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hello. I’m iris!

it’s all in the details Hi, my name is Iris Jönsthövel. I am an Industrial Design Engineer from the Netherlands with an expertise in designing for experiences enabled by technology and materials.

Technology // Technology can now interact with us – inspiring a new universe of opportunities – for self-expression, real problem solving and versatile meaningful experiences.

Materials // I am especially interested in what emotional connection I can evoke in the interaction between a user and a material: the material experience. The way materials are changing from flat and static to dynamic and expressive materials and constructions that can come alive is something designers need to learn how to adapt to. This experiential side of materials is what inspires me.

I balance engineering, industrial design, artisanship, and material science to explore the unique characteristics of technology concepts and materials that anticipate our needs and desires.

My way of doing so is a practice-based research approach. By understanding both technical and experiential characteristics of computational composites and products and new or recycled materials I am able to organize design activities.

In this portfolio I present to you three projects around designing for material experiences by exploring its unique characteristics. Showcasing a balance in prototyping, 3D modeling, sketching and conceptual development.

Iris Jönsthövel irisjonsthovel@gmail.com +31 6 36 50 49 69

design research

design for

material experience Subject // explorative research project | smart materials | materials experience | computational composites | design-driven innovation

Delft, The Netherlands

Project description // At the Delft University of Technology I have been working for half a year on a Master Thesis involving the development of a novel ‘light-touch’ smart material named Light Touch Matters (LTM).

Product designers and material researchers are collaborating to jointly develop a fully new generation of smart materials that combine touch sensitivity with luminosity.

The benefits of these Light Touch Matters materials still need to be further explored and mapped out in such a way that designers can fully understand how to design new applications with this new material.

Research aim // The aim of the research is to explore the possibilities of the LTM smart material as a new design material to find the smart materials’ functionality, the interaction with the material and the experiences that will arise. Additionally, an approach for designers is to be developed since designing for material’s experience is a new way of designing.

In partnership with

characteristics

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The Light-Touch Smart Material illustrated The basis for the Light Touch Matters smart materials is provided by two breakthrough technologies: touch sensitive piezo-plastics and flexible Organic light emitting diodes (Oleds) each integrated into a layer of the composition material.

Interesting fact:

The material is not available in a tangible form.

Surface layer with texture Flexible OLED Flexible Piezo plastic Control layer

Deformation

Light responses

Divided into three categories of deformation.

1. Deform Squeezing

Bending

2. pressure Pressing

Touching

3. movement

Divided into two categories of light responses.

1. fast - slow

2. High - low

Swiping flickering

pulsating

flashing

dimming

Stroking

Tapping

Slamming

Surface layer defined in shapes to cut

testing with designers Designing with a smart material The role of designers is evolving. The way materials are changing from flat and static to dynamic and expressive materials and constructions that can become alive is something designers need to learn how to adapt to. There is a need for a new methodology.

Design under uncertainty 1.

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deformation light

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pressure

Portable

limited power

+C

vision vision vision

light response

Temperature resistance

define interaction flickering

flashing

pulsating

- C

texture & finish

interaction qualities interaction visions

surface layer

dimming

rough

medium rough

function interaction when, where, why subtle

The functions of light

vision cluster 1

Squeezing

texture

Bending

light

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vision cluster 2

Pressing

waterproof

When

Where

Movement Exercising Playing

Outdoors Darkness Winter & Autumn

finish Touching

vision cluster 3

Tapping

clear

matte

colour

Swiping

Stroking

Look at the matrix with possible interactions.

ambient illumination

task lighting

illumination for communication

in safety at home recreational at work environments space transport

Slamming

Find the interaction qualities of your interaction on deformation and light responses.

Cluster the interaction qualities and define an interaction vision for each cluster.

Define what type of texture and finish the surface layer should have matching the visions.

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who is exerting pressure pressure

user - material

user - object -material user1 - user2 - material

user exerts pressure on material

user2 exerts pressure on material with user1

light pressure

+C

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Focus phrasing

interaction vision +

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texture

finish

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+ when, where, why light

pressure

start designing

guidance

Define a final interaction vision and combine this vision with all the former decisions. Now you can phrase your final design focus.

user exerts pressure on material with object

Why Communication Therapeutical Pleasure seeking

Define when, where and why the material could be used matching the visions

Squeezing

simulation of qualities

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Designing with a smart material in development The challenge is to simulate the smart material in a way to be able to understand the design potentialities.

