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If you’re in LA, join us at the opening reception of Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design.

Saturday, September 28, 2024
6 PM to 9 PM
Location: Craft Contemporary

Curated by Kate Yeh Chiu @kateyehchiu and Jia Yi Gu @jiagu, the exhibition is organized into five acts — Animating, Disassembling, Feeding, Re-fusing, and Stitching—highlighting dynamic material transformations in response to climate and ecological crises.

Supported by the Getty Foundation, with additional funding from The National Endowment for the Arts, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, and The Antonia and Vladimir Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund.

@pstinla @materialacts @craftcontemporary @neaarts @grahamfoundation

“The mindset of permanence needs to change, which is why we strive to create objects that biodegrade but still simulate the feel and durability of mass-produced products” - @sutherlinsanto (Digital Futures Young , Experimental 3D Printing with Custom Materials)

FLORASCREEN by Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman is a biodegradable sculptural artwork that combines machine learning, novel bio-based materials, and digital fabrication techniques to symbolize the impermanence of nature.

Explore how biomaterials can drive innovation in digital fabrication and design 👉

Designers: Sutherlin Santo @sutherlinsantox Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet
Materials:Chitosan, cellulose & algae pigments (provided by @spirainc)

#futurematerials #biodesign #biomaterials #biofabrication #3dprinting #digitalfabrication

“The mindset of permanence needs to change, which is why we strive to create objects that biodegrade but still simulate the feel and durability of mass-produced products” - @sutherlinsanto (Digital Futures Young , Experimental 3D Printing with Custom Materials)

FLORASCREEN by Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman is a biodegradable sculptural artwork that combines machine learning, novel bio-based materials, and digital fabrication techniques to symbolize the impermanence of nature.

Explore how biomaterials can drive innovation in digital fabrication and design 👉

Designers: Sutherlin Santo @sutherlinsantox Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet
Materials:Chitosan, cellulose & algae pigments (provided by @spirainc)

#futurematerials #biodesign #biomaterials #biofabrication #3dprinting #digitalfabrication

“The mindset of permanence needs to change, which is why we strive to create objects that biodegrade but still simulate the feel and durability of mass-produced products” - @sutherlinsanto (Digital Futures Young , Experimental 3D Printing with Custom Materials)

FLORASCREEN by Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman is a biodegradable sculptural artwork that combines machine learning, novel bio-based materials, and digital fabrication techniques to symbolize the impermanence of nature.

Explore how biomaterials can drive innovation in digital fabrication and design 👉

Designers: Sutherlin Santo @sutherlinsantox Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet
Materials:Chitosan, cellulose & algae pigments (provided by @spirainc)

#futurematerials #biodesign #biomaterials #biofabrication #3dprinting #digitalfabrication

“The mindset of permanence needs to change, which is why we strive to create objects that biodegrade but still simulate the feel and durability of mass-produced products” - @sutherlinsanto (Digital Futures Young , Experimental 3D Printing with Custom Materials)

FLORASCREEN by Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman is a biodegradable sculptural artwork that combines machine learning, novel bio-based materials, and digital fabrication techniques to symbolize the impermanence of nature.

Explore how biomaterials can drive innovation in digital fabrication and design 👉

Designers: Sutherlin Santo @sutherlinsantox Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet
Materials:Chitosan, cellulose & algae pigments (provided by @spirainc)

#futurematerials #biodesign #biomaterials #biofabrication #3dprinting #digitalfabrication

“The mindset of permanence needs to change, which is why we strive to create objects that biodegrade but still simulate the feel and durability of mass-produced products” - @sutherlinsanto (Digital Futures Young , Experimental 3D Printing with Custom Materials)

FLORASCREEN by Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman is a biodegradable sculptural artwork that combines machine learning, novel bio-based materials, and digital fabrication techniques to symbolize the impermanence of nature.

Explore how biomaterials can drive innovation in digital fabrication and design 👉

Designers: Sutherlin Santo @sutherlinsantox Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet
Materials:Chitosan, cellulose & algae pigments (provided by @spirainc)

#futurematerials #biodesign #biomaterials #biofabrication #3dprinting #digitalfabrication

“The mindset of permanence needs to change, which is why we strive to create objects that biodegrade but still simulate the feel and durability of mass-produced products” - @sutherlinsanto (Digital Futures Young , Experimental 3D Printing with Custom Materials)

FLORASCREEN by Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman is a biodegradable sculptural artwork that combines machine learning, novel bio-based materials, and digital fabrication techniques to symbolize the impermanence of nature.

