Materials

Building on laboratory procedures, the Technofossils series explores a leaf clearing process using light. By introducing resin, cleared leaves are trapped into polymeric matter and illuminated from below. Each numbered element is the visible-invisible representation of a story, a forest-laboratory artefact of vegetal and artificial nature.

Solar Futures explores situated design as a method for conducting desert fieldwork, exploring local materials and processes, and the ecological and socio-cultural context in which they exist or take place. Participants were asked to design portable, solar‑powered cooking experiences or tools that could embody regenerative, circular, and situated design principles.

Trap Light proposes a radical new approach to lighting design. By utilising photoluminescent pigments to capture escaping light, blown Murano glass become, both the shade and light source, emitting, absorbing, and re-emitting light. A thirty-minutes ‘charge’ of recycled light provides up to 8 hours of ambient lighting.

The project explores sustainable energy through alternative culinary practices, envisioning a new cooking method based on stored thermal energy. By heating a blend of sodium and potassium nitrates above 120°C, the generated heat is retained for hours, enabling cooking beyond daylight and prompting reflection on energy use and potential futures for solar cuisine.

Agricola is a series of lights exploring the ever-changing nature of agricultural byproducts. Made from locally produced agricultural waste and bound with natural latex, the series highlights the value of seasonal colors, revealing environmental stories through form, texture, and shifting shades.

Trace reinterprets the concept proposed with Trap Light, focusing on the use of materials capable of recycling outdoor light sources. Using photoluminescent pigments in combination with silicons, hand-made photoluminescent skins are produced to convert the unseen spectrum of sun energy into visible light.