The first step of exploring for me is using a plastic sheet with the same thickness and bending radius as the LTM. What are the interaction possibilities?

bending

pressing

Thickness 0.5 mm Bending radius 20 mm

touching

Surface lighting examples: different shapes & patterns

tapping

swiping

Material deformation examples: tapping, pressing, bending

stroking

slamming

Flexible Piezo plastic Control layer

Making samples for stroking experience Second step of simulating the LTM and its tactual interaction potential is making samples with another test material, silicone. I choose to test stroking as a way of interaction because this way I am able to see what a tactile surface layer for the LTM will be able to achieve.

showcase material experience with garment

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Showcase material experience in a garment I have made the choice to showcase two interactions with the LTM material. Integrating the LTM material’s light & touch experience in something you would wear all the same, makes it more natural to interact with.

Also, creating a design concept with the LTM shows other designers all crazy other design opportunities.

Piezo

squeezing

Oled

pulsating

Shoulder piece

Piezo

stroking

Oled

dimming

Sleeve

the interaction interaction with the material’s tactile and visual possibilities should be dynamic ‘ The and mystifying. It shouldfeel like expressing oneself when on the move, but at the same time ensuring personal safety. ’

Concept design of an experience cape The garment design results in a cape for women on the move. The cape is a cover for unclear weather conditions and is at the same time a responsive garment for expressive communication.

Usage // By squeezing the shoulder piece it will start illuminating a pulsating light all over the surface area of the shoulder.

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By stroking the tactile surface layer with increasing the exerted pressure input the sleeve will start increasing the light intensity.

The wind will be the input of illuminating the strokes on your back a little when you are on the move.

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shoulder squeeze

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stroking sleeve

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back wind

making of the sleeve design

drawing

foam mold

silicone cast

the moonrace cape A super woman cape A cape jacket for women who are moving and shaking everything they encouter. It brings extra safety in darkness and style and comfort during movement.

Squeezing

Kryptonite: LTM Squeezable shape

pulsating

Kryptonite: LTM tactile surface layer

Stroking

dimming

the making of the parts

in use

https://vimeo.com/130105764

Bio-plastic fantastic

Exploring tactile experience

of BIO-plastics Subject // bio-plastics| explorative research project | sustainable materials | materials experience | tactile material properties| practice-led design

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Project description // Explorative research project on the tactile characteristics and properties of three home prepared bio-plastics. The recipes for these three different bio-plastics are recipes shared online by other bio-plastic researchers and enthusiasts. The tactile properties are explored by developing sheets, textures and shapes that are fabricated with the use of self-made molds.

Research aim // Understanding the tactile characteristics of three different home prepared bio-plastics from a conceptual perspective by exploring moldable textures and shapes. By exploring the differences in shapes and textures I want to study their tactile characteristics. Therefore the outcome of this explorative research project is a group of samples that demonstrate the potential in tactile experiences of these three different bio-plastics.

Test objectives // The recipes aim for a DIY low-tech production of materials, tools and molds. All of the materials are produced at home. Therefore the materials are cooked and dried by room temperature.

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gelatine & glycerol

potato starch

corn starch

Bio-plastic basics The recipes for these three bio-plastics are made with home ingredients that are non-toxic. They can be disposed into food waste. The tools and molds are improvisations of what is available at home and possible to make without the use of machines. A part of the mold selection is made of silicone, plastic sheet material and cardboard and another part is the selection of little pots and jars that act as molds.

Method: low tech and individual approach to manufacturing. Common tools and ingredients are adapted in the pursuit to create alternative aesthetics and processes for material and making.

Tools • hotplate • pot(s) • scale • measuring jugs • sieve • mixing cups • spoons • molds for desired textures and shapes • food colour • thermometer • aluminum foil Basic recipe The materials employed for the recipes are bioplastics made with home ingredients. All of the three recipes start with cold water. The added ingredients are mixed in a cup first before they go into a pot.

Molds Flat molds for sheets: Differences in flat sheets with or without additional ingredients.

- basic substance - rough, medium or subtle added texture - additional colour - extruded layering Textured molds: Differences in thickness, structure and depth of surface.

- geometrically shaped surface - harshly textured surface - organically shaped rib surface - organically shaped heavily flowing surface Shaped molds: Differences in aesthetical structure and depth of surface.

