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 #TOOLS
 
-![](../../images/finalpics.jpg)*PH paper and an alkaline modifier, Loes Bogers, 2020*
+![](../images/toolpics-8.jpg)*For drying: a drying rack, a wooden board, hammer and nails, metal wire, a large tray that fits in your oven, a wooden frame and a piece of sturdy fine mesh.  Loes Bogers, 2020*
 
-##GENERAL INFORMATION
+This is a list of the materials and tools needed (apart from the ingredients) to recreate all 25 recipes listed here. In an effort to keep it most accessible, note that most of these will already be lying around your house (or studio, or workshop).
 
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+**Gathering your supplies: Do-It-Together!**
 
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+Best is to form a small group of people and do the experiments together! Between you, you can probably get most of the materials listed here. If not, a trip to a thrift store won't break the bank. 
+
+**Dedicate your utensils to non-food only**
+
+Used kitchen utensils are great option anyway because you will need to dedicate them to non-food only. Although a lot of these recipes work with mostly natural materials, *none of these recipes are considered to be fit for consumption*. Any utensils used here are best kept apart from utensils used for food preparation. 
+
+**Biolab supplies**
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+Only the lab materials needed for the bacterial dye are missing from the images below as I did't have access to them during the outbreak of the corona pandemic. Perhaps it's worth getting access to a biolab or chemistry lab at a high school to do the bacterial dye, before setting up a small biolab (which requires some special tools like an incubator and a pressure cooker). 
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+**Space needs and smells**
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+Choose a space where you can make a bit of a mess, where there's ample space to let things dry (flat surfaces and hanging), preferable near an open window or other place with air flow. Humid environments will affect the materials' behaviors during drying, curing and growing.
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+Ideally you have access to do washing up easily (a sink, or maybe even a dishwasher), and access to a fridge or freezer to store inks and dyes (make sure to label them very clearly indicating it is not for consumption or dedicate a shelf to non-food only). 
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+Some of the recipes can get smelly, so consider the people you share a space with and let them know when you plan to be cooking materials (dyes/inks, and gelatine-based bioplastics can get very smelly).
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+**Protection**
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+When working with inks and dyes, consider to protect your surfaces by coverig it with a piece of plastic. Wear some clothes you don't mind staining.
 
 ##ESSENTIALS
 
-###Kitchen utensils
+##Kitchen utensils
+
+![](../images/toolpics-3.jpg)*Dedicated to non-food only: strainers, pots, thermometer, a syringe, a knife, and kitchen paper, Loes Bogers, 2020*
+
 - Cooker or stove (optional: temperature controlled)
 - Oven
 - Cheesecloth or clean towels
 - Baking paper
-- a rolling pin
 - A knife (to cut vegetables)
 - Pots (small and large)
 - A precision scale (capable of measuring 0.1 grams)
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 - A large bowl
 - A large oven dish
 - Wide glass jars (approx. diameter 20 cm, 15 cm deep) for kombucha growth
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+![](../images/toolpics-10.jpg)*Moulds: a silicone mat and acrylic sheet for sheet casting, small bowls, ice cube trays or egg holders (or any other materials you could use as moulds), Loes Bogers, 2020*
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+![](../images/toolpics-4.jpg)*Glass jars with lids, big and small, and a wide glass jar (collectig some nice looking ones really helps to save up and separate food waste), Loes Bogers, 2020*
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 - Blender (dedicated to non-food processing)
 - Mortar & pestle or chopping/grinding machine
 - Glass jars with lids (small, medium and large) as many as you can find
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 - Strainer (with fine mesh)
 - Funnel (small)
 - Funnel (large)
-- A blunt scraping tool (or a spoon)
+- A blunt scraping tool
 - A drying rack (used in the oven)
 - A silicone mat
 - Anti-bacterial hand soap
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 - Oven mitts/gloves
 - Access to a fridge and freezer
 
-###Basic DIY & crafts tools
+![](../images/toolpics-5.jpg)*Dedicated to non-food only: a mortar and pestle, a blunt scraping tool, baking paper, textured plastic, oven mitts, spoons, a whisk, and a silicon scraper, Loes Bogers, 2020*
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+![](../images/toolpics-1.jpg)*A blender dedicated to non-food only, Loes Bogers, 2020*
+
+![](../images/toolpics-6.jpg)*Funnels (large and small), a precision scale, a tupperware box, antibacterial hand soap, rubber bands, chopsticks, Loes Bogers, 2020*
+
+##Basic DIY & crafts tools
 - A stack of heavy books (for pressing)
 - 4x spray bottle(s) of 100-150 ml
 - Painting tape
-- Nails and a hammer
-- Wooden board of approx 60 x 30 cm 
 - a syringe 60 cc (without needle)
 - Sticks (like chopsticks or skewers)
 - Clips
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 - Pipettes
 - Pen and paper or a laptop for notetaking
 
