This is a bio-desk-luminaire made from eggshells, cardboard, flour water and charcoal.

Supplies

Equipment:

Kettle
Blender
Bucket/Big bowl.
Spice grinder.
Glue gun.
Surgical gloves
Microwave/oven.
2 Paper cups (Mould)
Craft knife.

Ingredients:

Eggshells x10
Egg carton x1
Flour 30 grams
Baking powder 20 grams
Salt 10 grams
Charcoal x2 (small pieces)
Water 1.25L

Step 1: Cut Egg Cartons and Put in a Bowl

Shred 1 30egg carton into smaller pieces. Then put into a bucket/big bowl

Step 2: Grinding Eggshells & Mix With Flour

Crush 10 eggshells in a spice grinder until it becomes smaller grains. then add 25 grams of flour with the eggshell grains with 5 grams of baking powder

Step 3: Boil Water and Pour It With the Caron

Boil water and pour into a bucket/bowl with the carton shreds. Add the pieces of charcoal for the color Then add the flour and egg mixture until it becomes a wet pulp.

Step 4: Mix the Paste With Your Hands or a Blender

Pour the wet pulp mixture into a blender or use your hands to mix (wear surgical gloves) if you don't have a blender. Let it mix until it becomes a pasty consistency.

Step 5: Pour the Paste Into a Sieve

Pour the mixture into a sieve to get a drier outcome (70%Dry) Or use a dry cloth to soak up the water.

Step 6: Shaping the Mateiral

Use the paper cups as a Mould to shape the material. Insert the wire adjustor whilst the material has not dried.

Step 7: Let It Dry

Dry it in the microwave for 10 minutes whilst taking one minute cooling breaks 4 times in between the process so the material or the cup doesn't melt. Or let it dry in the sun for 24 hours.