Angritopia
Agritopia is a study of food as a material culture and its accompanying systems of exchange.
Food as material culture refers to the culturally relevant indicators and systemic inhibitors that shape one’s food experience. The systems of exchange refers to communities, institutions, and industries which are analyzed through this project's communities of practice. The project is an aggregation of anthropological research of food system infrastructure in industrialized, indigenous, and grassroots systems.
This system comprises cultivation, culinary, and dining modules.
I paired with artist and designer Jeharrah Pearl to create this self-contained modular food production system for the Lexus Design Award.
Goal:
Redesign a system’s accessibility and scale in order to create a decentralized food production network that is driven and owned by communities it serves.
Maximizing space, depth, and modularity.
Build a viable alternative future for enhanced food agency.
Connecting grassroot community organizing.
Role:
3D Design
CMF Design
CAD Model
Mechanical Design
Tools:
Solidworks
Keyshot
Photoshop
Premiere Pro
Network Overview
Resource Map
Product Details
The materiality of the project is multifunctional and hybridizes an industrial design approach through a decolonizing framework. This design draws inspiration from traditional indigenous practices which value self-sustaining relationships with our environment. The shape of the aeroponic grow modules is inspired by traditional Sabuk rice irritation (check ref) maximizing space, depth, and modularity. The dining module is mycelium using up-cycled waste as the growing substrate for wild saprophytic mushrooms. The variations of this process are native to Sub-saharan African tribal communities. The multi-functional module is inoculated by a densifying agent in order to be structural while designed for cultivation.
