Samples My Students Have Made
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Egg Shells Textile
by Daniëlle
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Beetroot Bioplastic and Dye
by Eleni
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Scented Skins
by Marie
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Potatoe Skin
by Jules
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Veganana Leather and Tiles
by Camille
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Marmite Moulding Material
by Carys
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Waste Coffee Tiles
by Luca
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Abalone Shells Bioplastic
by Yearim
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Waved Body Surplus
by Sidone
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Cat's Waste
by Jiheon
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Vegan Fur
by Mabel
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Aquatic Plants' Insulation
by Johan
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Sturdy Building Blocks
by Sarah
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Different Shades, Textures and Scents Boards
by Sebastian and Niels
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Concrete-Like Materials from Agricultural Waste Streams
by Eline
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School Grown Mycelium Brick
by Lucas
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School Grown Kombucha
by Silver
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Home Grown Kombucha
by Diana
Things My Students Have Said
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Veganana Leather Case
by Camille
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Scented Bio MDF Sculptures
by Tom
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Coffee Bioplastic Pendant Lamp
by Luca
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Calcium-Based Seat And Orange-Marble Table
by Charlotte and Solene
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Orange Pulp Top
by Eva
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Tomatoe-Leather Accessories
by Kasia
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Leek Purse
by Eva
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Scented Room Divider
by Janneke
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Recycled Fabrics Clock
by Fiep
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Reeds Birds House
by Jip
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Bio MDF Furniture
by Sebastian and Niels
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Soil Vases
by Yeeun
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Stingy Nettles Desk Objects
by Lucie
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Wood Chips, Charcoal and Algae Tableware
by Tom
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Dough-Ware
by Lara
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Carob Flour Tableware
by Helena
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Kombucha Container
by Diana
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Potatoe-Peels Bowl
by Gundega
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Wood Chips and Starch, and Stale Bread Lamp
by Sebastian and Niels, and by Gereon
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Eggsploration Rings
by Adam
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Cultivated Linen Accessories
by Suuske
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Scented Pine Leaves and Coffee Floor Tiles
by Annelie
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Egg-Crete Vase
by Lynn
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Grass Hat
by Lara
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Spirulina-Based Clutch
by Evy
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Spirulina-Based Stool
by Wies
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Circular Biobased Building Tiles
by Sebastian and Diana
Things My Students Have Said
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“I spent the summer cooking up batches of all natural and colourful fluids that turn into biodegradable plastics and leathers. My research was mentored by the absolute best Ana, she’s a sea of knowledge and super zen ninja teacher.”
~ Arianna Mengarelli
Sets, props and puppet maker, private client, UK -
"What I liked was to combine two activities that I absolutely love, design and cooking, and I am really fascinated at how easily we can create biomaterials at home. But adapting is the most important I think, when I had a plan and didn't work, instead I discovered fantastic new things."
~ Jules Péan
Design Academy Eindhoven student, NL -
"From the first time I worked with bioplastics, I loved it. The way it goes from liquid to solid, different thicknesses, textures, scents, they were all amazing. I wanted to not just use them, but own them, find that perfect formula."
~ Luca Coussement
Design Academy Eindhoven student, NL -
“I found some milk in the fridge that had been left for almost two weeks. Now usually here my reaction would be of a vaguely sane person (ewwww!). But this course has changed me, and I now see an opportunity to turn it into a viable bioplastic.”
~ Zak Silver-Lennard
Design Academy Eindhoven student, NL -
“For my final collection I made every object with a different recipe, touch and feel. I have learned a lot, mainly the attitude of using minimal tools to have maximum effect.”
~ Fiep van Smeerdijk
Design Academy Eindhoven student, NL,
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"I really wanted the opportunity for me to be okay with making mistakes, because I’m really bad at it. This was the only class where I actually had no idea what I was doing, so it was also the first time that I really didn't care if anything went wrong."
~ Micky Nooitgedagt
Design Academy Eindhoven student, NL -
"Something that changed my practice was staying open and keep looking at which organic materials are thrown away and what I could do with them. Like the peels after my mother squeezed lemons or the reed my grandpa removed from his garden."
~ Mil Gevers
Design Academy Eindhoven student, NL -
"I can no longer afford to copy paste materials as they exist in the objects I create from here on out. I need to consider where they came from and what impact they have. Not just ecologically but also economically, socially, emotionally. And create alternatives."
~ Floor van der Wal
Design Academy Eindhoven student, NL -
"I’ve grown fondly of the plant I worked with and wanted to use it in several other projects. I’m sure this urge will stay in the future and I'm glad to have a strong base to continue on, also with other types of biomaterials."
~ Lara van der Poel
Design Academy Eindhoven student, NL -
"Giving importance to materiality has allowed me to rethink building methods from the ground up and has profoundly impacted my design student career and practice. I am currently tutoring workshops in Dutch and German institutions."
~ Sebastian Guzman-Olmos
Design Academy Eindhoven student and collaborator, NL -
“My project has been going on for 3 years, but with the help of Ana Lisa it was able to come to an end. Gratitude.”
~ Zuika Owada
Design Academy Eindhoven student, NL
Things My Students Are Making Today
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Rosana and natural fibers
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Ori and insects
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Tom and rammed earth
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Gereon and scrap leather
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Emy and polluted soil
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Zuika and fish eyes
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Lara and grass
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Juliette and food design
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Viktoriya and paper waste
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Virgile and Japanese knotweed
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Yearim and abalone shells
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Marlo and camphor
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Hannah and hempcrete
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Nadine and food design
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Pollyana and wool