- geometrically shaped / hollowed out - geometrically shaped / bulged - organically shaped / hollowed out - organically shaped / bulged

B io plastic 1.

Main Ingredients: - 240 ml cold water - 48 g gelatine powder - 12 g glycerol Additional ingredients: - soap - sand - food colouring: freshly queezed fruit juice of carrot, red cabbage & pomegranate. Filtered.

Characteristics of substance: It has a yellow and transparent look. The substance has a low viscosity therefore the fluid moves quickly into the molds.

The only way of working with this substance before drying is pouring the fluid into the molds. Extrusion is not possible because of the fluidity of the substance. After drying however it can stick to oneself and is easy to cut.

Experiments

Tactile Experience qualities // after drying Flat sheets Samples - transparent sheet - red coloured sheet - mixed coloured sheet - cut sheet Descriptives

cold touch

glossy

sticky

yellowish colour (without additives)

smooth feel

transparent

slippery feel Interaction Because of its solid structure there is no urge to be careful before breaking it. It is easy to bend and twist and it is inviting to stroke the surface. The coloured sheets look delicious, especially the mixed coloured ones that even show tiny seeds from the added fruit juice.

Technical specifications Flexible: + Solid: ++ Elastic: --

ranking qualities The flat sheets are inviting for all sorts of interactions: stroking, bending, twisting. Because of its sturdy feel and glossy appearance, its bright and transparent colours, its sturdy thickness and overall pleasant touch the flat sheets have great potential as a plastic sheet. rating on scale from limited to promising

Flat sheets

Textures and textured sheets Samples - geometrically shaped surface - organically shaped - medium textured surface - sand textured surface - rib surface - bubble surface Descriptives

warm touch

interesting textures inside

flubbery feel

warm colours

smooth and softly structured touch

little transparency

Interaction The bouncy samples make you want to be playful with them. They are inviting to hold in your hands and rub them. However, they are not so easy to bend and twist because you easily tear them. The warm colours make you want to take a bite because they look like candy bars. The more geometrically shaped textures have interesting differences in thickness you want to explore with your fingertips.

Technical specifications Flexible: ++ Solid: + Elastic: -

ranking qualities The textured sheets are inviting for some interactions: bouncing, pinching, stroking, biting. Because of its fragility the tactile experience is somewhat limited. Its beautiful and interesting appearance and its differences in subtlety of texture make the textures have high potential in possibilities as a plastic sheet. rating on scale from limited to promising (compared to other two bio-plastics)

textures and textured sheets

shapes Impossible to cast. The only shapes that could be created were during and after drying.

Samples - layered shape - folded shape - grid shape Descriptives

warm touch

monstrous and delicate

flubbery feel

warm colours

inconsistent surface

little transparency

Interaction The monstrous shape is fun to play with since you can throw it against a wall and it stays intact. Therefore you want to squinch the shape. Rolling up a sticky sheet makes a candy stick shape. It’s delicate and therefore you are cautious when holding it.

Technical specifications Flexible: ++ Solid: Elastic: -

ranking qualities The shapes invite for some interactions: squinching, rubbing.

Because of its fragility the tactile experience is somewhat limited.

Its appearance is not appealing in a way it is an interesting shape and its limited possibilities makes this bioplastic not high in potential as a plastic shape. rating on scale from limited to promising (compared to other two bio-plastics)

shapes

B io plastic 2.

Main Ingredients: - 4 tbsp cold water - 1 tbsp potato starch - 1 tsp glycerol - 1 tsp vinegar Additional ingredients: - green tea - food colouring: freshly queezed fruit juice of carrot, red cabbage & pomegranate. Filtered.

- food colouring: freshly queezed fruit juice of carrot, mango & parsnip. Filtered.

Characteristics of substance: It has a white semi transparent look. The substance has a high viscosity and is very sticky. Therefore the substance is hard to work with when ‘pouring’ it into the flat and textured molds.

The only way of working with this substance before drying is by pasting the putty-like substance onto the molds. Extrusion is not possible because of the stickiness of the substance.

Achieving an even regular thickness is impossible.

Experiments

Tactile Experience qualities // after drying Flat sheets Samples - transparent sheet - red coloured sheet - meshed sheet Descriptives

warm and soft touch

gloomy

brushed feel

shrunken

smooth feel

soft translucent white without additives soft transparent pink and orange colours

Interaction Its flexibility makes it inviting for interaction. Because of its elasticity you want to juggle the sheets from one hand to the other and let them flutter. The sheets feel comfortable in your hands with their soft touch so you don’t want to let go of them.

