Samples My Students Have Made

  • Egg Shells Textile

    by Daniëlle

  • Beetroot Bioplastic and Dye

    by Eleni

  • Scented Skins

    by Marie

  • Potatoe Skin

    by Jules

  • Veganana Leather and Tiles

    by Camille

  • Marmite Moulding Material

    by Carys

  • Waste Coffee Tiles

    by Luca

  • Abalone Shells Bioplastic

    by Yearim

  • Waved Body Surplus

    by Sidone

  • Cat's Waste

    by Jiheon

  • Vegan Fur

    by Mabel

  • Aquatic Plants' Insulation

    by Johan

  • Sturdy Building Blocks

    by Sarah

  • Different Shades, Textures and Scents Boards

    by Sebastian and Niels

  • Concrete-Like Materials from Agricultural Waste Streams

    by Eline

  • School Grown Mycelium Brick

    by Lucas

  • School Grown Kombucha

    by Silver

  • Home Grown Kombucha

    by Diana

Things My Students Have Said

  • Veganana Leather Case

    by Camille

  • Scented Bio MDF Sculptures

    by Tom

  • Coffee Bioplastic Pendant Lamp

    by Luca

  • Calcium-Based Seat And Orange-Marble Table

    by Charlotte and Solene

  • Orange Pulp Top

    by Eva

  • Tomatoe-Leather Accessories

    by Kasia

  • Leek Purse

    by Eva

  • Scented Room Divider

    by Janneke

  • Recycled Fabrics Clock

    by Fiep

  • Reeds Birds House

    by Jip

  • Bio MDF Furniture

    by Sebastian and Niels

  • Soil Vases

    by Yeeun

  • Stingy Nettles Desk Objects

    by Lucie

  • Wood Chips, Charcoal and Algae Tableware

    by Tom

  • Dough-Ware

    by Lara

  • Carob Flour Tableware

    by Helena

  • Kombucha Container

    by Diana

  • Potatoe-Peels Bowl

    by Gundega

  • Wood Chips and Starch, and Stale Bread Lamp

    by Sebastian and Niels, and by Gereon

  • Eggsploration Rings

    by Adam

  • Cultivated Linen Accessories

    by Suuske

  • Scented Pine Leaves and Coffee Floor Tiles

    by Annelie

  • Egg-Crete Vase

    by Lynn

  • Grass Hat

    by Lara

  • Spirulina-Based Clutch

    by Evy

  • Spirulina-Based Stool

    by Wies

  • Circular Biobased Building Tiles

    by Sebastian and Diana

Things My Students Have Said

  • “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