Jasmine Stein
Bachelor of Industrial design honours
University of New South Wales
Specialisms: Industrial Design / Sustainable Design / Material Innovation
Location: Sydney, Australia
Jasmine Stein
First Name: Jasmine
Last Name: Stein
Specialisms: Industrial Design / Sustainable Design / Material Innovation
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My Location: Sydney, Australia
University / College: University of New South Wales
Course / Program Title: Bachelor of Industrial design honours
About
Hi I'm Jasmine, an industrial design honours graduate of UNSW. As a designer, I am intrigued by ways in which we can incorporate unconventional materials and techniques into products. More specifically biological and nature derived resources. This passion has been the catalyst and driving force behind my honours project which heavily focuses on biomaterials. My product, Phyla, explores how algae bioplastic can be used in combination with recycled plastics in the furniture industry. The aim being to reduce the consumption of petrochemical materials and promote circularity. Moving forward, I hope to continue to create designs that are unique and make a positive impact on our world.
Every year 30,000 tonnes of furniture waste end up in Australian landfills due to overconsumption and material toxicity. Therefore, Phyla was created to provide a sustainable furniture alternative that focuses on materiality, assembly and end of life breakdown. Phyla is an algae bioplastic stool designed for the domestic living environment that replaces petrochemical components with biomaterials and circular end of life processes. Focusing on the environment, the stool is made from an algae and PLA composite base and a recycled HDPE seat top. The Phyla stool embodies a story of regeneration as no adhesives are used in the manufacturing process and it can easily be disassembled, repelletised and reused in future designs. This circular model reduces the amount of post consumer waste ending up in landfills and encourages sustainable practices for both designers and consumers. Manufacturing: Rotational moulding (base), sheet press & CNC (seat). Physical model (algae bioplastic base) made through robotic 3D printing.
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