Team 8

Clark Philips
Stephanie Rentschler
Jonathan Wasmer

  • Team 8 feedback 1

    By

    Jonathan Wasmer


    1. Inspiration

     ∙ Performance, material, and reading as starting points
     ∙ The chair as an object of exploration and interaction
     ∙ Speculative redesign of everyday objects through bio-based processes


    2. Waste & Material

    ∙ Objects as part of a natural waste and growth cycle 

    ∙ Grown from natural materials → decomposing back into soil 

    ∙ Use of raw, minimally processed materials 

    ∙ Co-creation with materials: the unpredictability of growth as a stylistic and design device 


    3. Labor & Production 

    ∙ Artisanal objects serve a small elite; industrial production offers wider availability but exploits workers 

    ∙ Question: how can production be both accessible and non-exploitative? 

    ∙ Growing as an alternative production model beyond human labor 


    4. Availability & Access 

    ∙ Community hubs and trading stations as a distribution model 

    ∙ Question: do objects need longevity if they can be produced without labor? 

    ∙ Decentralised, collective infrastructure for production and distribution 


    5. Form & Sitting 

    ∙ Material exploration: growing material into molds 

    ∙ Testing molds made from different materials 

    ∙ Reusing and integrating every part of the process 

    ∙ More-than-human sitting → interspecies resting 


    6. Process & Visibility 

    ∙ Making the process visible: showing and using every object involved 

    ∙ The molds themselves as part of the project narrative 

    ∙ Circular thinking: no object remains invisible or is discarded