Explore how biomaterials can drive innovation in digital fabrication and design 👉

Designers: Sutherlin Santo @sutherlinsantox Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet
Materials:Chitosan, cellulose & algae pigments (provided by @spirainc)

#futurematerials #biodesign #biomaterials #biofabrication #3dprinting #digitalfabrication

“The mindset of permanence needs to change, which is why we strive to create objects that biodegrade but still simulate the feel and durability of mass-produced products” - @sutherlinsanto (Digital Futures Young , Experimental 3D Printing with Custom Materials)

FLORASCREEN by Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman is a biodegradable sculptural artwork that combines machine learning, novel bio-based materials, and digital fabrication techniques to symbolize the impermanence of nature.

Explore how biomaterials can drive innovation in digital fabrication and design 👉

Designers: Sutherlin Santo @sutherlinsantox Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet
Materials:Chitosan, cellulose & algae pigments (provided by @spirainc)

#futurematerials #biodesign #biomaterials #biofabrication #3dprinting #digitalfabrication

“The mindset of permanence needs to change, which is why we strive to create objects that biodegrade but still simulate the feel and durability of mass-produced products” - @sutherlinsanto (Digital Futures Young , Experimental 3D Printing with Custom Materials)

FLORASCREEN by Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman is a biodegradable sculptural artwork that combines machine learning, novel bio-based materials, and digital fabrication techniques to symbolize the impermanence of nature.

Explore how biomaterials can drive innovation in digital fabrication and design 👉

Designers: Sutherlin Santo @sutherlinsantox Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet
Materials:Chitosan, cellulose & algae pigments (provided by @spirainc)

#futurematerials #biodesign #biomaterials #biofabrication #3dprinting #digitalfabrication

“The mindset of permanence needs to change, which is why we strive to create objects that biodegrade but still simulate the feel and durability of mass-produced products” - @sutherlinsanto (Digital Futures Young , Experimental 3D Printing with Custom Materials)

FLORASCREEN by Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman is a biodegradable sculptural artwork that combines machine learning, novel bio-based materials, and digital fabrication techniques to symbolize the impermanence of nature.

Explore how biomaterials can drive innovation in digital fabrication and design 👉

Designers: Sutherlin Santo @sutherlinsantox Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet
Materials:Chitosan, cellulose & algae pigments (provided by @spirainc)

#futurematerials #biodesign #biomaterials #biofabrication #3dprinting #digitalfabrication

“The mindset of permanence needs to change, which is why we strive to create objects that biodegrade but still simulate the feel and durability of mass-produced products” - @sutherlinsanto (Digital Futures Young , Experimental 3D Printing with Custom Materials)

FLORASCREEN by Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman is a biodegradable sculptural artwork that combines machine learning, novel bio-based materials, and digital fabrication techniques to symbolize the impermanence of nature.

Explore how biomaterials can drive innovation in digital fabrication and design 👉

Designers: Sutherlin Santo @sutherlinsantox Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet
Materials:Chitosan, cellulose & algae pigments (provided by @spirainc)

#futurematerials #biodesign #biomaterials #biofabrication #3dprinting #digitalfabrication

Biocraft was displayed at Festival Przemiany “Materializing the Future” in Warsaw, Poland in October.

Thanks to @futurematerialsbank for continuing to show Biocraft and other amazing materials around the world.

Photo credit: @tokyomonorail

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto
#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Biocraft was displayed at Festival Przemiany “Materializing the Future” in Warsaw, Poland in October.

Thanks to @futurematerialsbank for continuing to show Biocraft and other amazing materials around the world.

Photo credit: @tokyomonorail

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto
#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Robotic biogel printing demo at the Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design exhibition at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, on display now through January 5, 2025. Photography by Mark Walker.

We’ll be hosting a workshop “Robotic Craft: Printing Biomaterial Textiles” at Craft Contemporary on Sunday, November 24, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, registration here: https://events.humanitix.com/robotic-craft-printing-biomaterial-textiles

Curated by @kateyehchiu and @jiagu

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Robotic biogel printing demo at the Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design exhibition at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, on display now through January 5, 2025. Photography by Mark Walker.

We’ll be hosting a workshop “Robotic Craft: Printing Biomaterial Textiles” at Craft Contemporary on Sunday, November 24, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, registration here: https://events.humanitix.com/robotic-craft-printing-biomaterial-textiles

Curated by @kateyehchiu and @jiagu

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Robotic biogel printing demo at the Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design exhibition at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, on display now through January 5, 2025. Photography by Mark Walker.

We’ll be hosting a workshop “Robotic Craft: Printing Biomaterial Textiles” at Craft Contemporary on Sunday, November 24, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, registration here: https://events.humanitix.com/robotic-craft-printing-biomaterial-textiles

Curated by @kateyehchiu and @jiagu

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Our biogel sample wall installation for the Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design exhibition at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, on display now through January 5, 2025. Photography by Mark Walker.

