Sea surface
by Jenny Wahlgren & Erika Wolters
by Jenny Wahlgren & Erika Wolters
Blue mussels clean the sea by filtering sea water. It is one of
the few things we eat that has a positive impact on the
enviroment. By creating a product that makes use of the
shells we want to raise the value of blue mussels to increase
mussel production in the baltic sea.
It usually reaches 5-10cm in size but in the Baltic sea it gets much smaller, and therefore it is not perfect for consumption. In our project we have looked into some architectural components that could be created with the shells of the blue mussels. The shells and flesh is separated industrially and the shells are then crushed to the
desired size. A more brown beige colour can be created by heat treating the mussels.
The Acoustic wall and the insulation are two products that already exists in the building industry today. Three new products that we have been working on is a flooring, where crushed mussel shell is cast with concrete, flyash or plaster. A pigment where the smallest pieces of the mussel shell is mixed with a binder to create paint. We where able to create four different kinds of nuances. The third product is a worktop where the crushed mussel shell is mixed with a resin. There are research being
done on bio resins but there
are not yet any on the market
that could work for this
product. As the bio resins get
more advanced they could
replace the petrol based
resin used as a substitute in
this prototype. Then the
mussel composite would be
an all through green product
that cleans the sea and could
replace the stone worktops
that leave big scars in the landscape.
4 diffrent kinds of pigments mixed with 3 different kinds of binders. |
Mussel flooring or tile. Casted with crushed mussels and plaster |
Mussel worktop. Crushed mussels with vinyl ester |
With mussel paint on the wall and a worktop created with crushed mussel and bio-resin, we can make use of our new products.
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The mussel city
As today the impact on the environment will already lead to a rise of the sea level. In our vision we want humans to learn how to live in harmony with the sea. To do that we present the mussel city, a future vision. Were the mussels grows underneath the cities and when harvested they will be our insulations, on our roofs, walls and worktops and also in our bellies. By doing this we can create a sustainable cycle.
The musselcity |
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