Material researcher and designer Ori Orisun Merhav sits her crit, exploring the ethos, experimentation and commitment to bio-inclusive co-creation that underpin her creations with lac, a natural polymer produced by insects.

Ori's picks for her crit were:

Best design: Something yet to come within Made by Insects

Worst design: The daily failures of material research

Most successful design: Lac chandelier for Design Sediments

Most impactful feedback: Nacho Carbonell’s advice to “Become the insect”

Dream design: A space and mindset to encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration in material research

The Crit

Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser

Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki

This episode of The Crit was recorded at KEF Music Gallery, London

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