Edible Materials Lab | thinkEAST at Fusebox
Curated by Igor Siddiqui and Jen Wong
Featuring work from Advanced Design and selections from the Materials Lab
Edible Materials Lab brings public attention to the nature of materials that define our built environment by exploring resonant relationships between food and design. Plant, animal, and mineral matter have always been incorporated into man-made constructions, yet rarely do we realize these direct connections - rarer still do we consider architecture to be edible.
Through a series of interactive presentations, workshops, and exhibitions, the program demonstrates how material innovation intersects with food production. Mushroom masonry, 3D-printed edible structures, gelatin-based plastics, and textiles that grow capture our collective imagination as we envision a more sustainable built environment.
Program Schedule
SATURDAY APRIL 11
12:00 PM
Research: Starch Plastics
Stephanie Betesh and Piper Cain
(Advanced Design, UTSOA)
12:30 PM
Research: Salt Masonry
Laurel Morrow and Benjamin Vela
(Advanced Design, UTSOA)
1:00 PM
Workshop: Vegetable Papyrus
Michelle Bedrosian and Joyce Rosner
(Designer Collective, Olive & Otis, Austin, TX)
2:30 PM
Research: Algae Plastics
Gisella Allen and Zach Walters
(Advanced Design, UTSOA)
4:00 PM
Research: Fermented Textiles
Amy McDonnold and Amy Witte
(Advanced Design, UTSOA)
Tasting: Kombucha
Bill Nadalini (Owner, Wunder-Pilz)
5:00 PM
Talk: 3D Printing and Edibles
Virginia San Fratello (Architect and Co-founder, Emerging Objects, Oakland, CA)
SUNDAY APRIL 12
12:00 PM
Research: BioComposites
Diane Collins and David Thompson
(Advanced Design, UTSOA)
12:30 PM
Research: Gelatin Bioplastic
Heather Sutherland and Yingqian Zhuang
(Advanced Design, UTSOA)
1:00 PM
Talk: Bioplasticity
Igor Siddiqui (Architect and Assistant Professor, UTSOA)
2:00 PM
Research: Gum-Modified Concrete
Toheed Khawaja and Stephanie Vidal
(Advanced Design, UTSOA)
2:30 PM
Research: Mushroom Materials
Mary Kate Feldman and David Mora
(Advanced Design, UTSOA)
3:00 PM
Talk: Mushroom Farming
Ryan Sansbury (Founder, Logro Farms, Austin, TX)
4:00 PM
Talk: Materials Lab Meets Food Lab
Jen Wong (Director, UT Materials Lab)
and Robyn Metcalfe (Founder, Executive Director, The Food Lab)
5:00 PM
Talk: Food and Photography
Ajay Malghan (Artist, Austin, TX and Baltimore, MD)