Dungse: Shit Matters. In conversation with Itika Gupta

from Tiny Farm Friends · host Tiny Farm Lab

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. To read the show notes click hereFor people who are visually inclined watch the episode on Youtube. 💩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... Connect with Tiny Farm Lab 🔗Website 🔗Facebook🔗Instagram🔗Twitter 🔗Linkedin Connect with Studio carbon&Dungse 📰 Subscribe to our free weekly Tiny Farm Friends Newsletter: Every week we send a mail with tiny insights and resources to help you follow your countryside dream, create art, and build naturally.The next one drops on Sunday!Give it a try, it's free:https://www.tinyfarmlab.com/newsletter  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinyfarmlab/ https://www.instagram.com/tinyfarmfriends/ Subscribe to our channel on Youtube - @tinyfarmlabEmail: [email protected]

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