In this workshop, students will be learning how to make bioplastics: a substance made from organic materials as a substitute for petroleum-based polymers, which are seen in your everyday plastics. With the rising trend of sustainable materials, awareness of bioplastics is an easy way to reduce your carbon footprint. We will explore the history, different fabrication methods, and coloring techniques through this hands-on lab. By the end of this session, students will take home their very own hand made bioplastic samples.
All materials for this course will be provided by the instructor, students only need to bring their curiosity.
About the instructor:
ANDREA LAUER (Artist, Designer, Educator, Creative Director, Inventor) resides in New York City and works Internationally to produce multi-media experiences with a focus on the human form.
She is a guest lecturer at New York University, Princeton University and RISD and is the FOUNDER and Chief Creative Officer of RISEN DIVISION a couture workwear fashion brand that celebrates the art of the jumpsuit.
She is also owns Risen from the Thread a design thinking and innovation agency focused on the human body and its relationship with technology. Client categories include fashion, marketing, fine art, medicine, sports and entertainment. Lauer’s selected credits include Rolling Stone, American Vogue, Interview, Nylon, Paper and OUT magazine and NOVA. Her work has also appeared at the Grammy Awards and on Broadway in productions including “American Idiot” and “Bring It On.” She is an MIT Directors Fellow 2017, Pioneer Works Science Resident 2019, and a New Lab Artist in Residence 2020.