Vessels to Hold Carbon is a collection of three objects which have been 3D printed from a new climate-positive material being developed through a collaboration between the MaP+S Group at the Harvard GSD and the Daraio Lab at Caltech. The material is made from photosynthetic microorganisms which absorb many times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than is required to manufacture the pieces, storing atmospheric carbon for the life of the pieces. The vessels take on the fluid forms of the medium which they have captured, rendering the air that they embody as solid.
Vessels to Hold Carbon was exhibited at Design Miami/Basel as a part of the Symbiotic Habitat installation. Learn more about the installation here or take a virtual tour of the exhibition here. The research to develop this material and the fabrication system has been generously supported by the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities.