Utilization of Bending Techniques on Corn Cobs for Designing Fashion Accessory Products

Abstract

This research is a design of fashion accessories product made from corn cob production waste with an exploratory approach, utilizing bending, twist, and kintsugi techniques. The research also involves combining modules from the exploration results, resulting in a novelty in the design outcome that can reveal the material's characteristics. The background of this research is that the techniques used in the research have never been done by the previous internship company, except for the bending technique. The method used in this research is experimental design, which is done with a direct exploratory approach to the material at the corn cob waste processing industry at PT. Matahati Kreasi Nusantara, Bandung. At the end of the research, jewelry products made from corn cob material are produced, resulting from a combination of bending, twist, and kintsugi techniques.