Bioplastics workshop

Tuesday Nov. 18, 2014 , 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bioplastics workshop

For this workshop, assistant professor Igor Siddiqui shared his recent work on made-from-scratch biodegradable plastics. Siddiqui has refined a technique that combines high and low technologies to create intricately patterned forms from 100% edible, compostable materials, cast in CNC-routed acrylic molds. Participants observed and participated in the process of mixing, cooking, and casting the material; the outcome of the workshop was  a large-scale light installation for a reading corner of the Materials Lab. Read more about Siddiqui’s previous work with bioplastics in Artforum