Aguahoja

Aguahoja is digitally designed and robotically manufactured out of the most abundant materials on our planet—the very materials found in trees, insect exoskeletons, apples, and bones. Cellulose, chitosan, pectin, and calcium carbonate are combined and compounded producing biodegradable composites. Oxman points towards a future where we subvert the industrial cycle of overproduction and obsolescence through the use of abundant natural materials. Through this project Oxman envisions the ability to temporarily divert materials from healthy ecosystems, to integrate them in human designs, and to enable natural decomposition back into the environment for purposes of fueling new growth.