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arnold


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reconfiguration of a printer and printing colors made from food waste

material design
2024


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red cabbage with baking soda 
all 12 colors 
as printing inks cause a number of environmental problems, I started this project by looking at a substitute made from fruit and vegetable waste. to do this, I boiled fruit and vegetable peelings and tried various combinations with baking soda and vinegar.


red cabbage with vinegar 
red cabbage with baking soda
red cabbage with baking soda boiled 


in order to be able to print patterns with the colors produced, I converted an old printer and equipped it with brushes. the aim of this project is to emphasize the aesthetics of natural pigments



disassembly of broken printer and its modification



printing in the loop



various printing results




the printer after the process



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