Lab Solar merges alchemy, technology, handcrafts and the concept of resourcefulness in materials and energy, in order to generate new processes of making within our planetary boundaries. While doing so, it believes in the importance of taking care of the relationships we have with places, humans and non humans involved.

This project believes that the possibility of energetic independence and economical relief through being resourceful and adopting passive methods can be a motivator for change on a bigger scale.

It is based on the concept of deriving pleasure from scarcity, collaborating with others to craft items that promote wellness by becoming productive instruments of pleasure e.g. by heating, cooking, or manufacturing.

This project seeks to:

• To redefine the relationships with materials and our ecological surroundings with the aim to bring us closer to our nature.
• To challenge the conventional notions of production and living in the Anthropocene era. By promoting alternative making processes and emphasizing the interconnectedness between nature and culture, it seeks to inspire a shift away from the modernist mindset towards a more symbiotic relationship with our planet.
• To inspire a change of perspective, providing alternative paths on the making process that are more in tuned with the planet we are.