Towards A New Materiality (2025)

Flat, shiny, and smooth surfaces are often seen as the ideal. However, this aesthetic leads to unsustainable habits for both people and the environment.

When a person enters a perfectly flat, textureless space, the body begins to feel stress unconsciously.

When objects lose their ‘ideal’ state - when they crack, decay or show traces of time - we tend to discard them. In doing so, we lose more than objects. We lose stories, memories, and even parts of our culture. At the same time, we normalise overconsumption and deepen environmental harm.

The project, Towards a New Materiality, challenges this practice and its environmental consequences. By working with bioplastics - biodegradable materials full of texture - the project offers a different way of thinking about material value.

Through a DIY kit, users can create a bioplastic plant pot at home. The kit invites users to explore unique recipes, creating various textures and materiality to reflect personal stories.

DIY kit

Recipe Sample Swatch Board

Circulation Guidebook

Recepe Postcards

Website

Instead of seeking perfection, the process encourages users to embrace natural cracks, bubbles, and irregular surfaces as part of the material’s character. Users can observe how the pot changes over time, add new layers of paste, or let it slowly return to the earth through biodegradation.

Process