Category: project

Through our research over the summer learning how to make bioplastics from agar agar, we made many material samples. We tried many recipes, fine-tuning the ratios of water, glycerin, and agar agar. We also experimented with putting other additives in our base bioplastic recipe to see what kind of new properties the material would take…

Inspirations The idea to make fishing lures out of the agar agar bioplastic came from our friend Tres. He’s really into fish right now and said he would actually try out our bioplastic lures on his next fishing trip. We did some research on what fishing lures look like and got to work. Materials To…

Inspirations There is lots of wasted material when it comes to packaging, so we were inspired by our Cloudy Day recipe to create a packing material. Since we couldn’t find any molds in the shape of peanuts, we created packing ducks! Materials Process Whip up a batch of the Cloudy Day biofoam and quickly pour…

Inspirations Throughout our summer research, we were really interested in using the biomaterials we were developing as a material for mechanism. Because of their flexible and sometimes elastic nature, we figured the bioplastic could work well in making a timing belt. A timing belt is a usually a rubber loop which, when paired with a…

Inspirations We were inspired by an experimental swatch we created over the summer. The bioplastic was colored with spirulina powder and it looked so beautiful when light passed through it. We thought it could be a promising material to make a lamp shade. Materials Process Create a frame for the shape of your lamp using…