Biomaterials: Creating Materials Using Organic Waste
The mix and the mold
A course by Loana Flores , Textile Artist
About the video: The mix and the mold
Overview
“Now I am going to show you the different qualities of material that we can achieve and ways to vary its color.”
In this video lesson Loana Flores addresses the topic: The mix and the mold, 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 teach you how to mix our polymer with mussel shells. We will start by weighing 15 grams of mussel shell. The recipe is approximate so that it gives you the possibility of generating the material you want. If you add more discard, More mussel or egg shell will help you have a better chance of making the polymer. If you add more discard, more mussel or egg shell, you will have a more homogeneous result, It will change the texture and appearance. The biomaterial will be much more solid. In the opposite case, when you put less, the polymer will be seen much more. We alread...”
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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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