We’ll be hosting a workshop “Robotic Craft: Printing Biomaterial Textiles” at Craft Contemporary on Sunday, November 24, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, registration here: https://events.humanitix.com/robotic-craft-printing-biomaterial-textiles

Curated by @kateyehchiu and @jiagu

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Our biogel sample wall installation for the Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design exhibition at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, on display now through January 5, 2025. Photography by Mark Walker.

We’ll be hosting a workshop “Robotic Craft: Printing Biomaterial Textiles” at Craft Contemporary on Sunday, November 24, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, registration here: https://events.humanitix.com/robotic-craft-printing-biomaterial-textiles

Curated by @kateyehchiu and @jiagu

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Our biogel sample wall installation for the Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design exhibition at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, on display now through January 5, 2025. Photography by Mark Walker.

We’ll be hosting a workshop “Robotic Craft: Printing Biomaterial Textiles” at Craft Contemporary on Sunday, November 24, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, registration here: https://events.humanitix.com/robotic-craft-printing-biomaterial-textiles

Curated by @kateyehchiu and @jiagu

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Our biogel sample wall installation for the Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design exhibition at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, on display now through January 5, 2025. Photography by Mark Walker.

We’ll be hosting a workshop “Robotic Craft: Printing Biomaterial Textiles” at Craft Contemporary on Sunday, November 24, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, registration here: https://events.humanitix.com/robotic-craft-printing-biomaterial-textiles

Curated by @kateyehchiu and @jiagu

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

🌿 Meet Sutherlin Santo!

Part of our ACT 2: Disassembling series, where we spotlight innovative teams reshaping the future of design and sustainability.

Discover how this team is revolutionizing building materials with their groundbreaking biodegradable biogels.

In traditional construction, materials like metals and concrete are built to last, but often without consideration for their eventual breakdown. Sutherlin Santo is changing that with biogels made from plant-based matter, designed to biodegrade and return to the Earth when their lifecycle ends. 🌍

Using cutting-edge robotic extrusion, the team prints biogels into multi-layered sheets with customizable rigidity and opacity, creating everything from tiles to stools to wall cladding. One biogel even acts as a carbon absorber, capturing toxins from the environment and purifying the air. 🌱

When these biogels reach their limit, they decompose naturally through biodegradation, powered by microorganisms, transforming waste into a resource that nourishes the Earth.

Part of Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design at Craft Contemporary. On view until Jan 5, 2025!

#SutherlinSanto #Biogel #SustainableDesign #Innovation #Architecture#FutureOfBuilding #EcoArt #CarbonSequestration #BiodegradableDesign #DesignForTheFuture #Innovation #pstart #pstartandsciencecollide

Preparing biogel samples for our installation at the Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design exhibition at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, September 28, 2024 - January 5, 2025.

Curated by @kateyehchiu and @jiagu

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Preparing biogel samples for our installation at the Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design exhibition at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, September 28, 2024 - January 5, 2025.

Curated by @kateyehchiu and @jiagu

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Preparing biogel samples for our installation at the Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design exhibition at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, September 28, 2024 - January 5, 2025.

Curated by @kateyehchiu and @jiagu

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto

Florascreen is a bio-based sculptural work created through the collaboration of our studio with bio-artist Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet.

Florascreen
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
7.5’ x 4.25’ x 2” (230cm x 130cm x 5cm)
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen is a bio-based sculptural work created through the collaboration of our studio with bio-artist Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet.

Florascreen
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
7.5’ x 4.25’ x 2” (230cm x 130cm x 5cm)
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen is a bio-based sculptural work created through the collaboration of our studio with bio-artist Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet.

Florascreen
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
7.5’ x 4.25’ x 2” (230cm x 130cm x 5cm)
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: Biomaterial Deployment + Process

After the material samples were characterized and cataloged, a pallet of chitosan formulas was chosen for the samples’ translucency and visual richness to infill openings within the cellulose-based frame.

Florascreen was 3D printed on a large format CNC gantry in separate stages, allowing for intuitive, artistic, and tactile interventions by hand during the predominantly digital extrusion process.

Printed as liquid and gels, the biopolymer materials flowed and settled after 3D printing in ways that deviated from digital simulation and, therefore, necessitated digital scans to be taken of the piece in order to precisely 3D print with additional multiple materials at subsequent stages.

Florascreen: Biomaterial Deployment + Process
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
7.5’ x 4.25’ x 2” (230cm x 130cm x 5cm)
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: Biomaterial Deployment + Process

After the material samples were characterized and cataloged, a pallet of chitosan formulas was chosen for the samples’ translucency and visual richness to infill openings within the cellulose-based frame.

