This card encourages you to start your design process with natural materials.
What are the unique properties of your natural material and how do they guide your design choices?
• Can the characteristics of your natural feedstock lead you to unexpected design solutions?
How does the variability and complexity of natural materials shape your design process and decisions?
Peelsphere
Peelsphere is a company dedicated to valorizing fruit peels into halffabricates. They are using the unique properties of these natural biobased waste streams to their advantage. They explicitly highlight the unique properties of their halffabricates onto their website (i.e. biobased, biodegradable, water repellent, fully circular, low energy consuming, strong, flexible, unique texture, etc.).
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Identify the unique properties of your natural feedstock and explore how they can guide your design.
In what human domains can these unique properties serve their role?