# Project overview ![Groceries for cooking materials at home, image by Andrei Motian, 2020](/files/-MA2_KIsBsxp7nYzuo36) ## Research projects in times of COVID-19 To adapt to remote teaching in extraordinary times, our course on making as research had to be reimagined almost overnight. We arrive at the end of a semester that asked us all to reflectively engage with the conditions that make making as we know it possible. Repeatedly hitting our heads against our often invisible reliance on facilities and supply chains has been a struggle and a blessing, but seeing their interdependencies more clearly certainly encouraged us to take a radical turn in terms of the materials we choose to work with as makers. We experimented with bio-based materials and learned to embrace the fact that we would not be exerting the kind of control we are used to having over materials we know and work with when we use industrial machines. Limitations turned into openings and vice versa as we were practically confronted with the ways tools and staple materials inform what we can imagine. Students engaged in self-directed projects from home, making do with the limited tools and materials at hand. From their kitchens, gardens and bedrooms, they engaged with challenges around the lived realities of the COVID-19 crisis, often combined with a strong sense of homebrew material activism. During this year’s expo, students will present projects on topics of RIVM regulations, fashion, dating, packaging, exercise, biomaterials and DIY maker cultures. \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![Exercise cushion by Andrei Motian, 2020](/files/-MAWj_G87TsOEfZFLDEc) ### Gelance Cushion Ephemeral exercise gear to support rehabilitation exercises during lockdown. Student: Andrei Motian (CMD) Coach: Marjolijn Ruyg Tags: exercise, quarantaine, bioplastics [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/gelance-cushion-andrei-motian.md) \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![Landscape by Dusanka Prvulovic, 2020](/files/-MACQQSFHxyiu8Wmk7Wg) ### Redesigning Warhammer Landscapes from a Sustainable DIY Perspective Student: Dusanka Prvulovic (CMD) Coach: Marjolijn Ruyg Tags: Warhammer, kitbashing, bioplastics [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/documentation.md) \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![Filters for a DSLR camera by Daniël van Kesteren, 2020](/files/-MAenj4JIELGIhnH_vHt) ### Biofilters: an Analog Photoshop Back to the basics of "light writing", using DIY analog, bioplastic photofilters. Student: Daniël van Kesteren (CO/CB) Coach: Marjolijn Ruyg Tags: photography, biofabricating, filters [View this project](broken://pages/-MASWQ6jQJ_TbqO2WA7w) >> update this link!!! \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![Hyperdisposable sporks by Anoush Mazloumian, 2020](/files/-MAMZLS05qeJIbW5dAdg) ### Hyperdisposables Towards hyperdisposable sporks: beyond the promise of biodegradable plastic. Student: Anoush Mazloumian (CMD) Coach: Yuri Westplat Tags: biofabricating, material activism [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/hyperdisposables-anoush-mazloumian.md) \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![Grabber device, by Summer Danoe, 2020](/files/-MAVOmgeyoXqg5C8GBBD) ### Stop Touching Reframing hygiene tactics and accessible maker culture through a DIY lens. Student: Summer Danoe (CMD) Coach: Yuri Westplat Tags: COVID-19, personal devices, DIY [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/project-stop-touching-summer-danoe.md) \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![In search of a new biofoam recipe, Laura Velgersdijk, 2020](/files/-MAZEEa-skp5UPYzLGUw) ### Foam for Material Activists In search of a lightweight, compostable bioplastic to protect fragile goods. Student: Laura Velgersdijk (PD) Coach: Yuri Westplat Tags: biofabricating, material activism [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/foam-for-material-activists-laura-velgersdijk.md) \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- !["Untitled", photography by Mayte Breed, 2020](/files/-MAaE2wxkIEHPLZWjZD1) ### DateKleed A tactile material experience to support changing embodied social habits. Student: Duncan van Norden (AMFI) Coach: Marjolijn Ruyg Tags: social distancing, dating, materials [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/datekleed-duncan-van-norden.md) \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![](/files/-MAT2PqK2BiumSld916l) ### One Size Hurts All One size-fits-all facemasks revisited: from universal to personal fit. Student: Kaz Bison (CMD) Coach: Yuri Westplat Tags: COVID-19, PPE, DIY, personal fit [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/one-size-hurts-all-kaz-bison.md) \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![Agar-based garment packaging by Kim Sinke, 2020](/files/-MARqro8mIqssFTi3M1I) ### Biodegradable Packaging Bags Rethinking disposable packaging for the transportation of garments. Student: Kim Sinke (CMD) Coach: Yuri Westplat Tags: biofabricating, material activism [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/biodegradable-packaging-bags-kim-sinke.md) \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![Biocompostable, disposable faceguard by Thijs Uffen, 2020](/files/-MAGhdeOuvwxmeaP8MbX) ### DIY Faceguards Seeking alternatives for the diminishing material supplies used for personal protection equipment (PPE). Student: Thijs Uffen (CMD) Coach: Yuri Westplat Tags: COVID-19, faceguards, bioplastics [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/diy-faceguards-thijs-uffen.md) \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![Bioplastics in all colors of the rainbow by Desiree van Dam, 2020](/files/-MAG-4mCymimmaXVl2hJ) ### Bioplastics on a Rainbow Spectrum Creating a rainbow of color for bioplastics, using natural, accessible ingredients only. Student: Desiree van Dam (CMD) Coach: Marjolijn Ruyg Tags: biofabricating, natural pigments [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/bioplastics-on-a-rainbow-spectrum-desiree-van-dam.md) \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![Beyond Humanity - Britt de Heer, 2020](/files/-MAemt9quZMgodsahaIe) ### Beyond Humanity Being yourself does not have to be in a human form. Student: Britt de Heer (AMFI) Coach: Marjolijn Ruyg Tags: body accessories, biofabricating [View this project](/students-1920/projects/project-overview/beyond-humanity-britt-de-heer.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://minormakerslab.gitbook.io/students-1920/projects/project-overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.