Biomaterials: Creating Materials Using Organic Waste
What are biomaterials?
A course by Loana Flores , Textile Artist
About the video: What are biomaterials?
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain to you the reason for developing more environmentally responsible materials and I will tell you what materials we will make during the course.”
In this video lesson Loana Flores addresses the topic: What are biomaterials?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Biomaterials: Creating Materials Using Organic Waste. Discover how to master the process of creating biomaterials and give new life to organic waste..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson I will tell you what biomaterials are, But first I will explain to you what we will develop as a final project. We are going to develop a catalogue of five biomaterials. The first three have more to do with plastics, So they are a replacement, could be a replacement for plastic, and if you are interested, you can start researching them. The two biocompounds, As they are rigid, They can serve as a replacement for resins. I made this selection to show you different properties. So you will have different results and you will be able to know and understand the range of possibilit...”
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Course summary for: Biomaterials: Creating Materials Using Organic Waste
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Arts & Crafts, DIY
Loana Flores
A course by Loana Flores
Loana Flores is a renowned textile designer and artist specialized in research with organic and discarded materials. Her passion for sustainability and her commitment to the environment have led her to question the practices of the fashion industry and explore new languages of artistic expression.
Loana is a professor at ESDI and is part of the Aru research group, as well as various research groups in new materials and technologies applied to textiles. Her experience as a teacher and her training in sustainability have prompted her to reflect on industry practices, both in terms of materials and processes and in relation to the human factor.
With extensive experience in experimenting with different materials, both textiles and other non-conventional materials, Loana seeks to find possibilities in what has not been explored. Her training as a designer has given her a deep knowledge of the production processes in garment development, while her study of textile art and artisanal techniques has allowed her to experiment and push limits to obtain unique results.
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