Decaying materials

Long description

Collection of objects and applications made from biodegradable materials for interiors. These primarily come from waste in the production of foods such as black beans and pulque from the maguey. The objective is for the user to have a notion of the useful life of biodegradable materials, and to appreciate their decomposition. These work as a measure of time of what is sustainable, since its decomposition process sets the standard for the useful life that a product should have in order not to be harmful to the environment. Bean’s farming waste is shredded and agglomerated with different natural materials and generates a molding dough, where through molding and manual labor, adapts to different shapes to then be sun-dried. When dry, it shrinks, changes its coloration and it can have a natural or flat finish. The maguey cuticle, is soaked and treated with cotton sewing, which directs the material’s behavior when it shrinks. It was also explored with natural pigments such as red and grey derived from jamaica, yellow from turmeric, purple from purple cabbage. Its comparison with industrially processed materials is the starting point for research and evaluation of the impact and regeneration capacity of resources. Through this collection, we want to allow the user to experience a continuous learning process of change that primarily affects the colors, tones and textures. We envision a present and future society familiarized with sustainable alternatives.

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