Alginate Biomaterials

Sustainable materials and systems are urgently needed to combat climate change. For designers, the transformative possibilities of bio-based materials can offer alternatives for our future material world.

This hands-on workshop in the Material Ecologies Design Lab (MEDL) x Sydney Design Week kitchen explores alginate, a naturally occurring derivative of seaweed. The workshop will illuminate the possibilties of 3D printing by extrusion of biodegradable materials and examine the potential they offer design. MEDL researchers will lead material recipe demonstrations and each participant will have the opportunity to experiment with the material themselves.