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Program

Alginate Biomaterials

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when
Ended 16 Sept 2023
where
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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.

Speaker

Nahum McLean is a designer, maker and PhD candidate with the UTS Material Ecologies Design Lab McLean has worked for some of Australia’s leading fashion houses as a drape-based designer and patternmaker. His research is responding to climate breakdown and developing novel bio-based and biodegradable materials for applications across fashion, design and architecture.

Details

Venue

On Gadigal land

Sydney Design Week Material Labs
4–7 Eddy Ave Central Station
Haymarket NSW 2007

Entry

Free, bookings required

Saturday
16 September 2023
10am–12pm, 2–4pm

Sold out

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Workshop seating supplied by Cult