Tuesday 24 September 2024
10:00am - 16:00pm
STEAMhouse, Belmont Row, Birmingham, B4 7RQ
Do you currently work across the fields of biomaterials and 3D Printing? Are you interested in coming together with other creatives and practice-based researchers for a day of hands-on exploration, sharing best practices, and investigating the possibilities of printing biobased materials at scale through our robotic arm technology.
This one-day research workshop combines biomaterial development with additive manufacturing processes to allow participants to explore the possibilities of these technologies at scale.
During this immersive, practise-based workshop you will explore the use of robotic arm technology in combination with natural, organic and waste materials. You will have the opportunity to share your practice with like-minded individuals working across this field whilst collaborating on fast paced prototyping in the STEAMhouse workshops and materials Laboratory.
You will:
This research workshop is designed for individuals who already have strong experience in the field of biomaterials and 3D Printing. If you are unsure if this is you, feel free to contact us to talk things through @ sarah.king2@bcu.ac.uk
Kaitlin Ferguson
Kaitlin Ferguson is an interdisciplinary artist, whose practice involves process led investigations into the changing state of the planet. Through research-based lines of enquiry, she seeks out ways to explore planetary shaping processes and the wider effects of climate change. Through exploration across a wide range of materials, alongside participatory projects with communities, she reveals new readings of the environment that seek to deconstruct and heal the deeply embedded divides between nature and culture which surround us.
Sarah King
Sarah King is an interdisciplinary design researcher and Sustainable Materials lead at STEAMhouse. Her primary role is to support members across the various routes in areas such as sustainable materials development, circular strategies, and regenerative product prototyping. She also runs the Materials Club and supports specific members in research projects related to advanced materials development.
Sarah is particularly interested in the use of design as a tool to embed sustainability and equality within societies and cultures. In her own practice, she focuses on the use of natural systems and abundant materials, utilising their unique properties to develop products that can actively aid health and wellbeing, with a view to replenishing local ecosystems at their end of life, striving to co-create a closed loop system with nature.
HOW TO APPLY
Application Deadline: Sunday 08 September 2024
Places are limited and we expect the course to be oversubscribed. Therefore, we are looking for participants who have a clear sense of how they might apply the knowledge and skills they will gain.
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