Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Helsinki, Finland
Abstract
This chapter situates emerging practices in textiles within the context of the rising bioeconomy and the organism industry. Arguing for a radical shift in textile design processes and the need to embrace new models of biofabrication to transition towards more sustainable fashion and textile production, the chapter refers to a series of design artefacts that embody new biotextiles practices mindful of a bio-circular economy