Florascreen was 3D printed on a large format CNC gantry in separate stages, allowing for intuitive, artistic, and tactile interventions by hand during the predominantly digital extrusion process.

Printed as liquid and gels, the biopolymer materials flowed and settled after 3D printing in ways that deviated from digital simulation and, therefore, necessitated digital scans to be taken of the piece in order to precisely 3D print with additional multiple materials at subsequent stages.

Florascreen: Biomaterial Deployment + Process
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
7.5’ x 4.25’ x 2” (230cm x 130cm x 5cm)
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: Biomaterial Deployment + Process

After the material samples were characterized and cataloged, a pallet of chitosan formulas was chosen for the samples’ translucency and visual richness to infill openings within the cellulose-based frame.

Florascreen was 3D printed on a large format CNC gantry in separate stages, allowing for intuitive, artistic, and tactile interventions by hand during the predominantly digital extrusion process.

Printed as liquid and gels, the biopolymer materials flowed and settled after 3D printing in ways that deviated from digital simulation and, therefore, necessitated digital scans to be taken of the piece in order to precisely 3D print with additional multiple materials at subsequent stages.

Florascreen: Biomaterial Deployment + Process
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
7.5’ x 4.25’ x 2” (230cm x 130cm x 5cm)
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: Biomaterial Deployment + Process

After the material samples were characterized and cataloged, a pallet of chitosan formulas was chosen for the samples’ translucency and visual richness to infill openings within the cellulose-based frame.

Florascreen was 3D printed on a large format CNC gantry in separate stages, allowing for intuitive, artistic, and tactile interventions by hand during the predominantly digital extrusion process.

Printed as liquid and gels, the biopolymer materials flowed and settled after 3D printing in ways that deviated from digital simulation and, therefore, necessitated digital scans to be taken of the piece in order to precisely 3D print with additional multiple materials at subsequent stages.

Florascreen: Biomaterial Deployment + Process
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
7.5’ x 4.25’ x 2” (230cm x 130cm x 5cm)
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: Bio-Material Research + Library

Florascreen is composed from a library of novel biodegradable materials derived from a family of bio-based polymers. Developed specifically for this work, these materials were designed to evoke the vibrancy and impermanence of the floral sculpture from which its design was translated.

Chitosan – a biopolymer derived from shellfish exoskeletons – was selected for its translucency and film-like characteristics and cellulose – a biopolymer sourced from plant cell walls – was explored for use as a structural framework. The resulting material library exhibits a range of textures and vibrancy achieved by adding pigments from algae to the formula. Many samples exhibit holographic surface effects achieved during the process of making and complex micro-patterns formed naturally through the reaction of fluids.

Florascreen: Material Research + Library
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: Bio-Material Research + Library

Florascreen is composed from a library of novel biodegradable materials derived from a family of bio-based polymers. Developed specifically for this work, these materials were designed to evoke the vibrancy and impermanence of the floral sculpture from which its design was translated.

Chitosan – a biopolymer derived from shellfish exoskeletons – was selected for its translucency and film-like characteristics and cellulose – a biopolymer sourced from plant cell walls – was explored for use as a structural framework. The resulting material library exhibits a range of textures and vibrancy achieved by adding pigments from algae to the formula. Many samples exhibit holographic surface effects achieved during the process of making and complex micro-patterns formed naturally through the reaction of fluids.

Florascreen: Material Research + Library
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: Bio-Material Research + Library

Florascreen is composed from a library of novel biodegradable materials derived from a family of bio-based polymers. Developed specifically for this work, these materials were designed to evoke the vibrancy and impermanence of the floral sculpture from which its design was translated.

Chitosan – a biopolymer derived from shellfish exoskeletons – was selected for its translucency and film-like characteristics and cellulose – a biopolymer sourced from plant cell walls – was explored for use as a structural framework. The resulting material library exhibits a range of textures and vibrancy achieved by adding pigments from algae to the formula. Many samples exhibit holographic surface effects achieved during the process of making and complex micro-patterns formed naturally through the reaction of fluids.

Florascreen: Material Research + Library
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: Bio-Material Research + Library

Florascreen is composed from a library of novel biodegradable materials derived from a family of bio-based polymers. Developed specifically for this work, these materials were designed to evoke the vibrancy and impermanence of the floral sculpture from which its design was translated.

