Biothinkerspace

This card helps you recognize the value of starting biodesign experiments in a familiar, accessible space like a kitchen or home lab.

• What minimal kitchen or home equipment do you need to start out experimenting in your biodesign project? 

• Are the materials you will be using safe to use in a domestic environment?

• In what ways will starting biodesign experiments at home make the process more accessible?

Jess Redgrave

Jess Redgrave is the designer behind the famous fully sunflower-based rain jacket. At first she start out in

her own backyard growing sunflowers, as well as performing experiments in her kitchen space to

obtain a proof of concept, before scaling up to a biomakerspace.

• Set up a simple, accessible workspace using minimal equipment to obtain a first proof of concept. 

• Ensure that the materials you’re using are safe for experimentation in a domestic environment.