Projects
Under Scorched Earth 10/2024
Investigating the socio-political forces shaping Sicily's landscape through the lens of clay, exploring the territorial dynamics between drought, tourism and land management in the region.
Material exploration / Product design
Exhibited at “Tools of Rekindling” De Fabriek, Eindhoven
Tools of Rekindling 10/2024
Curated by Elena Genesio and Emmie Massias, the exhibition delves into the ethical dilemmas surrounding mining resources, blurred practices of land management, and shifting value of raw materials in globalised economies.
Exhibition design / Curation
De Fabierk, Eindhoven
Dutch Design Week 2024
Clay Archives
08/2024An evolving research platform focusing on harvesting, redefined not only as a method of extraction but as a form of activism that reshapes our relationship with local environments.
Material research / Archive
In collaboration with Emmie Massias
Cooking Gestures Index
09/2020‘The Cooking Gestures Index’ speculates on the role of the tactile knowledge embodied in traditional cooking practices in a future where thesee skills have been forgotten.
Artistic research / Installation
Exhibited at KABK Graduation Show 2020
Food Anthologies
11/2019Investigating the transformation of the food industry over the course of the past century through by analyzing different recipes and our ever evolving relationship with food.
Fictional writing / Speculatige design
Master Industrial Design Thesis
The Kombucha Bra
12/2018Exploring alternative production techniques for the fashion industry by collaborating with one of the oldest of living organisms: bacteria.
Bio design / Material research
Exhibited at De Waag TextileLab, Amsterdam, 2018 and DDW 2019
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