Chitosan – a biopolymer derived from shellfish exoskeletons – was selected for its translucency and film-like characteristics and cellulose – a biopolymer sourced from plant cell walls – was explored for use as a structural framework. The resulting material library exhibits a range of textures and vibrancy achieved by adding pigments from algae to the formula. Many samples exhibit holographic surface effects achieved during the process of making and complex micro-patterns formed naturally through the reaction of fluids.

Florascreen: Material Research + Library
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: Bio-Material Research + Library

Florascreen is composed from a library of novel biodegradable materials derived from a family of bio-based polymers. Developed specifically for this work, these materials were designed to evoke the vibrancy and impermanence of the floral sculpture from which its design was translated.

Chitosan – a biopolymer derived from shellfish exoskeletons – was selected for its translucency and film-like characteristics and cellulose – a biopolymer sourced from plant cell walls – was explored for use as a structural framework. The resulting material library exhibits a range of textures and vibrancy achieved by adding pigments from algae to the formula. Many samples exhibit holographic surface effects achieved during the process of making and complex micro-patterns formed naturally through the reaction of fluids.

Florascreen: Material Research + Library
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: From biological form to digital data, then back again.

As a biodegradable object made from the polymers of biological forms, Florascreen embodies the impermanence of nature and its varying states of change. This work, particularly the process through which it was designed and made, served as a platform to explore the concept of biological transmutation through the hybridization of technological and artistic methods of creation. These diagrams illustrate the sequence of techniques – both analog and digital, hand and machine, natural and synthetic – that were used in the translation of biological forms into Florascreen.

Deployment of Machine Learning:
Graphic linework of the floral composition is algorithmically revealed using artificial neural style transfer. An artificial neural net transfers the ‘style’ of the sample onto the compositional architecture of the image taken of the floral arrangement. The network was used to iteratively refine the styled result until a clear compositional hierarchy was revealed in the new, translated and ‘styled’ image. Raw linework was then captured and optimized for biogel 3D printing through an automated process using pixel data to produce robotic toolpaths.

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

Florascreen: Process + Fabrication
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: From biological form to digital data, then back again.

As a biodegradable object made from the polymers of biological forms, Florascreen embodies the impermanence of nature and its varying states of change. This work, particularly the process through which it was designed and made, served as a platform to explore the concept of biological transmutation through the hybridization of technological and artistic methods of creation. These diagrams illustrate the sequence of techniques – both analog and digital, hand and machine, natural and synthetic – that were used in the translation of biological forms into Florascreen.

Deployment of Machine Learning:
Graphic linework of the floral composition is algorithmically revealed using artificial neural style transfer. An artificial neural net transfers the ‘style’ of the sample onto the compositional architecture of the image taken of the floral arrangement. The network was used to iteratively refine the styled result until a clear compositional hierarchy was revealed in the new, translated and ‘styled’ image. Raw linework was then captured and optimized for biogel 3D printing through an automated process using pixel data to produce robotic toolpaths.

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

Florascreen: Process + Fabrication
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Florascreen: From biological form to digital data, then back again.

As a biodegradable object made from the polymers of biological forms, Florascreen embodies the impermanence of nature and its varying states of change. This work, particularly the process through which it was designed and made, served as a platform to explore the concept of biological transmutation through the hybridization of technological and artistic methods of creation. These diagrams illustrate the sequence of techniques – both analog and digital, hand and machine, natural and synthetic – that were used in the translation of biological forms into Florascreen.

Deployment of Machine Learning:
Graphic linework of the floral composition is algorithmically revealed using artificial neural style transfer. An artificial neural net transfers the ‘style’ of the sample onto the compositional architecture of the image taken of the floral arrangement. The network was used to iteratively refine the styled result until a clear compositional hierarchy was revealed in the new, translated and ‘styled’ image. Raw linework was then captured and optimized for biogel 3D printing through an automated process using pixel data to produce robotic toolpaths.

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

Florascreen: Process + Fabrication
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman

Detail shot of Florascreen, a bio-based sculptural work created through a collaboration with artist Sasha Fishman @dangerouswhenwet.

This image shows a close-up of the piece's 3D printed cellulose frame which is infilled with a delicate chitosan film colored with algae derived pigments.

Algae pigment / spirulina provided by @spirainc

Florascreen
Sutherlin Santo X Sasha Fishman
7.5' x 4.25' x 2" (230cm x 130cm x 5cm)
Chitosan, cellulose, algae pigments
2022-2023

#design#art #futurematerials #biologicalfutures #sustainability #biofabrication #materialtest #newmaterials #bioplastic #biopolymer #ceramics #3dprinting #digitalfabrication #patterns #plantbased #ecofriendly #materiom#materialdriven #materialsource #sutherlinsanto #sashafishman