When a product designer designing for this specific pen if he chooses to use recycling materials to reduce waste it will help reduce waste. on the other hand, if the manufacture was taken in the US, maybe somewhere where near New York, will help to reduce a lot of carbon dioxide that was produced during the process of shipping.
2. According to Netherlands: Dyeing textiles with bacteria, “It was found that sound frequencies helped speed up pigment production. While the bacteria which were not subjected to sound created stained fabrics, the dancing bacteria created plain dyed fabrics. Though the result was the opposite of what the team aimed for, the outcome may lead to ways of up scaling the bacterial dye process.” I found it was interesting that scientists use sounds to make bacteria dance to get a random growth of a pattern, that encourages me to exam it. According to The Environment’s New Clothes: Biodegradable Textiles Grown from Live Organisms, “Also, textiles could be reused before being sent to a composting facility to biodegrade, designers who advocate this research say.” It is surprising to me that bacteria is a recyclable material, it is so much of dye needed in the fashion industry. When bacteria became another sustainable option, I do not assume that life can be recyclable too. As a conclusion, as I found out more information about bacteria dye, there are more pros than cons.
3. After reading the articles about bacteria, I think that bacteria is such an interesting medium in the artistic field. I love how sometimes they give color patterns that are light with random highlighted areas randomly. It is just like watercolor that you do not take entire control of how the color looks like however, they look more organic and lively. I think this is definitely a less toxic dye when compared to the synthetic dyes. I am very excited to try them.
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