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Karin Ben Haim
ceramics and glass design bfa

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem

Specialisms: Design Research / Sustainable Design / Design for Social Good

Location: Jerusalem, Israel

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Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem

This project incorporates material-chemical research alongside historical-cultural research and presents rebuilding of local technological knowledge, based on Indigenous philosophy, combining ancient and contemporary techniques to build structures used for temporary shelter. This study produced a unique glass substance shaped by hand at room temperature, made of bio-plastic, ash produced from desert plant, powder from recycled industrial glass bottles and rock mineral. After firing, the glass becomes porous, lightweight and heat isolating. This work raises issues of sustainability and how we treat natural resources and human waste; how we use them and allow them to be a model for recycling and rebuilding. Materials and Techniques: Production of glass material; Production of bio-plastic and plant ash, sculpture. Advisor: Dr. Eran Ehrlich