This has been the most notabel part of the episode
All of the words written down are key in creating a beautifull piece of innovation.
Since monday 30/03/20
Make a connection between the texts, the presented design cases and the following word: Social issues
Explanation of the zine
Can you think of alternative material resources or streams in and around your house that could be useful for this assignment? Think of materials from nature/environment or streams that would otherwise be classified as waste.
Answer: Blood
During the tutorial I will explain the method in detail. The basic four steps of the method are:
1. Understanding the material
2. Creating material's vision
3. Manifesting material's experience patterns
4. Designing material/product concepts
Please try to identify the four steps of the method in the case studies:
Britt, Daniel, Anoush and Andrei : http://materialsexperiencelab.com/characterisation-of-waste-coffee-grounds-as-a-design-material
Kim, Duncan, Dusanka and Kaz: http://materialsexperiencelab.com/mycelium-based-materials
Desiree, Thijs, Summer, Laura: http://materialsexperiencelab.com/designing-with-transparent-lighting
This week we dive into materials and how to make your own bioplastics. The assignment of this week is to make your own bioplastics and use the Material Driven Design (MDD)-method to come up with future applications.
Core concepts: materials research, circularity, material driven design, material aesthetics
What: Make your own bioplastics and use the MDD-method to come up with future applications.
Make your own bioplastics. Try various recipes, add other materials, play with textures and use your mold. Document your process and findings.
Material properties sheet: Describe the properties of your material
Experiential toolkit: Understand the experience of your material
Future applications: Develop a concept for future applications
Plastic is a word that originally meant “pliable and easily shaped
First tries: - Agar agar jasmine tea - Agar agar Russian earl grey tea - Agar agar corriander leaf - Agar agar blueberries jam - Agar agar cayenne - Agar agar maggi
Transparent
Grapefruit
Lemon
Agar Agar with Jasmine tea Glycerine: 3,2g Water: 80ml Agar Agar: 1.6 Jasmine tea: teaspoon
Agar Agar with Russian Earl Grey tea Glycerine: 3,2g Water: 80ml Agar Agar: 1.6g Russian Earl Grey tealeafs: teaspoon
Agar Agar with coriander leaf Glycerine: 3,2g Water: 80ml Agar Agar: 1.6g Coriander leaf: teaspoon
Agar Agar with Blueberry jam Glycerine: 3,2g Water: 80ml Agar Agar: 1.6g Blueberry jam: teaspoon
Agar Agar with Cayenne pepper Glycerine: 3,2g Water: 80ml Agar Agar: 1.6g Cayenne pepper: teaspoon
Agar Agar with Maggi Glycerine: 3,2g Water: 80ml Agar Agar: 1.6g Maggi: teaspoon
In the presentation we got told to do twice as much... this was just a one time thing.
None of them worked out the way I expected to, except for the Agar Agar with Cayenne peppper. See the last tab for further information.
See the last tab for further information.
Sadly enough, I´ve forgot to take picture of the substance while wet.
100 ml water 20 g gelatine 12 g glycerine
How do you touch the material? with care, tapping on it
How do you move the material? lifting, weighing
How do you hold the material? Above his head to see how the light goes through it
Property
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Property
Soft
x
Hard
Smooth
x
Rough
Glossy
x
Matte
Reflective
x
Non-reflective
Cold
x
Warm
Non-elastic
x
Elastic
Opaque
x
Transparent
Weak
x
Strong
Light
x
Heavy
meaning 1: krupuk (crackers), structure and the colors are similar
meaning 2: dimsum, the shape and how it is a little transparent
meaning 3: a crispy condom
10% intense & 30% pleasant
What is the most pleasant quality of the material? Hardness
What is the most disturbing quality of the material? How it is not equally hard at everyy point
What is the most unique quality of the material? asymmetry
Crackling sound Fire goes out really quick after setting it up
Able to float
After the plastic came right back out of the boiling water it seemed more breakable, but it was a matter of seconds till it was back in "normal" state. The surface seemed to expented in the boiling water.
In normal tap water nothing really changed.
Bioplastic like this could be used for collectibles.
100 ml grapefruit juice 20 g gelatine 12 g glycerine a pinch of salt
How do you touch the material? pressing, rubbing, poking, pushing
How do you move the material? squeezing, turning, flexing
How do you hold the material? grabbing
Property
1
2
3
4
5
Property
Soft
x
Hard
Smooth
x
Rough
Glossy
x
Matte
Reflective
x
Non-reflective
Cold
x
Warm
Non-elastic
x
Elastic
Opaque
x
Transparent
Weak
x
Strong
Light
x
Heavy
meaning 1: Gummy bear, seems like I can eat it
meaning 2: jello shot, squeeziness
meaning 3: flan, (which is a pudding), because of the colour and form
not intense at all, 10% pleasant
What is the most pleasant quality of the material? squeeziness, almost like a stress ball
What is the most disturbing quality of the material? smell!
What is the most unique quality of the material? structure? How you are able to squeeze in it.
A more sustainable way of using "fashionable" plastic
100 ml lemon juice (citroensap) 20 g gelatine 13 g glycerine a pinch of salt a pinch of maizena
How do you touch the material?
touch de draad hee erg
How do you move the material?
realatief fragiel
How do you hold the material?
onderzoekend
Property
1
2
3
4
5
Property
Soft
x
Hard
Smooth
x
Rough
Glossy
x
Matte
Reflective
x
Non-reflective
Cold
x
Warm
Non-elastic
x
Elastic
Opaque
x
Transparent
Weak
x
Strong
Light
x
Heavy
meaning 1: spinnenweb, van wegge net en circkel
meaning 2: honingraad, kleur en beetje vorm
meaning 3: visnet
20% pleasent 5% intens
What is the most pleasant quality of the material? weight, the lightness
What is the most disturbing quality of the material? het netje dat er niet helemaal in zit.
What is the most unique quality of the material? Stickyness en flexibale.
smells like burned hair is willing to melt in heat circumstances
Totally disaPEERt in boiling water
Just tap water it became slippy
Needs to be hard and does not need to last long.
Agar Agar with Cayenne pepper Glycerine: 3,2g Water: 80ml Agar Agar: 1.6g Cayenne pepper: teaspoon
How do you touch the material? with care
How do you move the material? folding, hanging
How do you hold the material? hanging
Property
1
2
3
4
5
Property
Soft
x
Hard
Smooth
x
Rough
Glossy
x
Matte
Reflective
x
Non-reflective
Cold
x
Warm
Non-elastic
x
Elastic
Opaque
x
Transparent
Weak
x
Strong
Light
x
Heavy
meaning 1: toast, structure feels like it came out of a pan
meaning 2: Dorrito's when the bag is almost empty and there are only crumbs left
meaning 3: -
What is the most pleasant quality of the material? structuur, niet af geven
What is the most distrubing quality of the material?
too frigalie
What is the most unique quality of the material?
structure, korrel achtig
Fire does not go out, it stays on
Smells like my youth. I don´t know if it is NYE or cammpfire, smells nice in my opinion.
cold: kleur geeft af not so much dec kruimels
hot water: kruimels laten los van bioplastic
