時尚產業因應市場大量生產、款式造型不斷推陳出新，逐漸增加環境負擔甚至是汙染環境的問題。大量嚼食檳榔導致健康危害、開發山坡地造成天災等等議題，我們必須承認其不光明的一面，同時也不可否認這是台灣文化的一部分BBetter運用檳榔產業丟棄的檳榔梗，將天然植物纖維結合生物可分解塑膠，開發新穎環保面料因應時尚產業生態，結合時尚元素、永續設計翻轉檳榔在台灣既有負面的文化意象。

Fast Fashion’s reaction to the market like innovation of new style and mass production increase the burden and pollution to environment. Chewing betel nut harms health; hillside development causes disaster. We should admit the dark side of betel nut, but it’s undeniable that betel nut is a part of Taiwanese culture. Utilizing the branches of betel tree that has been discarded in betel nut industrial, BBetter combines natural fiber with biodegradable plastic, developing novel recycled fabric to respond fashion industry. Integrating element of vogue with sustainable design to overturn the negative image of betel nut in Taiwan.

經由多次敲打的過程需要控制力道以及調整施力的方向，確保纖維能夠均勻分散以及完整的取出，而烘乾需要使用合適的溫度預防過於高溫乾燥的環境下減弱纖維的韌性。調整塑料混和澱粉合適的比例以及經由拉伸試驗確保其穩定程度，與纖維結合的實驗過程中找出最佳材質分配的比例、熱壓溫度以及厚度，應用在產品上能夠負荷使用過程的耗損。

Controlling strength and adjusting direction of the force to make sure that the fiber can be extracted completely and spread evenly in the process of tapping. Using the proper temperature when drying the fiber to prevent its tenacity from being weakened. Adjusting the proper proportion of starch and plastic, and making sure the stability after tensile tests. Finding the best material proportion, heat of pressing, and thickness in the process of massive experiments which integrates biodegradable plastic and fiber. The fabric could burden attrition when it was applied to product after the experiments.

生質塑膠的應用仍然處於實驗階段，生質塑膠的選用應於不同類型的特性應用在合適的產品發揮其最大的效益：依據時尚產業的更新速度、使用者「喜新厭舊」的心態選用生物可分解塑膠。一株檳榔梗相較於果實有3~4倍的纖維量，在檳榔產業中除了丟棄外部分會作堆肥使用，取出纖維經由簡易測試後發現有不錯的物理表現。在大同大學材料系黃繼遠教授的專業協助下將植物纖維結合生物可分解塑膠，除了減少塑料使用比例之餘同時能夠使面料穩定應用在產品。

Bioplastic is still in the experimental stage. Material of products is based on feature of different Bioplastic to produce the best results: the selection of biodegradable plastic is on the basis of velocity of fashion industrial production, and the mentality of user that being fond of new and tired of old. Finding that the physical characteristics of betel stem fiber is interesting after extracting. Prof. Huang Ji-Yuan of the Department of Materials Engineering, Tatung University assisted me to mix biodegradable plastic with natural fiber. It would not only reduce the usage of plastic but make the structure of material strong enough to apply to products. 

以一系列男性日常皮件的形式呈現，多數男性使用者偏好小尺寸攜帶方便的皮夾，皮件外型保留簡化的檳榔意象，顏色的選用強調產品取之於自然也能回歸自然的特點，並且以兩種相近色作搭配整體風格低調而沉穩，簡約俐落的造型美學結合永續觀念除了轉化檳榔既有的負面形象以截然不同的面貌呈現給大眾，落實搖籃到搖籃的核心價值。

Presenting as a serie daily use leather goods of males. Most of males prefer smalle and portable wallets. We keep the Imagery of betel nut on the pattern of them, the selection of colors is on the basis of emphasis that our product comes from nature but also returns back to the same place, and its style is low-key and mature in the similar color collocation. Simple and sleek aesthetic combines with sustainable design not only convert the negative image of betel nut into reinvented appearance to the society but also implement the core value of "Cradle-to-cradle.”

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