United Matters

(Archive) The Living Factory

Sarah Graham

This project was part of DDW 2020

The bacterial composite glasses growing — © Sarah Graham

An exploration of a nacre inspired bacterial composite for use in the sportswear industry.
How can we create innovative composite materials possessing comparable properties to synthetics through low energy processing with the use of non-petroleum and more natural based components?

High performance composite materials combine two or more materials in a way that allows them to retain their original properties while constructing a material superior to either constituent on its own. They are widely used across many industries, includin

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