Traditionally, new biomaterials have only been available to large-scale product manufacturers, leaving eager designers in the dust.⁠ ⁠ However, today sees the launch of @checkerspot’s @PollinatorKit. The kit, which debuted at this year’s BIOFABRICATE Summit in June, aims to bridge the gap, making durable, sustainable materials accessible at the grassroots level to every creator, designer, hobbyist, student, and prototyper to explore and experiment with! It is a certified biobased polyurethane, with >56% biobased content from microalgae and the balance from conventional fossil sources. ⁠ ⁠ “We are seeding these new, sustainable materials from the grassroots level, where we think creativity grows best,” Charles Dimmler (CEO and co-founder of Checkerspot) ⁠ ⁠ 🧪 The resin, the pigment to color it (spirulina), and the ink to print the packaging (shout out to @livinginktech) are all derived from microalgae 🙌 ⁠ ⁠ Read more about The Pollinator Kit via the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ...⁣ ⁠ #Biofab #Checkerspot ⁠ ...⁣ ⁠ ⁠ #PollinatorKit #LetSleepingDinosLie #biofabricate #biofabrication ⁠ #biomanufacturing #biomaterials #design #biotech #biotechnology #biofabricated #sustainablematerials #sustainabledesign #materialInnovation #materialscience #industrialdesign #microalgae