+![](../images/toolpics-7.jpg)*Art supplies for testing inks/dyes and trimming biomaterials: aquarel paper, silk chiffon, a cutting mat, a scalpel, a fine japanese brush, a regular brush, pipettes and a ruler, Loes Bogers, 2020*
+
+###Tools to find around the house (or at the hardware store)
+- A drying rack (used for laundry)
+- Nails and a hammer
+- Wooden board of approx 60 x 30 cm 
+- A sheet of fine mesh (plastic, textile, metal, all fine) slightly larger than the wooden frame
+- A wooden frame (e.g. a large picture frame)
+- Heavy duty cleaning gloves
+- A squeegee, a ruler or other wide straight tool
+- Protective clothing (that can get dirty, like a lab coat)
+
+![](../images/toolpics-8.jpg)*For drying: a drying rack, a wooden board, hammer and nails, metal wire, a large tray that fits in your oven, a wooden frame and a piece of sturdy fine mesh.  Loes Bogers, 2020*
+
+![](../images/toolpics-2.jpg)*Protective gloves, labels, clips, coffee filters, large ziplock bag, spray bottle, petri dish, tape, and (optional) PH paper, Loes Bogers, 2020*
+
+###Optional tools
+
+- A wider variety of silicone and acrylic molds. You can buy these and some you can make yourself. 
+- Additional acrylic sheet to cut modular molds (if you have access to a laser cutter)
+- Nuts & bolts to keep modular molds together
+
+![](../images/toolpics-9.jpg)*Optional: various silicone moulds: stackable with removable bottom, modular walls with metal wire inside to bend them into shape, and an XXL ice cube tray, Loes Bogers, 2020*
+
 ###Basic biolab supplies
 - Pressure cooker pan
 - 2x Glass petri dish large 20 cm diameter
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 - An incubator or temperature controlled box (26-30 degrees C)
 - Disposable vinyl gloves
 
-###Tools to find around the house (or at the hardware store)
-- A drying rack (used for laundry)
-- A sheet of fine mesh (plastic, textile, metal, all fine) slightly larger than the wooden frame
-- A wooden frame (e.g. a large picture frame)
-- Heavy duty cleaning gloves
-- A squeegee or strip of acrylic
-- Protective clothing (that can get dirty, like a lab coat)
-- A face mask (to protect against dust and fumes)
-
-###Optional tools
-
-- Additional acrylic sheet to cut modular molds (if you have access to a laser cutter)
-- Nuts & bolts to keep modular molds together
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+*Picture will follow*

docs/projects/final-project.md

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 What is offered here: 
 
 - A starter pack with a **selection of 25 DIY recipes for biobased alternatives to common design materials** like inks, dyes, (thermoformed and thermoset) plastics, composites, leathers and crystals. 
-- **An invitation to develop your own selection of 25 core recipes**, to suit *your* local context and ingredients locally abundant around you. The materials are selected based on the local availability of their ingredients (e.g. potato starch produced locally, instead of corn starch, dye of onion skins instead of hibiscus tea). 
+- **An invitation to develop your own selection of 25 core recipes**, to suit *your* local context and ingredients locally abundant around you. The materials are selected based on the local availability of their ingredients in the Netherlands (e.g. potato starch produced locally, instead of corn starch, dye of onion skins instead of hibiscus tea). 
 - **Description of the cultural origins** of each material and the techniques involved (which may be questioned and expanded)
 - **Ethical and ecological considerations** for each material (which can be questioned and expanded)
 - **A set of tools for local archiving** to enable sensory exploration of the open-source materials available and aid material-driven design pedagogy.
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 - **if plactics are not the only issue, then bioplastics are not the only solution**, dyeing and chemical treatments and finishes are equally if hazardous for the environment and workers.
 - **designers and makers need to get comfortable drawing from different fields of knowledge** and their methods like empirical approaches and systematic ways of experimenting and documenting, such as in fields of biology, chemistry and other "hard" sciences.
 - but we need to be equally **aware of history, cultural heritage and the politics of design materials** in terms of their cultural history, as well as their socio-economic and ecological implications. 
+- **we need open-source material knowledge**: if resources are part of the commons, then so are material kowledge and craftsmanship, but we need to contiue to build it up and keep it alive. 
 
 
 ##3. FOR THE OBSESSIVELY CURIOUS, THE CRITICAL MAKERS, THE MATERIAL LOVERS 
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 *You are a maker or designer, a design student or maker educator. Your are o board with all of this. Where and how do I start, you ask?*
 
 - **make materials from scratch**: as this will bring the entire ecology of material knowledge, production, distribution and legislation into view and open to questioning;
-- **cultivate material craftsmanship** and understand the importance time and controlled environments effect on a material's growth/curing/drying.
+- **cultivate material craftsmanship** and understand the importance time and controlled environments effect on a material's growth/curing/drying. But equally, learn to work *with* any material (rather than expecting it to bend to your will). 
 - look for and learn to appreciate **locally abundant resources** and their potential, and start to see them appear in very unlikely places;
 - **spend time with materials and resources**, attention and dedication to the cooking/curing/drying or growth process will allow you to start seeing alternative uses, options, applications.
 - **learn from practices from all over the world** to strengthen your own locally centered practice (not yielding to the temptation of turning that wealth of knowledge into a candy shop);
 - **ask questions to stay with the trouble** of socalled sustainable materials, rather than setting out to find silver bullet solutions.
-- **document and share** your process, research and outcomes. 
+- **document and share** your process, research and outcomes using formats to describe their sensory and technical properties, and give an impression of their tactile, and auditory qualities.