Green Air is an artificial tree containing plants to produce oxygen with an accompanying mask to store oxygen and give the humans clean air. The purpose of this design is to imitate the functions of a real tree, such as absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.

The mask is designed for a future world that has no trees. Without trees, air quality is very poor making it difficult for life to survive.  Green Air is a sustainable way to breath clean air. Users have their own mask, with an attached oxygen and carbon dioxide tanks. Users inhale oxygen from the plants inside the artificial tree. Once an individual runs low on oxygen, they attach their tanks to the artificial tree to release the collected carbon dioxide and gather oxygen from the tree. The artificial tree has bioplastic panels on a frame, and the mask is made out of bioplastic. The mask is made with a composite of iron filings to make it magnetic as a way of attaching it to the oxygen and carbon dioxide tanks. Green Air creates a symbiotic relationship between nature and humans.

“Polar Chair” is a fur-like product that gives humans comfort in extreme weather conditions. Polar Chair exists as an item of comfort and reminiscence.

The function of the fur works through its structure. The dark pigmented skin attracts light while the thick undercoat retains the heat. The long, translucent, hollow hairs scatter the light and absorbs additional radiation from the sun. This product is taking phenomena in nature, and applying it to items that humans can use. This fur is applied to a comfortable chair design. The chair includes arms that are bendable and able to “hug” the user when pulled and wrapped around them.

The world in which the product lives in is a futuristic world on a different planet. In this world, humans had been forced to move from Earth to another planet due to a lack of resources. On this planet, most things living things are different from the animals and to the plants on earth. Additionally, the temperature and weather are drastically different. In this new world, the fur would be made out of biodegradable plastics instead of the synthetic fur used in the prototype. This would prevent humans from making similar mistakes with plastic production that they had in the past.This product is helping those who feel homesick on their new planet. It is not a survival tool, however, it does provide immense comfort. 

I now define sustainability as an object's capacity to endure certain conditions.

Alex brief:

"It's Alive!” is a printer which allows colonies of bacteria to grow on it, leaving an encrypted text. In a society where the government has complete control of all media and information, "Alternative Journalism" is printed on a sheet of bioplastic, which allows a consumer to clandestinely learn the facts. The government funds monstrous corporations that have taken over all industries by introducing more cost-efficient and better A.I, replacing most jobs. In this world, people have confirmed their lifestyles to fit in large poor communities that live within the same building and cannot pay for any more expensive housing because of the desolation of jobs. To disguise the horrific actions made by the government, they control all of the media outlets across the world, making journalism propaganda. Alternative Journalism is a tool used by journalists to provide truth-seeking citizens with factual journalism while staying secret. The design is simple, however; needs to be timed correctly. The printer machine is similar to that of a 3D printer, where it has a gantry system moving it along the X and Y axis. The printer pours agar on to a sheet of bio plastic attracting bacteria to the specific surface for bacteria to grow on. In today's world, there are simpler ways of finding factual information just by going online, however; in this world, all media companies are controlled by the government. The user simply sprays or rubs bacteria over the bioplastic and when finished, flushes it down the toilet where it is dissolved and biodegraded leaving no trace. 

Alec brief:

It's alive!: a printer that extrudes sugar inoculated agar onto bioplastic sheets. When these sheets are sprayed with dirty water, bacterial colonies immediately bloom over the sugar-rich agar, revealing the message that was originally printed. Once all of the agar has been expended, the bacteria will consume the bioplastic, leaving behind no evidence of its existence. In this imagined future world, the general population is constantly surveilled by the electronics and software that they rely on. The data gathered from this surveillance is used to warp what an individual sees on the internet, subtly influencing them towards adopting an opinion or purchasing a product. “It’s alive!” counters the misinformation and corporate propaganda that has become an everyday occurrence. The materials printed with “It's alive!” will eventually self destruct, making it perfect for spreading illegal ideas without leaving any indication of doing so. “It's alive!” was designed for anyone with ideas that dissent from the norm, more specifically it was designed for journalists who cannot publish content that encourages dissent. Sterile agar “ink” is printed onto a bioplastic sheet. When exposed to bacterial spores, the agar is consumed by the bacterial colony. The ink that conventional printers use is made from chemicals that are harmful to the environment. “It's alive!” doesn’t use ink at all, it grows rather than prints. To use “It’s alive!”, a sheet of bioplastic "paper" is first loaded onto the print bed by the user. The user then sends the files they wish to print through an online service. After the files have been downloaded, the user hits start and waits for 2 to 5 minutes while the print completes.

“Polar Chair” is a fur-like product that gives humans comfort in extreme weather conditions. Polar Chair exists as an item of comfort and reminiscence.

The function of the fur works through its structure. The dark pigmented skin attracts light while the thick undercoat retains the heat. The long, translucent, hollow hairs scatter the light and absorbs additional radiation from the sun. This product is taking phenomena in nature, and applying it to items that humans can use. This fur is applied to a comfortable chair design. The chair includes arms that are bendable and able to “hug” the user when pulled and wrapped around them.

The world in which the product lives in is a futuristic world on a different planet. In this world, humans had been forced to move from Earth to another planet due to a lack of resources. On this planet, most things living things are different from the animals and to the plants on earth. Additionally, the temperature and weather are drastically different. In this new world, the fur would be made out of biodegradable plastics instead of the synthetic fur used in the prototype. This would prevent humans from making similar mistakes with plastic production that they had in the past.This product is helping those who feel homesick on their new planet. It is not a survival tool, however, it does provide immense comfort. 

I now define sustainability as an object's capacity to endure certain conditions.