The essence of this project is to create a material that comes from nature and goes back to nature. That is why for the creation of coffee clay we use materials that are organic: coffee, sawdust, flour, oil, vinegar, and glue. In this way, we make a sustainable material that can be used in various fields thanks to its moldability and resistance. In addition, coffee clay helps to connect the industry with the home: coffee and sawdust are obtained thanks to industrial waste and are mixed with oil, vinegar, and glue that are elements that are had in the home.
Using this new material we present a collection of organic fossils that take inspiration from an element of nature: fruit. In this way, the shapes of the fruit are used to create fossils in the clay. The collection presents a wide variety of shapes and sizes that are inspired by fruits such as bananas, figs, oranges, or lemons. And not only this, but its functionality is also varied: our organic fossils can be used as containers to leave jewelry or keys, for example, or they can also be used as a decorative element.
By Clara Batista,
Raquel Fajardo
& Ana Barrios
Design Studio II
IE University
