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MaDe Participant
Name
Gabriela Martínez Pinheiro
Material
Avossed
Nationality
Spanish
Classification
Vegetable
Workshop
Barcelona
Category
Industry
Profile
Gabriela MPSG graduated in Architecture and Urbanism from Universidade de São Paulo (FAUUSP, 2012) with an exchange program at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSAM-UPM). Collaborated on academic projects at LABAUT FAUUSP (Laboratory of Environmental Comfort and Energy Efficiency) and worked at GCP Arquitetura e Urbanismo. Cofounded estúdio greta and is currently exploring digital fabrication tools as a new way of creation and production in the master Design for Emergent Futures, run by IAAC and Elisava.
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Material Qualities
Hard Matte, Most proeminent smell is of the added vinegar, rugous
Material Recipe
Xg avocado seed powder 2XmL water 0.1Xg xhantan gum 0.1XmL vinegar X = the desired amount of material to be processed.
Material Application
The material, since it is biodegradable and even edible, could be used for: -Packaging -Single-use cutlery -Single-use tableware Since the material is sourced from restaurant’s waste, I consider it would be interesting to have it back in the context of those spaces as objects as: -Menu support -Napkin holder -Candle holder -Lamp structure, etc
Material Method
There are mainly 3 steps on making the material: - grinding the seed - cooking - putting in a mold or 3D printing it.
-With dry seeds, first break them into small pieces (with a meat mallet for example) -Take the small pieces and put in a grinder to make it like a fine flour -With this flour, follow the recipe and add the correspondent amount of water and vinegar -Cook it in a medium temperature, until it becomes viscous -Take out from the heat and add the xanthan gum, mix it evenly. -Use this material to put in a mold or 3D print
-With dry seeds, first break them into small pieces (with a meat mallet for example) -Take the small pieces and put in a grinder to make it like a fine flour -With this flour, follow the recipe and add the correspondent amount of water and vinegar -Cook it in a medium temperature, until it becomes viscous -Take out from the heat and add the xanthan gum, mix it evenly. -Use this material to put in a mold or 3D print
Material Narrative
The material was sourced from restaurants that have avocado on their menu. The avocado seed is thrown away and the average waste from a Mexican restaurant in Barcelona is of 70 seeds daily. So, it is interesting to work with this material to shift the perception around what is waste. The final result was a biodegradable and an edible new material, mostly done with avocado seeds and the addition of water, a binder and an antibacterial ingredient.
It fits in the context of the circular economy by being fully biodegradable, with no sources of materials derived from petrol and also, being edible.
It fits in the context of the circular economy by being fully biodegradable, with no sources of materials derived from petrol and also, being edible.
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