Human Hair Bioplastic

Experiment

Reinvention

Research

Sustainable

Collecting and exploring uses for discarded hair from salons. Hair added to a bioplastic in order to provide additional strength and add decorative element.

Material

Experimental materials
Fiber
Plastics and resins
Other

Craft

Jewellery
Textiles

General Technique

Combining
Constructing

Specific Technique

Cooking and Sewing Bioplastic

Properties & Qualities

Application

Jewellery Sample Making Art

Colour

Green Brown

Sample Information

Date of creation

March 2023

Process & Production

Bioplastic created by bringing ingredients to boil in a pot and pouring over human hair on a tray.

Bioplastic cut and sewn with machine and by hand. Bioplastic cut in spiral, reinforced with a machine stitch and crocheted.

Recipe Details

Bioplastic made with agar agar, glycerin, corn-starch, water and human hair.

Food colouring can be added for colour.

Credits

Craft Maker

Jack Pierce

Library Contributor

National College of Art & Design Ireland

Photographer

Jack Pierce

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