Culinary Alchemy: Bioplastic Cooking Workshop with Caroline Zimbalist

Culinary Alchemy: Caroline’s Bioplastic Cooking Workshop

Join Caroline for a presentation of biomaterials: what they are and how they are being used in the textile industry.

Part 1. Caroline will speak about a variety of natural ingredients and provide examples of how designers and artists are incorporating biomaterials into their work. She will also explore the future potential of biomaterials in various industries.

Part 2. Caroline will host a live demonstration displaying techniques and applications for creating and shaping bioplastic. Natural ingredients will be used at a kitchen studio. Guests will be able to touch the materials and ask questions during this segment.

About:

Caroline Zimbalist, is an artist and designer who hand creates one-of-a-kind pieces using nontraditional processes and techniques. She’s studied painting, illustrating, and sculpting since she was four and earned a BFA at Parsons studying fashion. She developed an enthusiasm for avant-garde design while furthering her schooling at Central Saint Martins, London. Always interested in making her own materials and pushing color boundaries, she started stripping abstract paintings off their frames and creating garments with the idea of draping bodies in different color palettes. For the past several years she has become proficient with bio-plastics and is creating clothing, jewelry, and sculptures with this relevant textile. She molds her unique recipe of biodegradable and natural materials into striking, three-dimensional forms not just for the ecological value of the technique but for the versatility it permits. @carolinezimbalist

Ace Artist in Residence program, curated in partnership with collectives and institutions that inspire us, provides time to think and space to create. Every quarter, we invite artists across the globe to turn one of our hotel rooms into their studio for a month, then showcase the resulting body of work with the Ace community. @acehotelbrooklyn

This year, the Brooklyn residencies are curated with Byline, the culture magazine at the forefront of new media in New York, founded in 2023 by editors Gutes Guterman and Megan O’Sullivan. They have chosen the theme “art as play” for their curatorial throughline, presenting four artists for their insights into this paradox of pleasure and productivity. @bylinebyline

A well-appointed canvas for culinary and community engagement, the Demo Kitchen by Ace Hotel Brooklyn is a locus of epicurean culture — a light-filled space with floor to ceiling windows, dedicated to all things food and drink: restaurant pop-ups, mixology workshops, gastro-symposiums, cooking classes and chef-curated feasts. Since opening our doors in September 2021, the Demo Kitchen has hosted a full calendar of public events.