The image is Algae Lab, 2017-2019, by Studio Klarenbeek & Dros and Atelier Luma, Courtesy of Atelier Luma/Luma Arles. This object is currently on display in room 212 as part of Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection. See our image rights statement.
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Cup, Algae Vessel
This is a cup. It was designed by Studio Klarenbeek & Dros and Atelier Luma and manufactured by Studio Klarenbeek & Dros and Atelier Luma. It is dated 2018 and we acquired it in 2020. Its medium is 3d-printed biomaterial (microalgae, sugar-based biopolymer). It is a part of the department.
In 2017, Klarenbeek & Dros and Atelier Luma founded Algae Lab to explore algae-based bioplastics as an environmentally safer and sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics. These vessel forms were fabricated using a 3D printing technique that extrudes layers of a fine filament made of algae (from the salt flats in Arles, France) and PLA (polylactic acid), a sugar-based biopolymer. The results are delicate and colorful tableware reminiscent of iridescent ancient glass with several forms based on 3D scans of ancient Roman glass vessels.
This object was
donated by
Atelier Luma.
It is credited Gift of Atelier Luma / Luma Arles.
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 9 × 8.8 cm (3 9/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
No marks
In addition to Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection, this object was previously on display as part of the exhibition Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.
