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This card helps you recognize and explore the cultural history and heritage behind the materials you use, including nearly lost knowledge and practices.
What is the cultural history or heritage of the materials you will use?
In what ways will you incorporate traditional knowledge and practices into your biodesign projects?
How do you balance the preservation of traditional material practices with the need for technological
advancement?
Will you work with local artisans to learn the cultural history of your materials?
Gutta Percha
Designer Shahar Livne incorporated Gutta Percha, an ancient, fully biobased latex-like material, into one of her projects. This material holds a rich cultural history, especially prominent before the 1900s as one of the first globaly used fully biobased plastics.
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Identify if there is cultural heritage to the materials you will be using, and what you can learn from that for application today.
Connect with local artisans to deepen your understanding of traditional material use.
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