Open Source Biomaterials

I've recently started contributing innovative biomaterial recipes to an open source material library; materiom.org.

I have been aiming to source ingredients that are ethical, sustainable, and certified organic. Some of the notable contributions are natural dyes from fruits and teas, and a guar gum bioplastic.

There is something about the experience of creating a material from scratch, and then utilizing the material in an artwork that is satisfying to me right now... I hope the work inspires!

Tri-Grip Ear Plug 3DM

I've been designing around these ear plugs for the iAm project. I decided after I modeled them to release them on GRABCAD because there are currently only two ear plug models on there. I think this file is valuable because I've designed it specifically for the Tasco Tri-Grip Reusable Ear Plug that I've been buying through the Ear Plug Superstore. I like it when models I find online are specific to actual products available for purchase.

Below are images documenting the creation of the ear plug.