Olivia Halmarick
Complantable: Designing with, by, and for Decay - A Regenerative Practice
Form mold kit and photographic prints
Each year, a staggering 2.12 billion tons of waste is dumped, with 99% of purchased items discarded within six months, perpetuating the wasteful linear cycle of consumerism (The World Counts). Organic waste, valuable for its regenerative properties, ends up in landfills, depriving the Earth of vital nutrients.
Complantable offers a paradigm shift in design philosophy. Going beyond sustainability, it embraces a regenerative approach, treating nature as a co-client rather than a mere resource. By harnessing organic residue and mass material waste, Complantable crafts a biomaterial from your own compost that biodegrades, nourishing the Earth after fulfilling the product's primary purpose.
The first product Complantable has created is a seedling pot plant that is able to harness your compost dirt and give nutrients to the seedling and the surrounding soil. As the pot is also designed as a seed shape to fit perfectly in the ground. When you join Complantable you’ll receive a kit, with a small compost bin as well as all the necessary ingredients, molds, and instructions to make the biomaterial seedling pot plant at home.
By shifting our focus towards products designed to decay and collaborating with nature, Complantable seeks to restore the balance between nature's resources and human creations.
Olivia Halmarick is a designer and maker specializing in biophilic design, located in Sydney, Australia. Her goal is to bridge the gap between nature and humanity, fostering a harmonious synergy where culture and nature coexist as one. This vision is rooted in core values of equality, respect, and the pursuit of enhancing the overall quality of life, not only for individuals but also for the broader ecosystem.
Halmarick's creative journey draws inspiration from the fusion of two intertwined disciplines: textiles and graphics. Textile design has piqued my interest and ignited a passion for innovative materials like bioplastics. When combined with the structural foundation of graphics, it gives rise to object design, which forms the cornerstone of her practice. Through this holistic approach, she endeavours to create a new paradigm in design where all elements collaborate harmoniously forming a new type of design.
