By-bio-plant based material and Design opportunities

Dutheil, Evy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4079-6923 (2022) By-bio-plant based material and Design opportunities. In: 12th International Materials Education Symposium, 4-5 April 2023, Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK. (Submitted)

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Abstract / Summary

This project emerges from global concerns relating to the use of finite resource intensive materials. There are general concerns relating to the sustainability and recyclability of using plastics or other materials. Within the industry, bio-plant-materials have shown some measurable positive outcomes. These real world problems demand new perspectives and should be encouraging students to work on a new typology of ‘eco materials’ which is important to consider as an alternative resource for the future.

An existing successful use is the adoption of hemp and flax. This project aims to investigate how bio-plant-materials and especially by-product of the agro-industry can be explored in place of more commonly used industrially manufactured materials.
The process looks at both circular design and systems design thinking to improve the lifecycle of the product or material. Through running Design Masterclasses in an Engineering University, connecting their course to their research lab focusing on agro-material and develop design out-comes was one of the actions.

Evy Dutheil is from an eco-design background, with award winning projects focusing on sustainable design. Her work enables many live projects, research forecast and design workshop experimentation, nurturing and inspiring the classroom environment. Design opportunities can be generated by understanding concrete materials, processes, knowledge transfer, and sharing ideas which are invaluable in creating material test samples and artefacts which can be appropriated by a general audience.

Global research into the potential use of bio-plant-materials is at an early stage with little exploration. The full chain is still missing and is more costly, irregular than mass industrialised products. Collaboration across university science and design is a key aspect to maximise the outcome and make it attractive and competitive, to value the chain, the bio product lifecycle and their communication to consumers to develop sustainable circular business models.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	eco and regenerative' materials, biomaterials, bio-based materials, ago materials, by-products, circular design, systems design thinking, education, food industry, lifecycle, restoring, regeneration, collaboration, material tinkering, Learning by doing, research, innovative packaging, end of life, resource, storytelling, biodiversity, zero waste
Subjects:	Business Education History, Geography & Environment Research Creative Art & Design > Sustainable Product Design
Courses by Department:	School of Architecture, Design & Interiors
Depositing User:	Evy Dutheil
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2024 13:23
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2024 13:28
URI:	https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/id/eprint/5067

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