Prototyping with Biomaterials: Designing with Bioplastics Workshop

Prototyping with Biomaterials: Designing with Bioplastics Workshop

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to make and prototype with biomaterials—exploring their unique properties and more!Biodesigner Lucrezia will introduce you to a curated selection of crafted biomaterials and guide you through creating simple, functional, bio-based objects that you can take home.

You’ll be provided with templates featuring a few design options to choose from, but you’ll also be encouraged to experiment freely and explore your own shapes beyond the provided templates. Together, we’ll explore experimental techniques blending sustainable design, prototyping, and material research, allowing you to focus on material handling, shaping, and assembly methods specific to biomaterials.

This workshop is open to all levels. All materials will be provided, including crafted biomaterials for your final designs.

Meet your Instructor

Lucrezia is a Biodesigner with a background in Product Design and Visual Communication, driven by a passion for merging design principles with scientific inquiry.

Her work explores the relationship between living organisms, ecosystems, and biotechnologies to create socially impactful designs, particularly in the context of sustainability. Previously, she specialised in female healthcare with a project called The Soothing Cup, which reimagines menstruation through a living menstrual cup and an incubator for cultivating anti-inflammatory bacteria. Currently, as a PhD researcher at Central Saint Martins, she is exploring how microbial organisms can be used to create sustainable and culturally significant scent experiences.

Her experience spans various academic and industry roles, including academic publishing with Politecnico di Milano, teaching and mentoring in biodesign-focused programmes at universities such as Central Saint Martins and Politecnico di Torino, as well as working with start-ups such as WinWin Food Lab as a fermentation specialist. Her work has been exhibited both in the UK and internationally, including at Dutch Design Week and Milan Design Week, and has been featured in design magazines such as Dezeen, The Future Laboratory, and Next Nature.

Accessibility Statement:

Lifefabs Institute is committed to ensuring that our events and workshops are as accessible as possible and meet the ever-changing needs of our community. As we navigate the opportunities and challenges of our workshops, we are constantly learning and adjusting our workflows to prioritise accessibility.

We’d love to hear any feedback our community might have.

Please contact us at info@lifefabs.bio if you have any specific accessibility requirements or questions.

Seating:

Seating is usually unreserved for our events. If you and your group require seating reservations, please do let us know by emailing us at info@lifefabs.bio and we'd be more than happy to help.

Carers can receive a free ticket to an event by emailing info@lifefabs.bio

Support to Attend Our Events & WorkshopsLifefabs Institute may be able to offer financial assistance to enable adults or children to participate in our events and activities if this would otherwise be financially difficult.Please contact our team: info@lifefabs.bio and we will aim to agree a reduction or bursary or wavier your fee free of charge.

About Lifefabs Institute: Community Biofab Lab & Research Space

Lifefabs is an open-access biofabrication space that provides graduates, creatives, schools, communities and scientists access to scientific learning and exchange knowledge around biofabrication.

We want to break down barriers to research and STEAM learning, offering a space to learn, experiment and contribute to our understanding of biomaterials and bioengineering. A space for interdisciplinary knowledge exchange, Lifefabs encourages non-scientists, local communities to feel welcome and be curious about Biodesign, promoting accessibility though hands-on community lab.