Researchers have been trying to create and test recipes for biomaterials that would eventually allow us to replace plastics with more eco-friendly materials. In 2019 I attended the Fab Conference in Egypt, and there I got to experiment with biomaterials for the first time in a workshop, and was inspired to continue to work on it afterwards.

In my recipe, I used Turkish coffee; dark roasted beans ground extremely fine. It is then typically added to hot water, with sugar or cardamom to taste, and then brought to boil together. Almost every household from the Levant favors Turkish coffee. I have many memories of waking up to my parents sipping coffee as the aroma fills the air. The remaining grounds either get thrown away, used as fertilizer, or if a fortune reader is around, predict your future!