
"Ripen" is one of the colorful island stories, where Kiriko, a craftsperson, tries to find the cause of defect in her atelier's craft. I acutally wrote this story when I was trying to pinpoint where the product contamination had happened for the company I was working for at that time. The product had two substances that it shouldn't have contained: DBP and DEHP.
In the end, we found out that the two substances had come from the rubber material coating the roller in the printer. They bled out into the ink when the ink touched the rubber material. It was a horrifying yet inspiring experience.
I made this for Madam Fallen Fruit's bag!

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Published on June 05, 2023 18:08