Comprehending Biogenic Materials

This exhibit presents a method of teaching bachelor students the foundational principles of material design through hands-on experimentation with biopolymers. 

We investigate the materials’ characteristics, including their tactile, aesthetic and formal potential from a designer’s perspective for application in furniture, products and spatial interventions. Students are not only encouraged to be inquisitive and speculative, but also to embrace unexpected results as potential points of departure for new lines of enquiry. This method focuses on the crossover between scientific and artistic research approaches.

The method focuses on the interplay between scientific and artistic research, particularly on the qualitative results and their artistic potential within the field of design. The experiments provide insights specifically for designers rooted in ‘material potential’ and allow the students to incorporate materials into their projects from the outset, rather than as a secondary concern later in the process.

Programme

Product+ (Institute of Architecture and Design)

Internal participants

Studernts from Product+: Anna Holst Kurtzweil Annemette Kofoed, Cirkeline Alberte Kristiansen, Clara Malling Frederiksen, Frida Brock Jeppesen, Frida Schmidt Kristjánsdóttir, Julie Windfeld-Lund, Louise Nordvig Vendelbo, Signe Anna Larsen, Frederik Kepp Bruun Lauenborg