KEA, Copenhagen, 2021
Biomaterial workshop
DATEMATS
Interdisciplinary EM&T Challenge
Advanced Growing Materials
KEA + DINESEN
31/08-01/09/21
The Challenge
Connectedness.
the world is an open system
that we all create together*
that we are all part of
Vision.
Creating a materials value stream within the realm of the living: from growing to grown to growing - one continuous cycle.
A triangulation of
(1) the traditions of the value-driven company,
(2) their continuous search for innovation to enable the best
possible way of using trees: the whole tree and wood: the
longest possible life and
(3) the symbiotic material opportunities for residue materials
that lie within designing with microorganisms.
Angles. Some possible strategies.
Upcycling
Local sourcing/ Local use. Diversity in every tree and every product. From forest to finished product. Symbiosis in nature mirrored in symbiosis in process and product. Wood with all senses. Tactics. Speculative applications. Within the realm of the living: from growing to grown to growing, we would like you to help us push our boundaries and advance Dinesen's sustainable approach by sourcing the production's residues (sawdust, wood woo/, planks) into new materials and/ or speculative applications that esteem to our strong set of values and place us at the forefront of sustainable creation in symbiosis with our resources.
A tree is an ecosystem in itself, full of all kinds of living creatures that have their shelters and homes on it. When a tree is removed from a forest, it leaves an empty place in the ecosystem.
Could we replace the tree?Â
Recosystem is an insect hotel made of residue materials from the tree and mycelium. Recosystem hosts the ecosystem living on a tree, giving temporary shelter to insects, birds and other living organisms. Mycelium is an attractor for pollinator insects. Tree residues are great material for insect hotels. This way the installation would also help to regenerate the ecosystem where the tree has been grown. It is also a potential product for gardens or public parks where pollinators could find a home. This is how we can also give back to nature.