Material exploration

30 September 2019

Pushing boundaries with materials – making new materials from existing ones- pushing old materials to do new things – recycling waste – composites – chemically created materials

Weaving – creating looms from everyday items- nails on frame/ laser cut paper, repeating notches for warp; weft: paper, cloth, any flexible material
Nikolas Feldemeyer – 3D plastic weave architectural scale
Bottles – lamp 3d object
Bethany williams – cardboard woven jackets
Frozen weave- resin fibres

Felting: traditional – stretch and lay fibres cross cross – netting – hold fibres – pour water and scrub rigorously with soap on top of net. (Bubble wrap on underside helps with binding fibres through textured surface)

Embellisher- binding fibres from fabric itself- can be applied to felting for texture

Bending wood- birch ply- pva glue- sandwich layers – bent and let dry- Richard Deakin – multiple tests- could break- proper equipment for bending and clamping – wood pieces could be bent as well – might break

Living hinges ** downloadable patterns – angular (wood) – curve – plastic? Trial and error with materials- to dense burns plastic- laser cut – depth needs to be worked out- to create a dofferent living hinge- fluid surface from hard sheet material- plastic/acrylic – shapes- diamonds/squares/stripes- spirals from stripes

Paper making- memories through shredder- soak in bowl woth hot water- leave for fibres to break down- soft, gibrous lumps- blender- smooth- thin, even paper- toss into tray with water- thin solution- dip decal (and frame optional) collect mulch and shake to spread out- turn over knto felt couching blanket- peel off decal- stack on blankets- let dry – options- emboss shapes (acrylic pear – smooth surface imparted) by pressing objects between couching blanket and adding weight- thick, solid chunks of paper /mache- take long to dry- can be carved by cnc router- composite- laser cut- etch- cnc- compose to nee material

Paper brick
Jorge Denades – structural skins
Pinatex- pineapple learher- waste- alternatives to leather

Forestwool- pine needles/ gather industry- byproducts
Melting pot- Derk Vander Kooij – plastic melting – chips board
Community 21- waste plastic
Foresso** timber – waste wood- bioresin- terazzo chips- captured material aesthetic of wood

Jesmonite- plasticky- mix with waste chips- pour and let dry- sand off with wet and dry sandpaper- reveals aesthetic of chips- luxury finish- strong and durable- archiving quality

Bottle up- Hubert and Elizabeth Van Doome
Spelk- Oria Lawn- chip board- waste wood- jesmonite- luxury
Solid textile board- a day in the workshop- materials gathered- captures memories- solid, frozen
Jesmonite ratio- 2:1 (powder:fluid) mix with drill and whisk (rigourously)

Bioplastics** Lucy Huges

Waste stream- finished waste- 4-6 weeks- compost- circular usage- food ingredients-

growing own material- Krown design – shitake lamp

Malai- coconut water leather

Carole collet- biolace 2012- basil- hack plants to grow lace