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also @biofuturism
and my Linkedin
eden.zinchik[at]gmail[dot]com
I am an international researcher, designer and
artist (respectively). Recently graduated with a
BDes in Industrial Design at Emily Carr
University of Art + Design in Vancouver, Canada.
My work is varied and transdisciplinary, with
strong themes of critical ecology, identity, and
experimental futures.
I tend to flourish at the intersection of nature,
design, science and culture.
artist (respectively). Recently graduated with a
BDes in Industrial Design at Emily Carr
University of Art + Design in Vancouver, Canada.
My work is varied and transdisciplinary, with
strong themes of critical ecology, identity, and
experimental futures.
I tend to flourish at the intersection of nature,
design, science and culture.
_ Projects
An experiment in display design that subverts the traditional model to embed the story of why invasive’s are in BC into the displays themselves; avoiding the fragmentation of nature’s beings as separate from ourselves and our systems.
[part of Museum of Natural Histories]
[part of Museum of Natural Histories]
#museum, #ecology, #research, #critical
WITH Trees
2023WITH Trees is a matterial matters research initiative that addresses the ecological imperative to change current unsustainable behaviours through forums containing dialogue, activity, co-creative design, and knowledge mobilization.
#research, #workshops, #futures, #ecology,
Museum of Natural Histories
2022 - ongoingAn ongoing design investigation into the narratives, practices and built spaces surrounding Natural History Museums
#museum, #ecology, #research, #futures, #critical
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a0c5e7cd16953468a3743a37abf9a7cc98a957dc03b566fb9939a05dcc377bb/9Asset-3.png)
A podcast that explores how, through different modes of research, through personal connection, through data digestion, through design, we build empathy. Empathy for all those around us, all those more-than-human beings.
#podcast, #ecology, #research, #futures
Goal of designing for Lichen, a composite organism that comes from a mutualistic relationship between fungi and cyanobacteria or algae.
#mapping, #ecology, #research, #futures
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/daa28949ecd5358c74efe4c9398b44169449c34afc0fec80083ef16741ee3ca6/System-map.1-copy-2.jpg)
Phytalism
2022A sculpture project born through playful exploration and reflection of newly developed algae-based biomaterials.
#ecology, #materials, #sculpture, #textile
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b148b42e7f1df1eb05559d2318a80c9c5160b3e8450d24016efb2d6b913bb91/IMG_9868-copy.jpg)
A sculpture combining a classic slavic folk tale with soviet brutalist architecture as a way to engage with identity, nostalgia and family history.
#identity, #materials, #sculpture
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd512d45ece4c94d4f5805737f098fe0c0316d9311c0bff5273f6e9c7b281453/Asset-2.png)
2021
Originating as a furniture design competition with BoConcept. A furniture piece with the aim to humanize the design and user experience of everyday objects/systems within the context of our home.
#materials, #body, #ecology
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a08cd7be7a4bb6c9844cf58405c2557c71d67c2b8d4e278afa0dc9c07c2dcd8f/IMG_8833-copy.jpg)