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MaDe Participant
Name
Maria Bennani
Material
Texte
Nationality
Moroccan
Classification
Vegetable
Workshop
Barcelona
Category
Industry
Profile
I’m a product designer & trends researcher specialized in color and materials. Based in Barcelona, made in Morocco.
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Material Qualities
Color: Mostly white.
Soft / hard: Middle point.
Shiny / matt: Both options.
Smells: Sea.
Texture: Rocky.
Soft / hard: Middle point.
Shiny / matt: Both options.
Smells: Sea.
Texture: Rocky.
Material Recipe
Bioplastic Vegetable Agar Agar recipe. First I have disinfected the oysters; the second step has been to grind the powder pieces; the third step has been to bake the oyster remains to soften the shell; the fourth step has been to grind the oyster with a mortar to make it powder; as for the preparation, the next step has been to mix water; agar agar; marble or quartz powder an add the oysters powder; finally put everything in a mold and let the samples dry.
Material Application
Trends textures
Surface inspiration.
Interior design inspiration.
Sea urban world applied to product.
Macro trend UX.
Surface inspiration.
Interior design inspiration.
Sea urban world applied to product.
Macro trend UX.
Material Narrative
The material I choose come from the Oyster shell. The strong point of this material is that he can act like a strong cement.
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