Technical specifications Flexible: ++ Solid: Elastic: +

ranking qualities The flat sheets stimulate for all sorts of interactions: juggling, bending, twisting. Because of its brushed feel and glossy appearance, its bright and transparent colours and its overall playfulness the flat sheets have great potential as a plastic sheet, especially if a more solid structure can be achieved. rating on scale from limited to promising

flat sheets

Textures and textured sheets Samples - geometrically shaped surface - organically shaped - meshed textured surface - tea textured surface - rib surface Descriptives

harsh and cold touch

fragile

little surface differences

shrunken and tore misshapen little texture matte colours & semi transparent

Interaction The fragile samples fall apart when you touch them. This makes them unpleasant to hold because you have to be very careful when holding it. The texture is almost non-existent and is therefore uninteresting to stroke or touch.

Technical specifications Flexible: + Solid: -Elastic: --

ranking qualities The textured sheets are not so inviting for interactions. Because of its fragile structure and subtle texture differences, the tactile experience is somewhat limited. Its misshapen appearance and its limited texture possibilities make the plastic have medium potential as a plastic with texture. rating on scale from limited to promising (compared to other two bio-plastics)

textures and textured sheets

shapes The only shapes that could be created were the bulged shapes.

Samples - organic shape - geometric shape - concentred mass shape Descriptives

warm touch

elegant

flubbery feel

rubbery

gooey & squishy

warm and transparent colours

moldable Interaction Because of its gum like appearance the shapes are easy to manipulate. The bouncy samples make you want to be playful with them.

They are inviting to hold in your hands and wrap your hands around them. The geometric shape has an interesting folded structure that makes you follow the hard lines with your fingers and fold them.

Technical specifications Flexible: ++ Solid: ++ Elastic: -

ranking qualities The shapes are inviting for many interactions: folding hands around them, wiggle, rubbing, following surface differences. The many possibilities in thickness properties of the material make the shapes very interesting among eachother and inviting to hold and touch. Its unlimited possibilities makes this bio-plastic very high in potential as a plastic shape. rating on scale from limited to promising (compared to other two bio-plastics)

shapes

B io plastic 3.

Main Ingredients: - 4 tbsp cold water - 1 tbsp corn starch - 1 tsp glycerol - 1 tsp vinegar Additional ingredients: - dill and paprika powder - saffron - chilli flakes and sesame seed - sesame seed - food colouring: freshly queezed fruit juice of carrot, red cabbage & pomegranate. Filtered.

- food colouring: freshly queezed fruit juice of carrot, mango & parsnip. Filtered.

Characteristics of substance: It has a white semi transparent look. The substance has a high viscosity but is not sticky. Therefore the substance is very easy to work with for both the flat and textured molds and all of the shaped molds. The way of working with this substance is by pouring and pasting it onto the molds. It is easy to flatten out to reach an even thickness. Extrusion is also possible.

Experiments

Tactile Experience qualities // after drying Flat sheets Samples - transparent sheet - meshed sheet - layered sheet Descriptives

warm and soft touch

gloomy

brushed feel

shrunken

textured feel

soft translucent white without additives soft transparent pink

Interaction you have to lift the sheets in a delicate manner because they have broken into pieces. By wrapping your fingers around them you want to bend and stroke them because it looks soft and feels flexible.

Technical specifications Flexible: ++ Solid: -Elastic: +

ranking qualities The shrunken, broken soft sheets are inviting for some interactions: bending, stroking. The flexibility of the pieces and the soft touch make them nice to touch. However, because of its fragile structure the tactile experience is somewhat limited. Therefore this bioplastic has low potential as a plastic sheet. rating on scale from limited to promising (compared to other two bio-plastics)

flat sheets

Textures and textured sheets Samples - organically shaped - medium textured surface - harshly textured surface - sesame textured surface - rib surface - herb textured surface Descriptives

textured

interesting

squashy

scattered

harsh and soft feel

chunky

warm touch

tasty shiny and transparent

Interaction The part of the textures that are solid have great texture and makes you want to stroke, bend, pinch and scratch them. The broken pieces are like candy; therefore you want to bite on them. They are not so flexible as candy though so you might break your teeth.

