AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
ethical practices , design for social innovation and sustainability, Sustainable Material
COUNTRY
India
DESIGNED BY
Nidhi Mittal
WEBSITE
https://warpedweft.wordpress.com/
BioTex
Sustainable & ecologically sensitive materials that cause zero damage to the environment.
If we could Redesign something then what would it be?
Materials are all around us,but we give a very little thought to their impact on our daily lives;where they come from,how they are designed into our products,and what happens after we're finished using them. In my research project, I've used microbes, agricultural waste(potato peel,banana peel,corn,agar,orange peel) and sea food waste (exoskeleton of sea creatures) to produce ecologically sensitive materials that cause zero damage to the environment.These bio materials are produced by completely natural processes,they degrade faster in the environment and emit low rates of greenhouse gases.A range of products can be made using these materials. It can be used in packaging industry replacing petroleum based plastic,fashion industry, footwear industry and for making furniture's.
This is just the start of a journey to reduce the damage caused by the throwaway culture and super fast fashion industry by designing for, with and by nature