The Biogun is a distributed, open-source tool—a handheld extruder that redefines how we work with biomaterials. By reclaiming waste as a medium, Biogun disrupts the waste stream through personal, intuitive, and expressive making. It democratises production, stripping away the need for centralised manufacturing by hacking the function of existing drills, repurposing standard, universal materials, and integrating digital fabrication tools. Bringing the power of industrial machines into the hands of the maker,
Biogun unlocks a new language of self-expression and material exploration.
In the world of biomaterials—where most waste-based designs are confined to flat sheets—Biogun pioneers a new way of shaping, sculpting, and working with biomaterials through a handheld, craft-driven approach.
The Biogun is a distributed, open-source tool—a handheld extruder that redefines how we work with biomaterials. By reclaiming waste as a medium, Biogun disrupts the waste stream through personal, intuitive, and expressive making. It democratises production, stripping away the need for centralised manufacturing by hacking the function of existing drills, repurposing standard, universal materials, and integrating digital fabrication tools. Bringing the power of industrial machines into the hands of the maker,
Biogun unlocks a new language of self-expression and material exploration.
In the world of biomaterials—where most waste-based designs are confined to flat sheets—Biogun pioneers a new way of shaping, sculpting, and working with biomaterials through a handheld, craft-driven approach.
OPEN-SOURCE BIOMATERIAL EXTRUDER
Biogun was born out of rebellion—a defiant act of creation in a time of constraint. Designed in 2019 during the COVID-19 lockdown, it challenges the very foundations of manufacturing, bypassing the system’s rigid structures of production, marketing, and distribution. In a world halted by crisis, Biogun emerged as an open-source, anarchist tool—hacked from universally available objects, built from materials found anywhere, and designed to empower makers outside the traditional infrastructure.
Weapons, by their nature, are brutally honest. Unlike consumer products designed for obsolescence, guns are the definition of a well-made object—engineered for longevity, efficiency, and repair. A single pin can disassemble an entire firearm for maintenance, ensuring it remains functional for a century or more. Yet, most everyday tools are the opposite—locked in place with non-removable screws, impossible to repair, destined for disposal. Biogun reclaims this philosophy of durability and adaptability, using the gun as a principle of making, not destruction.
Unlike conventional 3D printing, Biogun is handheld, intuitive, and raw—placing complete control in the maker’s hands. It reinvents the way we work with biomaterials, freeing them from the confines of flat sheets and rigid molds. The gun becomes a medium of expression, material exploration, and identity, allowing for boundless possibilities in form and texture. By hacking an ordinary Aldi drill into a handheld extruder, Biogun pioneers an accessible, craft-driven approach to working with viscous waste materials—designing not just with waste, but against waste itself.
