Unstable Design Lab

Gelatin in four states: powder, fiber, filament, plied yarn. These are early experiments in our project exploring making yarns from biomaterials.

Open Hardware Bio Fibers Machine at CHI 2024

in collaboration with the Utility Research Lab and Living Matter Labs at the ATLAS Institute, we’re excited to share a project that has been a long time in the making: a DIY machine you can use to make thin filaments (and fibers) from bio-solutions, such as gelatin. Led by Eldy Lazaro, we’re exploring how gelatin based fibers and yarns might open new possibilities for recyclable and reharvestable smart textiles.