Technical specifications Flexible: + Solid: -Elastic: -

ranking qualities The scattered textured sheets are inviting for some interactions: pinching, stroking. Because of its fragile structure and broken or chuncky texture the tactile experience is somewhat limited. Its misshapen appearance and its limited texture possibilities make the textures have medium potential as a plastic with texture. rating on scale from limited to promising (compared to other two bio-plastics)

textures and textured sheets

shapes The only shapes that could be created were the bulged shapes.

Samples - three organic shapes - geometric shape - textured shape Descriptives

cold touch

misshapen

sticky feel

broken

gooey

rubbery

squishy

warm and transparent colours

Interaction Because the shapes are non-defined broken apart pieces of plastic you do not have to be careful with them. You can put your fingers around them, play with them, bend, fold, squeeze them, and wrap them around your finger.

Technical specifications Flexible: ++ Solid: -Elastic: +

ranking qualities The misshapen rubbery shapes are inviting for some interactions: wrapping fingers around them, bending, squeezing. The thickness properties of the material make the shapes nice to play with and touch but its lack of a solid structure in shape makes them too floppy. Therefore this bioplastic has medium potential as a shaped plastic. rating on scale from limited to promising (compared to other two bio-plastics)

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findings All three bio-plastics have been explored on their tactile characteristics of (textured) sheets and shapes. The group of samples that have been created show a wide range in possibilities of all materials. The quality of them ranges per material from low to high.

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This bio-plastic has high potential in its tactile qualities for flat sheets but especially in its quality of textured sheets and sheets added with texture and colour. - Molding of shapes is very limited.

Bio-plastic No.2 has its highest potential in the tactile qualities of its flat sheets and bulged shapes. - Textures have limited possibilities.

This Bio-plastic has medium to low potential in its overall tactile qualities because of its misshapen, scattered and broken characteristics when its dried. But its differences in tactile properties when dried gives the pieces some differences among each one of them.

further design explorations To better improve the overall qualities of the bio-plastics some experiments and adjustments with the recipes are recommended. Also using an isolated drying room could be a big improvement to prevent the materials from shrinking too fast.

By keeping in mind both the tactile characteristics as the applications of textures and shapes, some future concepts are interesting to be explored. Since the applications should be material driven, every concept should have a focus on the human-product interaction.

B io plastic 1.

Since the qualities of the textures are very promising, design explorations in the area of future garment design spark my interest for further concept development.

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Since the possibilities in shapes and differences in material thickness and transparency seem unlimited design explorations in the area of interactive light design as well as big body wear items and toys are on my mind for further concept development.

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Since this bio-plastic dries into soft scattered pieces but with differences in characteristics when its dried they could be used as gems for small jewellery pieces.

burn and bloom

Exploring synergetic characteristics

of heartbreak and garbage Subject // explorative research project | recycle| garbage materials | materials experience | glass | plastic | material-led design

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Project description // Burn and Bloom Heartbreak knocks the wind out of you, we can only trust the process. The process of blooming after a wild fire; a natural process.

When your heart is broken a lot of people experience a wide range of emotions.

In the beginning you feel hurt and deserted, like a piece of garbage. Left on the street, broken, scattered, torn to pieces. You wonder how to get back up. To become whole again, to feel beautiful and strong again.

There was burning. You have to wilt, fall, root and rise in order to bloom.

Blooming. A process full of strong contradictions. It is a harsh process, painful, vulnerable. But at the same time it’s ripping with potential, there is an eagerness to grow, a beckoning. A bloom.

Aim // This transformation, from burn to bloom, is what I want to explore through the personification of recycling garbage. I am interested in symbolising the true grieving and healing that takes place to become whole again. By understanding how this transformational process feels to women I want to translate their emotions into art pieces that symbolise the beauty of how they feel.

Objectives // I have chosen to work with garbage as the lead material to resemble the beauty of the heartbreak transformation with recycling deserted pieces of trash. I want the pieces of garbage - the material - lead the design process by understanding its material characteristics and design for its material experience.

