Simeon Henry GoodwinPortfolio of Works

Last Updated : 02/04/2015

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Location: Location: Falmouth, Cornwall

Disposable Objects from Responsible Sources

Seaweed Material Project

A well known fact about the world is that 70% of it is covered in water. Yet major industry has not yet seen the sustainable potential of the vast forests below the sea - whilst used in medicine and food, there is also true potential with this material in design.

In this project I exploited the many properties of both dry and saturated seaweed. I took washed up, dead seaweed species from the beach each morning and finding live specimens whilst snorkelling.

The end product was a fast food tray. The seaweed is harvested, blended, then dried over a wooden mould.

When dry, the seaweed holds its own shape, and once used it can be returned to the ocean, or sent to landfill, where it can be eaten by gastropods such as snails and slugs.

Texture of Seaweed

Cube Tray Shape

Sheet Drying

Scanned Seaweed

Laser Cut Seaweed Paper

Seaweed Bag Prototype

Cone Former & Product

Seaweed Cardboard

Stretch Forming

Seaweed Paper Weave

Tray Prototype

Saturated seaweed has a

texture similar to leather

This disposable bag uses the

stalks as handles

Seaweed is dried evenly over

chickenwire

Seaweed is stretched and

clamped

As seaweed dries, it shrinks,

tightening over the shape

More complex shapes can be

achieved in this way

The true beauty in seaweed

appears when over light

When seaweed dries, it sticks

to other pieces

This thick sheet is made from

pulped Nori

Intricate patterns can be cut

into seaweed using a laser

This piece is crumbly because

of uneven coverage

Developments

The trays are wrapped in kelp to

provide a more comfortable grip

The tray can hold a healthy

portion of chips!

Disintegration after two hours in

still water

Above Below Opposite

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Exploring the potential of Mycomaterials

Mycelium Experiments

Mycelium is perhaps one the most exciting new possibilities in design. Many artists and designers have exploited its ability to quickly grow on many different types of materials, from organic matter to oil and plastics.

During my internship at Mediamatic in Amsterdam, I learned many new things about mushrooms. How to work in sterile conditions to ensure that mycelium can grow quickly and bind together otherwise useless waste material.

My personal experiments began with human hair from my very own head. The hair is cut and then rolled into balls. These are sterilised in glass jars using a pressure cooker then innoculated with Yellow Oyster mushroom from a petri dish. I also developed an insulating panel made from husks, jute and innoculated with Schizophyllum.

Designing the exhibition of the production of these panels was another interesting experience.

Clean Lab Design

Panel Incubation

Incubator

Fire Resistance

Clean Lab

Exhibition Design

Hibernation

Bowl

Panel

Single station clean lab for

panel production

Hand-made incubator

created from old fridge

Lab optimized for exhibition

viewing & panel production

Schizophyllum Commune

growing on husks and jute

Work station for

innoculation

Although slightly scorched,

the panel does not actually

catch fire

Exhausted mycelium

refridgereated for later use

Mycelium culture growing

on petri dish

Crumbly material with good

insulating properties

Development

Mycelial growth on husks Mycelial growth on juteInterior of the sterile clean lab

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Location: Reykjavík, Iceland

Combing two crafts to make another

Wax & Stone

Local Production was the main course taught at the Iceland Academy of Arts during my Erasmus Exchange there. I was told to combine the crafts of stonemasonry and 3D Printing.

After experimenting with melting stones including granite, local volcanic rock and marble, I decided that this energy intensive method was not suitable.

I built a ‘Democratic’ and sustainable 3D printer using scrap, and prints using melted candlewax, which solidifies into shapes.

Candles are easily available in supermarkets, and pieces can be re-melted if the first print is not perfect.

The printer is controlled using the hand, therefore it is an Analogue 3D Printer.I used the 3D Printer to simply coat stones provided by the stone mason. Using the printer allowed me to create a simple texture, which could then be cast into ceramics.

The wax pieces can be dipped into plaster or coated in slip and fired, or simply left as a wax piece which has its own beauty in temporality.

Making the Printer

Former Removal

First Piece

Pebble & Plaster

The Product

In Action

Coating

Bowl

Pebble Dish

The Wax 3-D Printer is made

from scrap materials

This was the first piece

printed with the machine

Melting onto objects works

very well. Plastic is used for

easy removal

The former and the wax

product. Plastic is then

peeled away

This small cup has an

interesting texture

The original stone, and three

casts, one thick one thin and

one not coated in ceramic

Before and after coating with

ceramic

Simple bowl with ceramic

interior

This piece is cast from an

Icelandic pebble

Development

After visiting a stonemasons, I

experimented with melting stone

View over the 3-D Wax Printer

Above Below

Location: Falmouth, Cornwall

Helping the homeless to help themselves

StreetPack

The life expectancy of homeless people living on the streets of Britain is 45 years for men and 47 years for women. Lower than the avarage life expectancy for Zimbabweans.

Why is it that we spend billions each year in aid for those living abroad, yet those without homes, without hope in the UK are much forgotten?

The StreetPack is a product which allows homeless people to become more self-sufficient.The main issues that I encountered whilst interviewing homeless people can be grouped into three main problems. Health, Hope and Hydration.

The pack contains a 1.5 litre water reservoir, basic sanitary supplies, a lamp and a radio, both powered by a high efficiency hand crank.

These electronic gadgets allow users to not only feel safer, but the radio allows the user to re-connect with society.

The total cost of the pack for manufacture is £34.50, meaning a supporter paying £3 per month could support a vulnerable person The pack has an expected life-cycle of two years, and its durable polyethylene shell can be recycled after use.

Bag Prototype

Plastic Kit

Patch Kit

Redesign

Foam Insert

Hand Crank Generator

Rubber Kit

Access to Water

Small sewn first aid bag,

which can be slung over

other bags

The foam insert allows space

for only first aid items

Sew-on patch first aid kit

containing essentials

Moulded from rubber, this

kit incorporates a water

reservoir

This more economic kit also

incorporates a radio and

lamp

The hand-crank powers the

electronic gadgets

This radically reshaped pack

has a small handle and a

cup for drinking & shaving

A small tap is revealed when

the cup is removed, giving

the user access to water

Development

Use in ContextUse in Context Use in Context

The pack is injection moulded in

two parts and welded together

Overview of the StreetPackThe single strap allows for many

carrying positions

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