Micro'be' Seamless Wear investigates the practical and cultural biosynthesis of clothing
- to explore the possible forms and cultural implications of futuristic dress-making and textile technologies.

Instead of inanimate weaving machines producing the textile, living microbes will ferment a garment.

A grown seamless garment will not only rupture the meaning of traditional interactions with body and clothing;
but also raise questions around the contentious nature of the living materials themselves.

A grown seamless garment will not only rupture the meaning of traditional interactions with body and clothing;
but will also raise questions around the contentious nature of the living materials themselves.

This project redefines the production of woven materials .

'Microbes à la mode'
Download the Micro'be' Technet Paper (pdf 125kb)

Micro'be' images. Click to enlarge