3 types of garbage

P et bottle

W Hite plastic bag

Gbottles lass

From burn to bloom // 3 expressions

“ And heal I did, she said. Brutally and beautifully. Left with marks and slowly getting rid of them. Covering them up, by growing a thicker skin. Slowly and carefully. ’’

“ The cracks in my skin still show my hurt. But I feel the inner goddess from deep within myself burning. Like an ancient greek (statue of a) goddess, with cracks in marble but maintaining an air of mystique. ’’ “ By your heart breaking there is a crack, and with that crack light seeps in. I allow myself to let my heart break and then let the light inside of me fill the cracks again. ’’

Pbottleet Design exploration In this design exploration Refil (c) recycled filament for 3D printing is used to print a transparent mask. Refil is made of recycled PET from old transparent PET bottles and up to 90% recycled. [ Source // The Guardian] Most plastic bottles used for soft drinks and water are made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is highly recyclable. But as their use soars across the globe, efforts to collect and recycle the bottles to keep them from polluting the oceans, are failing to keep up. Fewer than half of the bottles bought in 2016 were collected for recycling and just 7% of those collected were turned into new bottles. Instead most plastic bottles produced end up in landfill or in the ocean.

MASK

“ And heal I did, she said. Brutally and beautifully. Left with marks and slowly getting rid of them. Covering them up, by growing a thicker skin. Slowly and carefully. ’’

The translucent mask symbolises the process of growing a thicker skin. From bulky and rough it will grow into a soft but thicker skin.

Associations with the material and 3D printing technique The material of the recycled PET bottles embodies the skin in a way that it seems like you can see the process of growing skin cells. Layer on top of layer.

The technique of 3D printing gives the material a solid and polished look. A polyhedron shape creates a bulkiness and symbolises the first stage of growing before a smoothness in skin structure is reached.

Big pic of thing

making of Preparation A 3D model, Refil (c) filament, an Ultimaker

W Hite plastic bag Design exploration In this design exploration the white plastic shopping bag is recycled for the creation of a head piece. About 40 white plastic bags are used to fill up the head piece and about 10 to cover the surface with strips. [ Source // The Economist] Plastic shopping bags take hundreds of years to decompose and push up demand for oil, used to make plastics. Outlawing plastic bags in San Francisco alone will reduce oil consumption by nearly 800,000 gallons a year, the city reckons. Less than 5% of the 100 billion bags thrown away by Americans each year are recycled.

HEAD PIECE

“ The cracks in my skin still show my hurt. But I feel the inner goddess from deep within myself burning. Like an ancient greek (statue of a) goddess, with cracks in marble but maintaining an air of mystique. ’’

The headpiece and cracked skin of her face symbolise the fragility but vigour of a divine figure, a female deity. With small cracks still on the surface but embracing an emerging forcefulness from within her.

Associations with the material The recycled white plastic bag material resembles the pure white marble that is used when depicting greek muses.

The strips of hair symbolise a stage of the transformation process where details of a sculpted marbled statue in progress are already becoming visible.

making of Preparation A drawing of the head piece, sticky tape, needle & thread, 50 plastic bags, plastic pet bottle.

Gbottles lass Design exploration In this design exploration several coloured glass jars and bottles from the pile of garbage are crushed into tiny pieces and mixed with a bio-based epoxy: Supersap entropy resin (c). Mixed with the bio-based epoxy the broken pieces of glass are displayed in a way that the material properties of crushed glass are visible. [ Source // WWF ] Recycling glass is one of the many ways we can help reduce pollution and waste. Everyday we throw away tons of rubbish and glass is a significant part of it. Instead of letting landfills pile up with glass objects that are a threat to safety and the environment, we can use it again.

Glass shape

“ By your heart breaking there is a crack, and with that crack light seeps in. I allow myself to let my heart break and then let the light inside of me fill the cracks again. ’’

The shape made out of a mix of crushed glass and bio-epoxy symbolises a brittle heart with cracks where the light seeps through. Very bright and transparent in and around the area of the heart, but still dark in the brittle areas around it.

Associations with the material The crushed pieces of glass embody brittleness and fierceness at the same time.

The transparency of glass makes it possible to let light shine through.

The way the crushed glass is mixed with the epoxy symbolises the beauty of scars.

making of Preparation A drawing of the pattern, a mould, crushed glass, Supersap Bio-based Entropy Resin Epoxy and hardener.

thank you Credits // All prototypes and styling by Iris Jönsthövel Design Research Photography by Jan Koenders and Iris Jönsthövel Model: Pauline Wout and Iris Jönsthövel Bio-plastic Fantastic Photography by Iris Jönsthövel Burn and Bloom Photography by Roemer Linkers and Kjeld van den Ende Model: Amy Kong and Iris Jönsthövel All other photos of Iris by Roemer Linkers

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