Abstract
This article argues for a shift toward more ecocentric, rather anthropocentric, biodesign processes for clothing and textile design. It discusses mainstream understandings of biomimicry and biodesign, rethinking these approaches in a more-than-human and ecocentric direction. The article analyzes the cases of mycelium-based garments and bacterial textile dyes to, on the one hand, show how current biodesigners are already successfully working with natural resources by growing, collaborating with, regenerating, and restoring nature. On the other hand, these two cases are used to show the potential for biodesign practices to move even further beyond a human-centered understanding of designing with nature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 92-106 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Design Issues |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Funding
Makers and by the Circular Fashion Lab at Wageningen University & Research, was funded by the Bank Giro Loterij Fonds of the DOEN Foundation. It investigated and developed new “living” materials for the transition to a sustainable fashion system and a circular society and consisted of several subprojects, including “Living Leather,” “Living Colour,” “Living Waste,” and “Living Skin.” Living Skin focused on materials that could be shaped directly on the human body.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Bank Giro Loterij Fonds of the DOEN Foundation |
Keywords
- Bacterial textile dyes
- Biodesign
- Clothing and textiles
- Ecocentrism
- Mycelium