I am a Spanish bio-designer specialised in bacterial-cellulose in fashion applications, with a background in knitting and footwear. Making use of new technologies intertwined with traditional design approaches, my work investigates the potential of more-than-human design and living materials through multidisciplinary, speculative fashion and textile proposals. I recently completed my Master’s at the Swedish School of Textiles, where I investigated the possibilities of shared human/non-human agency towards textile outcomes, and am now working towards my PhD at Kyoto Institute of Technology. Although I come from and maintain an artistic design focus, my practice has led me to deepen my understanding of microbiology and organic chemistry through classes and workshops in order to support my design research explorations.
Carolina De Lara
