Material : Biological material
In the last decades, we understand the critical need to move away from petroleum based materials, with the result of searching solutions in the bio-based materials. Although scientific advances have introduced valid alternatives, bio-based materials alone still do not mitigate the environmental impact.
With the aim of harnessing the potential of bio-based materials, we have adopted a computational design approach to enhance their properties without compromising the biodegradability and product function.
The project Trinity dress introduces a new methodology based on "programmable" polymers in the textile design process, merging three technologies such as computational design, additive manufacturing and Bio-matter.
Through computational design tools it is possible to tune product requirements into polymer’s properties, such as flexibility, stiffness, waterproofing or thermal isolation, generating intelligent surfaces that fulfill structural functions to overcome the vulnerabilities, often associated with these materials over prolonged usage.
With project Trinity dress we want to enhance weak bio-based composition into resistance materials in order to implement their use in the textile industry.