Biomaterials: Creating Materials Using Organic Waste
The production of bioplastic
A course by Loana Flores , Textile Artist
About the video: The production of bioplastic
Overview
“In this lesson we will begin with the production of bioplastics. I will teach you step by step how to prepare all the ingredients.”
In this video lesson Loana Flores addresses the topic: The production of bioplastic, 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 show you how to record and annotate recipes. and we are going to measure and weigh the ingredients for the first recipe for bioplastics. I recommend you write down the recipes in a sketchbook, also to be able to note the modifications and different ingredients that you want to incorporate when you are in more advanced development of bioplastics. I leave you the recipes in the additional resources. I have written them down here in the Sketchbook and we are going to see them step by step. We are going to develop different recipes. The first gelatin bioplastic, agar agar...”
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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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