Inspirational Case Studies
On this page, you find all the different case studies used to propose our Kingdoms Classification. They are contributions from designers all around the world, who we believe create a project starting from the material. Additional information is available at the following publications:
-Rognoli, V., Ayala-Garcia, C. (2021). Defining the DIY-Materials approach. In: Materials Experience 2: Expanding territories of materials and design. Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN: 978-0-12-819244-3
– Ayala-Garcia, C. (2019). The Materials Generation. (Doctoral dissertation). Politecnico di Milano Milano. Retrieved from institutional repository.
Case Studies for Inspiration
Grow-It-Yourself – Ecovative Design – (United States)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “GIY is entitles for “Grow-It-Yourself” material. After …Biocouture – Suzanne Lee – (New York)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “Biocouture is building an open source ‘bioneer’ …The New Age of Trichology – Sanne Visser – (United Kingdom)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “How can we use human hair waste …Zwarthout – Pieter Weijnen and Zwarthout Team – (The Netherlands)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “Shou Sugi Ban (burned cypress) is a …Bacco – Studio Natural – (Italy)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description ” Bacco is a collection made with …Harvest – Asif Khan – (United Kingdom)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “The project’s starting point was to explore …The Fabric Project– Valentina Maino – (Italy)
Kingdom: Recuperavit. //Description A material created by drying clothes in …About a Pinetree – Sarmīte Poļakova– (The Netherlands)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “This project focuses on the relationship between …Leather Sun clocks – Lina Patsiou – (United Kingdom)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “Greek-born, London-based designer Lina Patsiou has created …ReSurface– Helga Aversa – (Italy)
Kingdom: Recuperavit. //Description GFRP (Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer) is the …Made by Bees – Tomáš Gabzdil Libertiny – (The Netherlands)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “Libertiny’s “collaboration” with honey bees pushes the …Eggo – Sebastian Aumer– (Germany)
Kingdom: Recuperavit. //Description The ‘eggo!’ stool uses recycled pieces of …The Growing Lab – Officina Corpuscoli – (The Netherlands)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “One of the main challenges of the …The Flax Project – Christien Meindertsma – (The Netherlands)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “Flax is a material which used to …Ruminant Bloom – Julia Lohmann – (United Kingdom)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “With Ruminant Bloom, Lohmann pushes the boundaries …Sugar Glass – Fernando Laposse – (Mexico)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “The project is a combination between kitchen …Agar Plasticity – Kosuke Araki, Noriaki Maetani, Akira Muraoka – (Japan)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “Agar Plasticity is an ongoing material research …Grow a Roll – Stefan Schwabe – (United Kingdom)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “This set-up investigates how bacterial cellulose can …De Algarum Natura – Officina Corpuscoli – (The Netherlands)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “De Algarum Natura originated as an investigation …Algaemy – Essi Johanna Glomb and Rasa Weber – Blond & Bieber – (Germany)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “Algaemy investigates the potential of microalgae in …FiDu -Oskar Zięta – (Poland)
Kingdom: Mutantis. //Description FiDU – innovative forming of the future. …Oxidation Aftermath – (The Netherlands)
Crafting Plastics – Vlasta Kubušová & Miroslav Král– (Germany)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “The cp! bioplastic was developed by the …Cooked Wool – Freyja Sewell – (United Kingdom)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “As we become increasingly bombarded with information …SPF Sugar Protection Filter – Federica Dellisanti & Tinka Jongerius – (Italy, Belgium)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “The use of artificial light has led …Autarchy – Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin – Studio Formafantasma – (The Netherlands)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “Autarchy is a materials approach that proposes …MYX – Jonas Edvard – (Denmark)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “MYX consist of plant fibre and mushroom-mycelium. …Coleoptera – Aagje Hoekstra– (The Netherlands)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “In the Netherlands, mealworms are bred for …Terroir – Jonas Edvard, Nikolaj Steenfatt – (Denmark)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “The project contains a new material developed …Monilium Vite – Carolina Peréz Rodríguez- (Colombia)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description A material made out the cultivation of …Piñatex – Carmen Hijosa – (Spain)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “Develops a sustainable textile made of pineapple …The Unimaginary Project – Beatrice Cordara – (The Netherlands)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “The Unimaginary Project is a series of …Hempcrete – (United Kingdom)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “Hempcrete is a biocomposite of hemp hurd …Hair Highway – Studio Swine – (United Kingdom & Japan)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “Hair Highway explores the potential of human …BioElectric – Jeongwon Ji – (Korea)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “When life gives you mitten crabs, make …Artichair – Kizis Studio – (Greece)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “The artichoke thistle is an edible plant …Transience X – Lex Pott – (The Netherlands)
Blood Bricks -Munro Studio– (UK)
Kingdom: Recuperavit. //Description Animal blood was for a long time …Hidden Beauty – Studio Gutedort– (Germany)
Kingdom: Animale. //Description “Hidden Beauty- Inner Skins asks the question …Shaping Sugar – Amelia Desnoyers – (France)
Kingdom: Vegetabile. //Description “Sugar is a basic cooking product, It …