Bio-colours in prototypes
Team: 4
Team members: Sofie Kelchtermans, Jony Mille, Henri T'Kint
Coach: Angela Pisani, angela.j.pisani@gmail.com; Elise Verkindt (elise@syrosnv.com) from https://syrosnv.com/ + UGent (Francesca)
End results
Challenge: Bio-based colours are an interesting alternative to artificial colours. Although natural colours have an ancient tradition, many challenges remain open, for example:
How can we introduce this knowledge in our IO curriculum?
What activities can engage with these colours (sketching? prototyping? etc.)
How can we engage different stakeholders and actors in this mission? How can we make this a self-sustainable system?
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Starter kit includes:
2 industrial bio-based colours
Avocado pits (ca 20kg)
1lt of extracted colour from avocado pits
Infrastructure needed:
Hotplate
Pots and small utensils
Drier (in the composite lab at IDC)
Specific sources: