see ourselves as a source, by using 'trash' from ourselves and our life style as a source for materials to create products from?<br> | What if we see ourselves as a source, by using 'trash' from ourselves and our life style as a source for materials to create products from?<br> | ||
| − | Is this gross? Realistic? | + | Is this gross? Realistic?<br> |
| + | Which materials can be used for a valuable product? And where are the limits of what people want to do for their products? | ||
| − | == MOSS | + | == MOSS == |
Moss is a familiar yet special material that grows almost everywhere: on the sidewalks, buildings and gardens.<br> | Moss is a familiar yet special material that grows almost everywhere: on the sidewalks, buildings and gardens.<br> | ||
It can absorb liquids up to 20 times it weight, grows at damp and shady locations and was traditionally used by North American tribals as wound dressing and diapers. | It can absorb liquids up to 20 times it weight, grows at damp and shady locations and was traditionally used by North American tribals as wound dressing and diapers. | ||
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| − | A test to | + | A test to grow moss on textile, paper and wood. After a couple of days nothing changed, except for the slugs: |
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| + | [[File:Moss board.jpg|800px]] | ||
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| + | [[File:Moss mix.jpg|800px]] | ||
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| + | [[File:Moss update01.jpg|800px]] | ||
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| + | == HAIR == | ||
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| + | Using my 'body trash' as a resource. Everyday I find a lot of hair in my comb, waiting for the trash can.<br> | ||
| + | What if I developed a tool that will transform this into a usable material? | ||
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| + | [[File:Hair sketch01.jpg|800px]] | ||
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| + | After a tryout to spin a tread from my own hair, I went by the hairdresser to ask for a bag of hair to make more tests.<br> | ||
| + | I discovered that most of the hair was too soft to be spun in a strong thread. So I edited it with grease. | ||
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| + | [[File:Hair bag.jpg|800px]] | ||
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| + | [[File:Hair bag.jpg|400px]] [[File:Hair bag.jpg|400px]] | ||
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| + | [[File:Hair threads.jpg|800px]] | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 16 November 2015
Develop a personal tool that transforms your craft in a meaningful way. This tool needs to be relevant to your personal practice and the bigger context of your craft.
MY CRAFT
The essence of my craft is to investigate the characteristics of materials and to make use of transforming, moving characteristics of a material.
I'm moved and astonished by materials that can't be controlled, that live their own live. That's why I'm interested in Bio Design.
Examples of experiments with moving and natural materials.
I'm going to develop a tool that enables other people to see materials the way I see them.
I want to integrate the basics of Bio Design and DIY Bio into my tool.
Being critical about this movement is also important. Bio and nature is getting more and more important, also in design.
Designers involve natural processes in their designs and people are trying to self sufficient. They get their vegetables from their garden, energy from sun panels.
What if we see ourselves as a source, by using 'trash' from ourselves and our life style as a source for materials to create products from?
Is this gross? Realistic?
Which materials can be used for a valuable product? And where are the limits of what people want to do for their products?
MOSS
Moss is a familiar yet special material that grows almost everywhere: on the sidewalks, buildings and gardens.
It can absorb liquids up to 20 times it weight, grows at damp and shady locations and was traditionally used by North American tribals as wound dressing and diapers.
A test to grow moss on textile, paper and wood. After a couple of days nothing changed, except for the slugs:
HAIR
Using my 'body trash' as a resource. Everyday I find a lot of hair in my comb, waiting for the trash can.
What if I developed a tool that will transform this into a usable material?
After a tryout to spin a tread from my own hair, I went by the hairdresser to ask for a bag of hair to make more tests.
I discovered that most of the hair was too soft to be spun in a strong thread. So I edited it with grease.
