New Dawn, the Debut of PHA in Large-Scale 3D Printed Form

As the Easter period passes, we find ourselves thinking not only of resurrection, but of what it means to truly begin again.

That’s exactly what we tried to capture with New Dawn—the light object at the heart of The Last Supper, From a Different Perspective, the CORE of ROOTS Exhibition Milano.

New Dawn above the Last Supper Table at Roots Exhibition Milano

Designed by Aga Blonska developed by Studio Simone van Es in collaboration with 3DMZ | 3D Makers Zone, New Dawn marks a world-first: the debut of PHA, a new biopolymer, in large-scale 3D-printed form.

PHA is made by micro organisms. It is fully compostable—not in special conditions like PLA, but in all natural environments: soil, water even marine. It disappears completely, without leaving a trace. No microplastics. No waste. No toxins. Just a return to the soil.

📺 🌱 Watch the video on the making and true meaning of  New Dawn here: https://lnkd.in/ehBwxVih

In Milano, New Dawn was placed above our 12 meter long Last Supper Table like a rising sun—fragile, translucent and full of promise. It marked a shift: from endings to beginnings, from consumption to regeneration.

In the story of the Last Supper, we see the moment before transformation—the stillness before the world changes. That’s where we are now, in design, in materials, in systems.

New Dawn reminds us: resurrection is not abstract. It's something we can design for. It begins when we dare to return to the soil.

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