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Name of the submitted project or idea (in English or both English and your language)
Bio-innovation: Materials Languages
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URL of a video introducing the work（under 5 minutes）
https://vimeo.com/1023884001?share=copy
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Detailed explanation of the submitted project or idea (in English or both English and your language)
Samples were made taking into account hardness, fragility, flexibility, transparency, density and errors to create a playful catalogue expressing these qualities in the registers. The manufacturing process started with base recipes, using materials such as gelatine, starches and algae, and organic material such as eggshells, banana skins, turmeric, onion skins, and potato skins. From this material, a process of drying and crushing is carried out to pass to the manufacturer by means of a recipe as in the traditional kitchen. It is left to dry while observing its transformations.
Both pigments and natural dyes were used to give colour, using natural materials such as turmeric, onion skins, red cabbage, avocado skin, annatto seed and others have been used. The dyes were made from husks that were also used for the production of the biomaterial, reducing waste as much as possible and incorporating all the material into the process. On the basis of this research, the development of a 'bio-colour palette' based on natural pigments applied to different biomaterials is under development.
Ocloya Studio's artistic and multidisciplinary study emphasises new ideas, languages and possible solutions for the textile and fashion present that involves thinking about the past at the same time as the future.
Making process
Starting from the research of each characteristic, she started experimenting with base recipes, playing with the given colour or varying it in the same manufacturing process by combining ingredients or modifying the pH of the dye.
Text submitted by the maker and edited by the Future Materials Bank. For information about reproducing (a part of) this text, please contact the maker.
Ingredients
Banana peel, turmeric, avocado dye, avocado peel, orange peel, gelatine, water, cherry ink, glycerine, wax -
How does your work address the 3 P’s (for Planet, for People, for Profit) for Sustainability?
For the Planet!
Bioinnovation Material Languages emphasizes creating sustainable materials inspired by natural processes and, thereby minimizing reliance on non-renewable resources.
The proposal explores using biodegradable and regenerative materials, reducing pollution and decreasing the carbon footprint associated with traditional materials.
For People!
This proposal aims to bring benefits to communities by promoting healthier, more eco-conscious lifestyles through the materials people interact with daily.
The approach could improve accessibility to sustainable materials for everyone, not just high-income consumers, democratizing sustainable living options and empowering communities to engage in environmentally friendly practices.
For Profit
Bioinnovation Material Languages offers an economically viable model by prioritizing renewable materials that often have lower production costs compared to synthetic alternatives. By focusing on sustainable resources, companies can reduce long-term costs associated with resource depletion.
The proposal has the potential to drive market innovation, attracting consumers who are increasingly prioritizing sustainability, thus building brand loyalty and opening up new market segments. -
Keywords
#biomaterials #experimenting #neomaterials
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If you have a website for your submitted project or idea, please provide the URL
https://ocloya.com/
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If you have a social media account for your submitted project or idea, please provide the URL
@ocloyastudio
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Special Prize Question 1: "Empowering nature to create a new loop”: How does your work strengthen or support nature’s ability to capture and convert waste into valuable resources? How does your work advance industry practices by introducing nature-positive alternatives?
our work strengthens nature’s intrinsic ability to transform waste into valuable resources by creating materials and processes inspired by ecological cycles. By closely examining how natural systems break down and repurpose organic matter, we develop materials that can be fully reintegrated into the environment, nurturing rather than depleting it.
We replace petroleum-based and toxic synthetic materials with eco-friendly alternatives that biodegrade harmlessly. This not only lessens environmental pollution but also advances industry practices by introducing materials that regenerate rather than harm ecosystems. Through partnerships with local communities and suppliers, we promote ethical sourcing and low-impact harvesting methods that allow ecosystems to thrive. -
Special Prize Question 2: “Regenerating ecosystems”: In what inspiring ways does your work contribute to the restoration and stabilization of natural ecosystems?
Our approach incorporates regenerative agricultural practices to source raw materials, favoring plant-based and mycelium-derived options that restore soil health, sequester carbon, and support local ecosystems. By avoiding synthetic inputs and toxic chemicals, we help restore biodiversity and protect the soil microbiome, which are essential for thriving ecosystems.
Our commitment to circular production processes eliminates waste by using byproducts as inputs in other cycles, ensuring that every step of the production and disposal phases benefits rather than burdens the ecosystem. In the end, our materials break down naturally, replenishing the soil, enriching habitats, and reducing dependency on non-renewable resources.Our approach incorporates regenerative agricultural practices to source raw materials, favoring plant-based and mycelium-derived options that restore soil health, sequester carbon, and support local ecosystems. By avoiding synthetic inputs and toxic chemicals, we help restore biodiversity and protect the soil microbiome, which are essential for thriving ecosystems.
Our commitment to circular production processes eliminates waste by using byproducts as inputs in other cycles, ensuring that every step of the production and disposal phases benefits rather than burdens the ecosystem. In the end, our materials break down naturally, replenishing the soil, enriching habitats, and reducing dependency on non-renewable resources. -
Special Prize Question 3: “Education and storytelling”: How does your work make complex bioeconomy concepts accessible and engaging?
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Bioinnovation Material Languages
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Material languages is an artistic research project around materials that shows a huge range of possibilities and qualities of a material manufactured at a home lab.
From different organic waste collected from own consumption, and neighbouring premises, a natural drying process is carried out, selection and processing to convert this discard into useful matter, giving it a new use and a new meaning.
'Material Languages' proposes an approach to possible solutions surrounding the problems of single-use plastic. In addition to proposing new aesthetics from the construction of new scenarios and imaginary futures, which combine ancestral knowledge, practical knowledge and public and private speculative.
From different organic waste collected from own consumption, and neighbouring premises, a natural drying process is carried out, selection and processing to convert this discard into useful matter, giving it a new use and a new meaning.
'Material Languages' proposes an approach to possible solutions surrounding the problems of single-use plastic. In addition to proposing new aesthetics from the construction of new scenarios and imaginary futures, which combine ancestral knowledge, practical knowledge and public and private speculative.
