Name: TFOL4 - Biomaterials
Start: 2024-12-06
End: 2024-12-07
Location: iMAL

Explore new sustainable materials / bioplastic / using waste materials

One of the biggest issue in textile production is the use of petroleum-based plastics. Washing our polyester clothes releases plastic non-biodegradable particles in the waters. But plastic has very interesting properties which are difficult to replace with non-plastic materials: waterproof, rigidity, solidity, smoothness, transparency…

This worksession will explore biodegradable plastics through the use of biodegradable materials such as gelatin, sodium alginate, cellulose, glycerol, textile waste, paper waste… With those new materials, we will prototype objects to hopefully replace our daily plastic use.

You will work together with invited artists/designers from EUNIC countries to speculate, prototype, experiment. It is not a classical vertical one-to-many workshop but a more horizontal way of working by sharing knowledge and competences.

Practical info

To participate to this worksession, you need to have at least one of these competences:

making biomaterials
having an engineering background
having a biology background
designing with sheets of materials

Price: 70€ for 2 days (lunch included) – 35€ for students, unemployed

By registering, you agree to come for the 2 whole days

If you have a doubt, please write an email to stephanie@stdin.fr

Petra Garajova

She is a Slovak multidisciplinary designer with a background in architecture exploring biobased materials, digital manufacturing, and textiles. Passionate about merging art, technology, and design education, she inspires students through hands-on experiences. Currently, she works as a Fabricademy Local Instructor and Materials & Textiles Expert at Fab Lab Barcelona. Co-founder of an Experimental Design platform, she uses fashion to connect nature, soft materials, and the body with new technologies.

🔗 (link: https://fablabbcn.org/team/petra-garajova text: https://fablabbcn.org/team/petra-garajova

Alexander Marinus

Alexander Marinus is a multidisciplinary artist with a strong interest in the relationship between culture, society and nature. He strives to bring them together in his body of work, which encompasses material research, textile art, film, writing and has resulted in tapestries, machines and experimental documentary film. Marinus graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven with Formafantasma in 2017 and from école de recherche graphique with Manon De Boer in 2023.

🔗 (link: https://www.alexandermarinus.com/ text: https://www.alexandermarinus.com/

Sarah Meyers

Meyers & Fügmann is a Berlin based studio for color, textile and product design. While the materials always lead the way, the studios work unites craft and industrial production.Color is seen as a material used to underline material properties and make processes visible.We look for solutions that respect the inherent qualities and natural properties of the resources we work with.

🔗 (link: https://meyersfuegmann.com/ text: https://meyersfuegmann.com/

Ewa Stepnowska

A Warsaw-based designer specializing in clothing and textiles with a focus on thoughtful production. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, she interned at Marc Jacobs in New York. For the past 10 years, she has led Bodymaps (www.bodymaps.pl), a swimwear and accessories brand known for vintage-inspired designs, a wide size range, and an emphasis on quality fabrics, including regenerated nylons and exclusive materials developed in collaboration with local knitting shops.

🔗 (link: http://ewastepnowska.com text: http://ewastepnowska.com