a process-driven project exploring algae-based biomaterial design and its application to the human body
Future Membranes
Project focused on the design and development of red algae-based materials, coloured with natural mineral pigments, using only locally sourced, organic, and non-toxic ingredients. The process employs non-conventional methods where analogue techniques interchange with digital tools, enabling an experimental approach to surface design and colour. This methodology prioritises sustainability, ecological responsibility, and innovation in material aesthetics.
It is a speculative future scenario, where the clothes we wear now are no longer appropriate due to climate change, where biomaterials that could be environmentally responsive, and biosynthetic membranes have emerged as the new form of clothing; where the textile is an extension of the body - second skin; where the close connection between the body, material and the wearable is essential.
Aim is to reveal how a holistic approach to materiality can fundamentally reshape the way we inhabit and experience everyday life. Vision is rooted in post-human design, an ethos that transcends anthropocentric paradigms and embraces a symbiotic relationship with nature. This perspective positions ecological systems not as passive resources but as active collaborators, guiding a transition from sustainability as maintenance toward regeneration as renewal.
Regenerative design seeks to restore and enrich both planetary ecosystems and human communities, fostering interconnected futures where design becomes a catalyst for ecological resilience and cultural transformation.
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Future Membranes is a process-driven project focused on algae-based biomaterial design and development and its application on the body.
This project includes an open-source biomaterial-making process.
By making the methods accessible, the project invites others to explore new material ecologies and participate in reimagining sustainable futures.
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