Symbi
由两种生物皮革制成的触感枕
以人类为中心对人类健康的关注让我们对自己通过设计塑造的世界产生了质疑。Symbi 不仅质疑我们的物质文化，还质疑我们如何与慢性疼痛共存--触觉如何通过触摸和柔软、平静的触感来帮助治疗三叉神经痛等持续感到疼痛的疾病。由于需要找到替代品来替代目前可用的以 PVC 和 PU 为基础的不可生物降解的素食皮革，我们开始探索利用通常被认为是废弃物的细菌纤维素膜的潜力，这种纤维素膜来自昆布茶饮料和水产饲料/藻类。
公司/机构
Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University
Gray's School of Art is the Robert Gordon University's art school, located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is one of the oldest established fine art institutions in Scotland and one of Scotland's five art schools today.
Designer(s)
Weronika Turowska
Weronika is a product and material designer interested in regenerative design principles, innovation and sustainable alternatives. She has recently graduated from 3D Design (Hons) at Gray's School of Art RGU in Aberdeen, Scotland UK. That has led her to pursue an MA Biodesign at Central Saint Martins in London. Her interests span across biomaterials, food and waste and environmentalism. She believes that material literacy and biomaterials are the basis of navigating sustainable design transitions.