Yi Jin
MATERIALICA Award 2026 - Finalist Level Sponsor
Almost Natural
Almost Natural transforms fallen leaves into bio-based responsive composite materials by integrating computational design with naturally adaptive biomaterials. Rather than minimizing the natural variability of biomass, the project harnesses material behaviour as a programmable design parameter. This approach enables renewable biological resources to become functional, predictable and sustainable material systems. Combining material science, digital fabrication and computational design, Almost Natural proposes a new methodology for future applications in product, textile and interior design.
Almost Natural
Almost Natural verwandelt herabgefallene Blätter in biobasierte, responsive Verbundwerkstoffe durch die Verbindung von Computational Design mit natürlich adaptiven Biomaterialien. Anstatt die natürliche Variabilität biologischer Materialien zu reduzieren, nutzt das Projekt das Materialverhalten als programmierbaren Entwurfsparameter. So entstehen funktionale, vorhersehbare und nachhaltige Materialsysteme aus nachwachsenden biologischen Ressourcen. Durch die Kombination von Materialforschung, digitaler Fertigung und Computational Design eröffnet Almost Natural neue Perspektiven für Produkt-, Textil- und Interior Design.
MATERIALICA Award 2026 – Finalist
Category: Student
Yi Jin
Textile & Material Design Student Berlin UNiversity of the Arts
Thulestr. 15
13189 Berlin
Germany
Contact:
Mrs. Yi Jin
jinyi9621@gmail.com
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