Friday, April 6, 2012

New Concepts

What if all textile/design products were some how biodegradable?  They could go back to the earth as food once their useful life was over.  These products would be using the biological metabolism in that natural materials would be going back to the earth as food.  Waste equals food.  One company that is trying this already is Frito-Lay.  They have a corn based compostable bag for their brand Sun Chips.  This bag will supposedly break down over a 14 week period of time.  Well what if we took this idea and incorporated it into the textiles/design industry?  Our items could be made to break down naturally once their useful life is over and turn into food for our planet?  I think this is something at least worth researching to see if this corn based compostable product could be used in other products.
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  1. Josh K.April 9, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    Interesting idea. Could use a bit more elaboration. Is there any research done on corn based fibers? Have a good week!

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    1. Jamie HathornApril 9, 2012 at 5:25 PM

      I plan on doing quite a bit of research on corn based fibers over the next week for the second part of our Visioneering paper, so I will try to update on here and let everyone know what I found out. It seems like a good concept though.

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  2. Design With A ConsciousApril 9, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    Hi Jamie,
    Great Idea! I think the root of our worlds eco problems start with how the materials/products are made, and finding a way to make them all biodegradable would be very beneficial!

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