2021
1.
Balasubramanian, Srikkanth; Yu, Kui; Meyer, Anne S.; Karana, Elvin; Aubin-Tam, Marie-Eve
Biofabrication: Bioprinting of Regenerative Photosynthetic Living Materials (Adv. Funct. Mater. 31/2021) Journal Article
In: Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 31, no. 31, pp. 2170222, 2021.
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2.
Balasubramanian, Srikkanth; Yu, Kui; Meyer, Anne S.; Karana, Elvin; Aubin-Tam, Marie-Eve
Bioprinting of Regenerative Photosynthetic Living Materials Journal Article
In: Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 31, no. 31, pp. 2011162, 2021.
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3.
Parisi, Stefano
Design for hybrid material systems. A material augmentation framework for meaningful experiences PhD Thesis
2021.
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4.
Barati, Bahareh; Karana, Elvin; Pont, Sylvia; Dortmont, Tim
LIVING LIGHT INTERFACES —AN EXPLORATION OF BIOLUMINESCENCE AESTHETICS Inproceedings
In: Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021, pp. 1215–1229, Association for Computing Machinery, Virtual Event, USA, 2021, ISBN: 9781450384766.
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5.
Cleries, L; Rognoli, V; Solanki, S; Llorach, P; others,
Material Designers. Boosting talent towards circular economies Book
All Purpose, 2021.
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6.
D’Olivo, Patrizia; Karana, Elvin
Materials Framing: A Case Study of Biodesign Companies’ Web Communications Journal Article
In: She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 403-434, 2021, ISSN: 2405-8726.
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7.
Ng, Wasabii; Barati, Bahareh; Karana, Elvin
Healing with Fungi: Unique Aesthetic Expressions for Mycelium-based Materials through Patch and Mend Inproceedings
In: IASDR 2021 International Design Research Conference", 2021.
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8.
Ragnoli, Valentina; Ferraro, Venere (Ed.)
ICS Materials. Interactive, connected, and smart materials Book
Franco Angeli Riviste SRL, 2021.
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2020
9.
Barati, Bahareh; Karana, Elvin; Hakkert, Paul
Understanding Experiential Qualities of Light-Touch-Matters: Towards a Tool Kit Journal Article
In: Journal of Design Thinking, vol. 1, no. 1, 2020.
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2017
10.
Ayala-Garcia, Camilo; Rognoli, Valentina
The New Aesthetic of DIY-Materials Journal Article
In: The Design journal, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. S375-S389, 2017, ISSN: 1460-6925.
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abstract = {Materials embedded in artifacts determine the user's materials experience and influence the aesthetic perception. Currently, the widely use of perfect and homogeneous industrial materials is dictating our experience and guide our perception. However, In the last years, a new phenomenon where designers seem interested on recuperating control of the development and the design of materials is emerging. This phenomenon is known as DIY-Materials and is a way for designers to self-produce materials. Those materials appear to be a delightful source of richness regarding the perception and must be considered in designing for the next aesthetic.
The paper aims to present some initial considerations and ideas for explaining the current investigation into the aesthetics of DIY-Materials. All the previous studies about the relationship between materials and their aesthetic attributes and qualities are under examination. We create materials boards using the extensive current cases studies, and we framed them following the settled kingdoms classification of DIY-Materials. As part of the study, we started to make some aesthetic considerations for each kingdom with the general purpose to move further formulating useful strategies for designers to self-produce their materials.},
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The paper aims to present some initial considerations and ideas for explaining the current investigation into the aesthetics of DIY-Materials. All the previous studies about the relationship between materials and their aesthetic attributes and qualities are under examination. We create materials boards using the extensive current cases studies, and we framed them following the settled kingdoms classification of DIY-Materials. As part of the study, we started to make some aesthetic considerations for each kingdom with the general purpose to move further formulating useful strategies for designers to self-produce their materials.
