2024
Designing Rainwater: Harvesting Regenerative Water Systems for Enhancement of Local Resources
The Challenge Fund - a , Central Saint Martins, LVMH & Maison/0
Can Microalgae and rainwater revolutionize the way we think about nutrition and beauty?
NOU - a bio-booster nurtured in rainwater.
What do flamingo, shrimp and salmon have in common? They all get their pink colour from the microalgae they eat. This microalgae not only inspired us as a pigment but as a nutritional value - both for the skin microbiome and brain health benefits. NOU functions both as a body mist preserving the skin microbiome and as an ingestible spray for mental well-being.
The cultivated microalgae species, known for their health benefits, have a pink hue with floral tones and vanilla scents, making them nourishing to spray on the skin and to taste.
Caps and packgaging developed for NOU - same microalgae species with astaxanthin, cellulose, starch and agar.
Rainwater sample under the microscope.
Project:
NOU - SKIN AND MIND BIO-BOOSTER
Designing Rainwater: Harvesting Regenerative Water Systems for Enhancement of Local Resources
The Challenge Fund - a project in collaboration with MA Biodesign @mabiodesign , Central Saint Martins @csm_newsand @lvmh & @maisonzero
Team:
Weronika Turowska
Elie Al-Marji
Andrea Carrera
Teresa Colombo
Shom Shah
Xinnuo Du
Peichin Lin
Fiona Fu
Yingying Lu
Tutors:
Nancy Diniz | Course Leader
Dr Alice Taylor | Lecturer in Biology and Living Systems
Dr Lorraine Archer | Associate Lecturer in Phycology and Environmental Science
Dr Alejandro Luna | Associate Lecturer in Biodiversity, Sustainability and Innovation
Jon Flint | Lecturer in Design and Fabrication
Lucrezia Alessandroni | Visiting Practitioner
Mia Luong | Graduate Teaching Assistant
Grow Lab:
Barbara Paes | PhD, Specialist Technician
Shem Johnson | PhD, Specialist Technician
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