Tessa Silva-Dawson uses milk as substitute for hydrocarbon plastics

Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Tessa Silva-Dawson has used cow’s milk to create a natural alternative to plastic from non-renewable sources (+ slideshow). Silva-Dawson, who studied on the institution’s Design Products course, explored the possibility of replacing polymers dervied from fossil fuels with an organic waste material that can perform in the same way. For her … Continue reading Tessa Silva-Dawson uses milk as substitute for hydrocarbon plastics