Material Collection
材料实践
Gongjie Liu
刘功杰
Interdisciplinary Designer/Director
Graduated from Central Saint Martins MA Material Futures
My work focuses on materiality narratives and the search for a more preferable future for the public through forward-looking critiques of technology.
ins：@liugongjie
wechat：e453024677.
跨学科的设计师/导演
毕业于中央圣马丁MA材料未来
我的工作专注于物质性叙事，以及通过对技术的前瞻性批判为公众寻求更合意未来。
ins：@liugongjie
Wechat：e453024677
01
Foam wood
类型：可持续性设计
关键词：材料创新/社会设计/循环系统/共生
2019年在杭州，一则合成木家具甲醛超标诱发白血病的消息在国内引起广泛社会讨论。 人们对以工业胶水粘合的传统合成板（FDM）失去了信心。 作为一名设计师，我期待恢复公众的信心，因此在这个项目中，我研究并改进了一种使用酵母等细菌粘合木片的方法。 先进的木材回收技术可替代原来的合成板（FDM）。 . 并且不必担心环境破坏。 同时，我想思考设计师可以通过这个项目在社会问题上发挥的建设性作用。
In Hangzhou in 2019, a news that the content of formaldehyde in synthetic wood furniture exceeded the standard to induce leukemia caused widespread social discussion in China. People have lost confidence in the traditional synthetic board (FDM) which is bonded by industrial glue. As a designer I am looking forward to restoring public confidence, so in this project I have researched and improved a method that uses bacteria such as yeast to bond wood chips. The advanced wood recycling technology can be used to replace the original synthetic board (FDM). . And don't have to worry about environmental damage. At the same time, I want to think about the constructive role that designers can play in social issues through this project.
02
Hybrid Bio-london
类型：装置
关键词：都市主义/建筑电讯学派
这个项目是我刚到伦敦时创作的，这座城市生活的丰富多彩和紧张感着实令人震惊。受到Archigram中“移动城市”概念的影响。我在想也许我们的城市不是静态的存在。 它就像一个混合的生活，有自己的时间表、个性和形式。 我们与城市有着非常和谐共生的关系。 但是当我以陌生人的身份面对这个巨大的怪物时，这种感觉应该如何表达。 我们会被它“吃掉”吗？
This project was formed when I first arrived in London. The colorfulness and tension of life in this city is really shocking. It is influenced by the concept of "mobile city" in the Archigram .I am thinking that maybe our city is not a static existence. It is like a mixed life, with its own schedule, personality and form. We have a very harmonious and symbiotic relationship with the city. But how should that feeling be expressed when I face this huge monster as a stranger. Will we be "eaten" by it?
03
Kombucha research（红茶菌研究）
类型：材料研究
关键词：生物材料/循环系统/可持续性
红茶菌是一种生物膜，是酵母、乳酸菌和醋酸菌的共生体。事实上，康普茶的使用历史悠久。据史料记载，早在中国秦朝（公元前221-公元前207年），渤海地区的居民就将康普茶用于饮料和日常保健品中。这被认为对健康有益。这种饮料叫做康普茶。至于康普茶是如何传入西方的，一种说法是日本与西方在大航海时期（荷兰）的交流。另一种说法是沙皇俄国培育了这种真菌，并将相关工艺带到了西方国家。如今，康普茶已经开发出很多使用价值，包括服装配饰，被认为是一种具有潜在高使用价值的可持续材料。我的项目是通过培养康普茶来测试它是否有量产的可能性。以及将生物质产品纳入工业生产的可能性。
Kombucha is a kind of biofilm, a symbiotic of yeast, lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria. In fact, Kombucha has a long history of use. According to historical records, as early as the Qin Dynasty in China (BC221-BC207), the residents of Bohai region used kombucha into beverages and daily health products. This is considered good for health . This drink is called kombucha. As for how kombucha was introduced to the West, one theory is due to the exchange between Japan and the West during the great voyages (the Netherlands). Another theory is that Czarist Russia cultivated this fungus and Related craftsmanship was brought to Western countries. Nowadays, kombucha has developed a lot of use value, including clothing accessories, and is considered to be a sustainable material with potentially high use value. My project is to test whether it has the possibility of mass production by culturing kombucha. And the possibility of incorporating biomass products into industrial production.
04
Fungus Lamp
类型：仿生设计
关键词：人工智能/仿生学/有机主义/器官学
该灯实现了非线性的控制。 您无法控制光线从哪个孔发出。 这类似于触摸海葵的体验。 但我们能想到的是，一个物体什么时候有一定程度的自主意识，或者什么时候成为人类意识的载体。 我们随意使用和丢弃它。 这样的行为会不会带来伦理矛盾？ 有此类问题的痕迹。 南北战争期间，南方的庄园主并不认为黑人和他们一样是人类。 因此，当他们对黑人进行过度体罚时，他们不会同情他们的心。 他们把黑人变成了创造利润的有效工具。 从目前的角度来看，这种承认当然是荒谬的。 那么在未来，我们是否也需要接受新形式的人类或智能意识并修改我们的伦理？
This lamp realizes non-linear function control. You cannot control which holes the light will shine from. This is similar to the experience of touching an anemone. But what we can think about is when an object has a certain degree of autonomous consciousness, or when it becomes a carrier of human consciousness. We use and discard it at will. Will such behavior bring about ethical contradictions? There are traces of such problems. During the Civil War, the manor owners in the South did not think that blacks were humans like them. Therefore, when they take excessive corporal punishment on blacks, they will not move their hearts in sympathy. They turn blacks into an effective tool for creating profits. Such recognition is of course absurd from the current perspective. So in the future, do we also need to accept new forms of human or intelligent consciousness and modify our ethics?
05
CHITOSAN研究
类型：材料研究
关键词：生物设计/有机主义/产业系统/可持续性
chitosan 主要来自于昆虫外壳中的成分 几丁质。chitosan的性状与塑料类似，但是可以大自然被降解，所以被认为是一种具有巨大潜在价值的生物材料。通过对chitosan的研究我希望能够思考立足于资本主义的消费和生产方式。如何将这种材料进行大规模的应用和普及。使它能够从实验室走进我们的日常生活。
Chitosan is mainly derived from chitin, a component of insect shells. The properties of chitosan are similar to plastics, but can be degraded by nature, so it is considered a biological material with great potential value. Through the research of chitosan, I hope to think about the consumption and production methods based on capitalism. How to apply and popularize this material on a large scale. Make it possible from the laboratory into our daily life.
