The goal of this project was to explore and develop simple methods for open material archiving that is....
- not only ecologically, but also historically, culturally, geographically aware
- extending material activism beyond bioplastics
- promoting open-source attitude to the development of design materials
- getting down and dirty: from buying your ingredients, all the way to tips and tricks for that challenging phase of controlled drying and curing materials to its "final" form.
- explained in layman's terms, demystifying without oversimplifying ingredients or processes
- explicitly facilitating critique, contestations, suggestions, updates and reviews from peers (once the digital database is fully realized)
- offering a package that allows novices to learn, and educators to get started in a systematic way.
##Deliverables
-[**development brief**](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YRHikbOnj0WLbVhc2BELcTUBk30rFFGOpYzF1ra7Jp4/edit?usp=sharing) for a context-aware, collaborative materials database
-[**25 foundational recipes**](../recipes) to start your own sample archive (based on ingredients that are largely locally abundant in the Netherlands)
**The goal of this project was to explore and develop simple methods for open material archiving....**
- that is not only ecologically, but also historically, culturally, geographically aware
- that can extend material activism beyond bioplastics
- that promotes an open-source attitude to the development of design materials, and credits the work done by others before you
- that acknowledges all those practical questions: from buying the right kind of ingredient, all the way to tips and tricks for that challenging phase of controlled drying and curing materials to its "final" form.
- that is explained in layman's terms, demystifying ingredients and processes without oversimplifying them
- imaging collaborative open archiving that can facilitate critique, contestations, suggestions, updates and reviews from peers
- offering a package that allows novices to learn, and educators to get started in a systematic way...
- ... and encourages experienced material designers and "alchemists" to continue asking the hard critical questions regarding sustainability and share those considerations with each recipe or ingredient.
##Outcomes
-[**development brief**](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YRHikbOnj0WLbVhc2BELcTUBk30rFFGOpYzF1ra7Jp4/edit?usp=sharing) for a context-aware, collaborative materials database that enables peer feedback, ratings and constructive criticism.
-[**25 foundational recipes**](../recipes) to start your own sample archive (based on ingredients that are largely locally abundant in the Netherlands). What will be your list of 25?
-[**list of tools**](../tools) needed to start your own material samples archive
-[**video tutorial**](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJnjBsCdBxGIRjgl9SVeoAYn7UzqS8A6) for capturing tactility of material samples
-[**template for new recipes**](./templates/new_recipe), to help you capture the entire proces, ask the hard contextual questions and document relevant considerations when contributing new recipes to the database.
-[**template to add new ingredients**](./templates/new_ingredient), helping you ask the hard questions and document relevant considerations when contributing new recipes to the database.
-[**templates for labels**](./templates/labels) to create your own physical archive with material samples (building on the work of Maria Viftrup for TextileLab Waag).
-[**a glossary of terms**](./glossary), explaining the key terms used here (in progress)
-[**an educators' note**](./z_educators_note) with some suggestions for how this archive might be incorporated into classes oriented to designing/material research/critical making/design & crafts history/machine building classes.
-[**video tutorial**](https://class.textile-academy.org/2020/loes.bogers/projects/templates/tactilityvideo/) for capturing tactility of material samples
-[**template for new recipes**](https://class.textile-academy.org/2020/loes.bogers/projects/templates/new_recipe/), to help you capture the entire proces, ask the hard contextual questions and document relevant considerations when contributing new recipes to the database.
-[**template to add new ingredients**](https://class.textile-academy.org/2020/loes.bogers/projects/templates/new_ingredient/), helping you ask the hard questions and document relevant considerations when contributing new recipes to the database.
-[**templates for labels**](https://class.textile-academy.org/2020/loes.bogers/projects/templates/labels/) to create your own physical archive with material samples (building on the work of Maria Viftrup for TextileLab Waag).
-[**a glossary of terms**](https://class.textile-academy.org/2020/loes.bogers/projects/glossary/), explaining the key terms used here (in progress)
-[**an educators' note**](https://class.textile-academy.org/2020/loes.bogers/projects/note_for_educators/) with some suggestions for how this archive might be incorporated into classes oriented to designing/material research/critical making/design & crafts history/machine building classes.
