Today's guest on Out of Material is the earth-centred material innovator Paula Nerlich. Paula is co-founder of Circular Home Lab and the inventor of two materials generated from food waste: AquaFaba Foam and COCOA. Both have been featured in materials libraries worldwide.

Paula explains the role of cultural stories in material perceptions, reveals the conflict between start-up growth mindset and meaningful value production but illustrates a hopeful future for self-sustaining at-home material production and exploration.

Can a more intimate connection between consumers and products be fostered to reduce waste? How can designers navigate the diaspora of personality types when trying to appeal to the masses?

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