Bagaceira Fiberboard
Transformar los residuos de la caña de azúcar en nuevos materiales
Este tablero de fibras a base de bagazo forma parte de la biblioteca de materiales Bagaceira, una colección de nuevos materiales fabricados a partir del principal subproducto de la industria de la caña de azúcar, el bagazo. El material está hecho de materiales renovables y biodegradables: fibras de bagazo, almidones vegetales y carbonato cálcico. Es fuerte y resistente y puede moldearse en tres dimensiones. La diseñadora Julia Steketee ha desarrollado algunos prototipos de pantallas de lámparas fundiendo este material en moldes tridimensionales. Se añaden pigmentos naturales de origen vegetal o mineral para conseguir una variación de tonos terrosos.
Empresa/Institución
ELISAVA Escola Superior de Disseny & Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências de Lisboa
At Elisava we understand design and industrial design engineering as instruments to transform the world through innovation and critical reflection. Elisava is a university where you can question pre-established ideas, where you can experiment with new ways, connect with the professional world and find alternatives. ISEC Lisboa a private, non-profit higher education and research establishment whose institutional mission is to provide scientific, technical, cultural, pedagogical, professional and human training.
País
España
Designer(s)
Julia Steketee
Julia earned her BFA in Furniture Design at Rhode Island School of Design where she developed her skills in woodworking, metalworking, leatherworking, and ceramic and textile techniques. After working for two furniture designers and as a fabrication assistant for a sculpture artist, Julia earned her MA in Design for Emergent Futures at the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalunya and completed a postgraduate research program at ELISAVA and ISEC Lisboa. Her design and making practice centers around bio-based material development, natural building techniques, and the circular economy.