Dungse: Shit Matters. In conversation with Itika Gupta

Itika Gupta is a founding partner at Studio Carbon, a studio that works at the intersection of design, systems, and storytelling. Through Dungse, cow dung bio-composites, created in collaboration with Studio Lindey Cafsia, they aim at giving the age-old natural material cow dung a contemporary spin by combining modern design skills with ancient indigenous knowledge.

Episode 4 of the Tiny Farm Friends podcast, hosted by Tiny Farm Lab, titled "Dungse: Shit Matters. In conversation with Itika Gupta" was published on December 21, 2021 and runs 57 minutes.

December 21, 2021 ·57m · Tiny Farm Friends

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Itika Gupta is a founding partner at Studio Carbon, a studio that works at the intersection of design, systems, and storytelling. Through Dungse, cow dung bio-composites, created in collaboration with Studio Lindey Cafsia, they aim at giving the age-old natural material cow dung a contemporary spin by combining modern design skills with ancient indigenous knowledge.

Episode Description

Itika Gupta is a founding partner at Studio Carbon, a studio that works at the intersection of design, systems, and storytelling. Through Dungse, cow dung bio-composites, created in collaboration with Studio Lindey Cafsia, they aim at giving the age-old natural material cow dung a contemporary spin by combining modern design skills with ancient indigenous knowledge.

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💩Time Stamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:34 - Background story

00:04:53 - Why choose Cow Dung?

00:09:18 - Dungse raw materials and experiments

00:12:28 - Dungse applications

00:16:15 - Biocomposite properties

00:19:20 - Biomaterials and innovation

00:22:00 - Design infrastructure in Netherlands and India

00:25:34 - Future of circularity in India

00:28:12 - Open source information vs Intellectual Property

00:31:47 - Response to Dungse as a product

00:34:55 - Vision for Dungse

00:38:12 - Importance of intersection of design and science

00:40:21 - Biomaterials with potential

00:44:20 - Key challenges with Biomaterials adoption

00:48:45 - Experiments at Studio Carbon

00:51:47 - Dreams ahead

00:51:47 - What if...

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